Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones, Gilly Segal

10 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

4.0

I was really sad that the book ended when it did. I wanted to know more about the characters' lives. But I do get the intention of having everything be encapsulated in one night like that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Pregnancy

literary_lyette's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bookscatcoffee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed this book until it abruptly ended.  Literally refreshed my kindle twice to make sure there wasn’t a glitch.  Other than that, I enjoyed the writing.  It was sometimes hard to switch between the alternating chapters, but I appreciated seeing the perspective of each main character.  Worth reading but expect the ending.  3.5 stars

YA fiction with diverse characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Abandonment

alyssa2012's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

Great book. Wish the dialogue of the black characters weren't so blatantly stereotypical. It sounded like they wanted the black characters to sound like they were from the 70's and 80's. There was an overuse of slang language to sound "hip" and "relevant" and to make sure the readers knew the characters were black. As if all black people speak like that. It was off putting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Great book. Wish the dialogue of the black characters weren't so blatantly stereotypical. It sounded like they wanted the black characters to sound like they were from the 70's and 80's. There was an overuse of slang language to sound "hip" and "relevant" and to make sure the readers knew the characters were black. As if all black people speak like that. It was off putting.

itsjadenbaby's review

dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I absolutely blew through this on audio. I grabbed the book at a little free library and wow, I am glad I did. This was pretty hard to listen to, but I really loved the story and the characters. What an interesting a reflective look on the way two people’s paths can cross at the wrong time, making a small thing right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Abandonment and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Blood, and Sexual harassment

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mayareadsxo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Racism, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

krystlethegreat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

The dual perspectives were perfect for this book. Both girls got to tell their story, share their prejudices, and learn from each other.
My biggest complaint from this book is that the map (B&N exclusive edition) ruined it for me. The girls could have avoided the entire ordeal by making better choices. I give them some credit, because they are teens. However, they walked waaaaayyyy further to get to their ride than they could have just walked home. I think, without the map for reference, I wouldn't have this frustration. 🤷‍♀️ 
In the end, great book for the times we are living in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Police brutality and Abandonment

mandalacb19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-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

3.75

This was an overall great book - but not a book that changed my life. Not a book that I'll read again. It was simply good- something I enjoyed but wasn't salivating to read. I enjoyed the track element of the story and I liked how this duel-perspective was written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

czarinalim's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Abandonment