Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

28 reviews

gellyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

So, I kept pondering and pondering why this book wasn’t quite working for me, as I feel like the idea was good, and I liked the MC well enough. Then I realized it’s because all the characters are flat.

Spoiler

And this never changes. She is only defined by her trauma. Why does her mom supposedly say no to bio dad but not the abuser? We don’t know. Why is he evil? We don’t know. Why does she blame herself and obsess over the idea of being perfect? I don’t know, all this book told me over and over is that she had trauma, okay. Trauma! And like, again, ghosts being you before trauma? Great idea.

And this book made me emotional. But it could’ve been more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

kathi_kx's review

emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit

nohealani_'s review

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted relaxing tense fast-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

5.0

I honestly don’t know how to talk about this book. It’s such an amazing representation of trauma and guilt and all the things we fear and repress. The healing that happens in this book and that i got from reading it was just perfect and the way the author writes the relationship between the characters is so beautiful and heartwarming. The ending was a little anticlimactic in my opinion but it was still amazing and still a 5 star read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Gaslighting

Minor: Gore and Domestic abuse

starstruuk's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Domestic abuse

Minor: Vomit and Death

emminkirjakasa's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This book was a fast read with beautiful language and a sprinkle of magical realism (my favorite). The story itself is quite sad, but has its moments of fun and beauty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Vomit

Minor: Car accident

lexieloudoesntlikeyou's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

amazing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

lilly_anne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, Medical content, and Abandonment

aidrielle's review

dark emotional 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

3.0

i can always count on nina lacour for sad gay girlies representation!!!! love how it talked about how affirming it is to have a found family, but also how dangerous it is to have to rely on other people for certain things. in the end, our personal growth is mostly really up to ourselves. the writing was so beautiful, and the narrator read it all so beautifully.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

karapillar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual content

bookishsapphicshay's review

emotional reflective sad

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death and Abandonment