Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

El lado oscuro by Sally Green

6 reviews

mokiethe_dog34's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I watched the series on Netflix first, and reading the book was definitely quite a shock. The plot is very different and was less detailed than expecting. Not a huge fan of the first half, but enjoyed the vibes. And then I really liked the second half and the ending was great. But now I must immediately know what Nathan’s gift is, so I will indeed be reading the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, and Abandonment

gemmu's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

caseyf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hadlihawkins's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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: Torture and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, and Outing

Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, and Abandonment

rubes_reads_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Blood, and Abandonment

innastholiel's review against another edition

I really don't need or want to read about a teenage boy being tortured while waxing poetic about his deadbeat dad. One I might've been able to deal with, but both is just too much. I've read the plot synopsis for this and the two other books and tbh I don't think I'll get much out of finishing this book or reading the other two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent