Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

91 reviews

november22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

This book was a ride. What I thought would be a simple retelling was actually a full experience. I loved the writing style. It was immersive and intrigued me to keep reading. I couldn't put this book down. Some chapters felt a bit long for what was happening. I don't want to include chapter spoilers in this review so I won't explain in dept. But these chapters were mostly worldbuilding, describing what was happening etc.  I felt like these chapters slowed down the story a bit. Nonetheless, they are a big reason as to why the story was immersive. 

Vanja is a great main character. Intricate, cunning, vulnerable and actually

a softy (in my humble opinion)

. The way that her different 'personas' were described and handled made it truly seem like they were different people. I loved reading about who she trul felt while being those people. I loved Emeric. He's both similar and the complete opposite of Vanja. There interactions were a lot of fun to read.

He really brought out Vanja's soft side.

Overall a solid plot, good characters and even better twists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Abandonment

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

chrysanthxmum's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death and War

meganeliz_1214's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

ko_rax's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, and Rape

fairyjackie's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse and Rape

fyredragyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, and Abandonment

itsahhnah's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual assault

bookwyyrm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

This book kept me hooked from minute one, and offers a deeply relatable and incredibly well-written character for anyone who grew up feeling like they had to look after themselves because no one else ever did.  Exciting, sweet, and a very well written romance arc! As well as solid queer representation written into the world building, which is also just in general incredibly interesting and well done. Can't wait to read the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, and Fire/Fire injury

teajay_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Misogyny, Blood, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

callistag1's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Death and Pedophilia

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, and Abandonment