Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

4 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

I have to admit this book surprised me more than once. I thought it was going in a certain direction that I was sure was going to be banal. Then it pivoted and pivoted again and pivoted again. The only thing banal was the ending, but I didn’t mind that because it felt like it needed to be. After all the trauma and turmoil in her life, Ani deserved banal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Violence, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Blood, Abortion, Death, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Bullying, Child death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, and Self harm

texas_reznikoff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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: Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Car accident, Death, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

megpal26's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Rape, Eating disorder, and Gun violence

Minor: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

katybradley888's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Mass/school shootings, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, Vomit, Ableism, Abortion, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Medical content, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Abortion, Alcohol, Classism, and Adult/minor relationship