Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

26 reviews

broccoli_j's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This books reads like a mix of „a lady's guide to celestial mechanics“ by Olivia Waite and „Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead“ by Emily Austin with an amazing, thrilling story within. 

If you liked the writing style of „Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead“ you will definitely like the writing style of Julia Armfield!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Chronic illness, Gaslighting, and Dementia

abigailc0x's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5 stars this was good even tho it took me like 3 months to read
kind of predictable ending but was still good so don’t care 
not really helped with any fears i have of submarines or the sea

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Death

heisiiri's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

What an odd, eerie, haunting book. I don't know how to describe this, other than that it's the type of thing that some people will absolutely love and a lot of people just will not be into at all. 

It's psychological horror, and body horror, yet it's very slow-paced and subtle and mysterious in a way where it feels distinctly different from any other horror media I've consumed. I loved it, although it left me feeling quite uncomfortable and uneasy and with many questions unanswered. That's kind of the point, I think. 

I'm absolutely fascinated by the deep sea, its inherent mysteriousness, and that added another layer to my enjoyment. More of all types of horror should use the deep sea as a setting or inspiration! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment, Suicide, and Death of parent

annaonthepage's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Body horror

Minor: Homophobia

charming_killerqueen's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Abandonment and Lesbophobia

sorcha's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Vomit

lyrapollock's review

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Blood

Minor: Self harm, Eating disorder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mazielee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Body horror and Gore

jennyshelby's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I used to hope that I'd die before my partner, even though I knew that was selfish. I used to think that I hoped I'd die before she died and before the planet died and really just generally before things got any worse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Confinement, and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Vomit

lit_tilly's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

This is a book about the deep dark and dangerous sea. A place of infinite possibilities that Leah finds herself trapped in but being rescued does not mean that the same person will return. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Body horror, Grief, Death, and Mental illness