Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

3 reviews

sea_tea_books's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

2.0

This was reminiscent of a teen horror movie where the characters are picked off one by one. I skipped past the triggering descriptions. Overall, this story felt about 30% too long. 

[Book club pick, audiobook]

Audiobook specific: Unfortunately, the narrator spoke in an incredibly slow AI voice. Increasing the playback speed helped a bit. 

[Trigger warnings: death, murder, and descriptions of murder, rape, war, violence]

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and War

Minor: Emotional abuse and Abandonment

a_alves00's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Abandonment

nicoleanaisx's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

A slow beginning half, but the end really picked up and definitely not as predictable as I thought it would be. Very Agatha Christie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Abandonment