Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Chicas salvajes by Rory Power

58 reviews

0lli_e's review against another edition

3.5

It's amazing. But it left me wishing for more answers, and an ending with a bit more finality to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Suicide

sufferingsapph0's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

imaginethisreader'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

scythe_2006's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abandonment

i hated this book, it was very meh. The only good thing was the natural lesbian representation, felt normally done. Otherwise it was nothing note worthy, waste of time to me. So many loose ends left, i got no answers to any of them.

cupofcauliflower's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

my god this is an incredible book, will recommend this for people who wont take my advice to not read the troop by nick cutter (or who really want to but want to build up to it) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

fiifarts's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

teawitchontravel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Abandonment

Minor: Outing

lavib's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

I finished this book yesterday and I’m still trying to collect my thoughts. I loved it, that’s for sure. I think the characters were really well written and the plot too, to the point where it was almost terrifying (😅). There were scenes that had me giggling, sobbing or muttering “what the fuck” over and over again under my breath (just ask my family, it’s true). Seriously though, this book was wonderful and I cannot describe in words how much the characters now mean to me and how this book will remain in my thoughts for…a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

Moderate: Medical content and Abandonment

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

I found this book incredibly interesting. It did jump in a little fast, and I started the book a little lost. However, once I got farther in, it started to become more clear and easier to follow and I was absolutely invested. It is a really cool take on a Lord of the Flies retelling and was full of twists and turns that I didn't see coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

A big part of this book is the fantastical style epidemic that has struck not only the people on the island, but also the plants and animals. This does lead to a lot of death and violence as there is no cure for the disease. There are probably other content warnings associated with this book, but I'm behind on reviews and it's been a couple of months since I read the book, so I probably didn't remember them all.

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

If you heard this book was sapphic and are picking it up solely because of that don’t. You need more information. That’s what I did and I was shocked and not in a pleasant way. 

The love story is not the main focus of the book seeing as it is not a romance and it is really barely there at all. Frankly, these girls have other, bigger things to worry about. 

This is a horror story with a lot of body horror and murder so just be prepared. An infection has spread through the girls on an island and changes their bodies in terrible ways. It is a little Lord of the Flies esque in the way that have to fight for food and survival, but their bonds with each other are stronger. 

I personally thought the ending was very satisfying and ended exactly how it needed too. However it is an ending that leaves interpretation to the reader so if you don’t like that don’t read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Self harm and Cannibalism