Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart by Margarita Montimore

10 reviews

tvsmylife's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful reflective fast-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

4.25

As someone who enjoys alternate timeline stories, this one was a unique twist that kept me intrigued. Enjoyed the premise and always kept the reader guessing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was on a list of "books good on audio."  I have to agree.  I enjoyed the narration, which added so much to the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

hmih's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

gellyreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I really really enjoyed this book. I just felt like I wanted something a bit more? I didn't see all of the twists coming

(like Kenzie being her son)

, but that didn't make it feel less compelling. I felt like the letters she did or didn't leave for herself could've been done better or handled better? I felt like the writing around those seemed like an odd thing that the writer used just to try to make the plot happen. That being said, this book made me feel things and tear up, especially

when Madeline was dying.

Def a recommended read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy and Abandonment

maggies's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this fun take on time travel—like The Time Traveler's Wife meets Sliding Doors meets One Last Stop, maybe? Oona's journey was difficult and confusing for her, but it was also uplifting. She made lots of choices I don't think I would have, but that made it so much more interesting to me! The twists also kept it engaging throughout, and I think it ended at exactly the right moment. Hugely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Transphobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

capybooks's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I wasn't sure if I would get along with this novel, but I loved it. The concept of living life out of order was so intriguing to me, and Montimore did fantastic job of keeping me interested throughout the entire novel. I didn't expect

Oona to be Kenzie's mum

, but in the end, it was a nice plot twist. I can't wait to read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

corriejn's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Car accident

hellovivi_'s review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

This book was mind numbingly boring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Infidelity

Moderate: Addiction and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia

rachelvogus's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

This was a book with a lot of tell, not show. In some ways, I feel the author set an impossible challenge for herself. Two main challenges:
- how were we supposed to “root” for Oona to get back to her boyfriend when we really just had to take her word for it that they had this great love?
- each chapter was meant to be a whole year and had to quickly become a montage in order to fit that much time into a short space.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment