Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Thornhill by Pam Smy

8 reviews

spuriousdiphthongs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

lotoblanco's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury

alychee's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Grief

penguinsquack's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

4.0

"Middle years". Fuck off. This is dark as fuck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

books_and_fairy_lights's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I'm not sure what ending I was expecting, but it wasn't this. However, it makes the story truly chilling and you end up questioning things as you very much know they're wrong but yet you understand how it got to that. It makes you wonder what makes someone human or a monster, where the line should be drawn, and how much one can go from one to the other. A very interesting way to denounce bullying while not having a clearly cut morale to conclude the story.
The fact that the story was in two times, part journal entries from the past and part illustrations for the present, was really great, unusual in the best way possible, and contributed 100% to the atmosphere of the book/story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Abandonment

britttobegorey94's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

themaddbeanie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment