Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler

5 reviews

molliundera_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Abandonment, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Medical content, Rape, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Excrement, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, Bullying, Car accident, Abandonment, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

amberlfaris's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment

saraperdue01's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? Yes

3.0

This was a good book though not much really happened. It was slow and felt like an on the surface book.  We learned about the main characters sexual abuse background and how it messed up future relationships. The thing that happens to her boyfriend didn't happen until halfway thru the book and didn't seem relevant. It could have been someone much more dark or heartbreaking. Adelaide is another one of those characters that knows what's going on but is just desperate enough to not do anything about it. I got this book bc I saw that some were saying it was a dark emotional contemporary. Although it was emotional it was also frustrating how she kept herself in this situation and chose to do nothing about it. And the ending was very fast. All in all I think people can relate to this book. It just wasn't for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Car accident, Death, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Ableism, and Emotional abuse

jenmcreads's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I liked this book! I liked the subtlety of the toxicity that felt very true to life. Adelaide was easy to root for, and her friends were well fleshed out. The audio narration was well executed. The mental health content was treated with both realism and sensitivity. I would definitely recommend this, particularly to women in their 20s struggling to make sense of the dating landscape and trying so hard to see the best in people they want to love.

Editing to add something I forgot: It’s worth noting there are multiple substantial HP references in this book. That’s definitely a disappointment at this point and I’d love to see authors slowing down that reference in light of current awareness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Misogyny