Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

51 reviews

baikiebookie's review

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? Yes

3.0

A fast moving plot line that kept you interested. Some plot twists that I did not see coming. However, the book moved so fast it didn’t bother going too deeply into some plot lines. It was kind of a soap opera where everything and anything happens and it moves on so quick.

the whole Norah storyline with Kevin was a bit pointless. It was brought up every now and then. Forgotten about for a while and then as soon as she speaks about it the whole thing gets sorted and tied neatly in a little bow. Also with Alicia and Meera’s relationship there was a whole oh we are only friends I want more but I don’t know and then as soon as she rocks up randomly they instantly move past that and they’re together in a committed relationship, it just didn’t make any sense apart from ticking that storyline off.

it was a quick and easy read. Love the close to home location since it was in the same state I live in. Not a bad read but not a good one either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape

micaelamariem's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a hard book to rate because I did enjoy reading it (though perhaps “enjoy” isn’t the right word as there are major depictions of child abuse, so trigger warnings, folks); it kept me in suspense, wanting to know more.
Except as it turns out the “more” was exactly as I predicted. The plot twist, sans epilogue, was pretty much everything I thought it would be. So I’m proud of myself but also disappointed. I felt like there could have been so much more. 
What I did appreciate was the way trauma was presented and how it can be carried through life in different ways. That was realistic and hopefully eye opening to the audience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

the_pink_pharmacist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

I fell in love with each of the sisters and pretty much saw the plot as it all started coming together right near the very end, but that made me enjoy it more.

I would have loved more stories about the girls and their backstories because that was just such a great part of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying and Abandonment

Minor: Child death and Suicide attempt

ariajb's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Child death, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

tyyyler8's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

katiejohns's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

anniup's review

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

raindrops333's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment

nuttykiya's review

dark mysterious sad slow-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? Yes

3.0

Some parts of the plot were predictable. The book felt flat to me. The ending was rushed to give it an extra thriller feeling. 

I like how the Author addressed what it's like living in the foster care system
I like the Author's writing style and her way of describing characters' backstories and making them feel real, but I wasn't in love with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

ljahlgren's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Vomit