Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers

6 reviews

haley49's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Moderate: Classism, Sexism, and Abandonment

Minor: Racism and War

mysterymom46's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Sexism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Bullying, Racism, and Abandonment

reading_ladies_blog's review

slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

ellenr272's review

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

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

3.75

Good, but it took awhile to get into the plot. And then there was not much resolution, which was probably the point but still

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, War, Classism, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

mondovertigo's review

hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Chronic illness

Moderate: Pregnancy and Infertility

honeycrispp's review

slow-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? No

4.0

Very immersive and fun, the descriptions are beautiful and you truly feel a part of this little North Carolinian town. It’s kind of a gentle-impact, escapist tale with strong feminist themes. It centers around our 15 year old protagonist, Maddie, and her adventures navigating the most memorable and impactful summer of her life. It’s a little idealist, a little slow and there’s a lot of ruminating on ethics and morality— which coming from the perspective of a “do no wrong” teenage protagonist can wax a little righteous if not tiresome. At the end of the day it’s a great book to unwind to, it’s a wonderful beach or poolside read and I would revisit it if only for the (spoilers) very rare satisfaction of everything pretty much going the best it realistically (and unrealistically) can. You don’t see that often in a book and it’s just the balm I needed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death of parent, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment, Classism, and Infertility

Minor: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Vomit, War, Grief, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders