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Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'
The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall
53 reviews
iristeodora03's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
gracenevitt's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
macykey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death and Abandonment
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
kerryamchugh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Mental illness and Abandonment
textappeal's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death and Abandonment
Minor: Murder
lizthereader92's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
anntharai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment
ehoustonmyatt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
It’s sold as a “cozy” read that feels like Gilmore Girls meets Practical Magic but it didn’t deliver any of that.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Hey, no dogs or cats die so I guess that’s one win!amyteurhour's review against another edition
1.0
This was annoying. The mystery/curse was intriguing, but not intriguing enough that I was willing to get through the whole book. The overuse of "pissant" and "shit ass" was also annoying and not an adorable quirk (like what I think the author was trying to go for). This is compared to Practical Magic, and though I've only read a little of PM, I would agree, in that the sexual assault is just super casually mentioned and then buried in boring nonsense. To be honest, I got further than I expected because I've been in between audiobooks and didn't have any I wanted to start on my shelf, so I just kept defaulting to this when I was doing chores around the house.
I also didn't love the audiobook, finding the narration to be either very flat and boring, or super grating depending on the character. I ended up skipping the recipes at the end of each chapter because I was tired of the voice and just wanted to be done with the book. But this book is so long for seemingly no reason.
Stopped at ch 11 (7:37:15).
Graphic: Cancer, Infidelity, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Abandonment
lawmixitup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Cursing and Rape