Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Desconexión by Neal Shusterman

27 reviews

heathermarie08's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. At times, it is heartbreaking and others it is hopeful and inspiring. Ending is satisfying! Well thought out and written. Will definitely read the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Abandonment, and Bullying

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

choco_bunbun's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Medical content, Trafficking, and Suicide

Moderate: Abandonment

mokiethe_dog34's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

Very good book. Well written and brilliantly paced. However, I am now traumatised and very concerned for what was going on in the author’s head when he wrote this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Suicide, and Ableism

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

thee_eclectic_eccentric's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Child death, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Body horror

Minor: Trafficking and Violence

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, War, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Medical content, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Child death, Child abuse, Murder, and Racism

ronniek's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Murder, and Child death

k_galloway's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Grief, Gore, Torture, Abandonment, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Physical abuse

veraamber's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Abandonment, Abortion, and Child abuse

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Self harm

moonytoast's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

i don't think there's ever been a more apt time to read this series than right now.... RTC

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Bullying, Child death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death, Confinement, and Body horror

Minor: Child abuse, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

aligmich's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was a fascinating concept, and I’m still going to be thinking about it for a while. It’s harrowing - but not entirely out of the realm of possibility which is the scary bit. Lev is the most engaging character by far, and I hope they explore him more. Also did NOT buy the romance, I hope Risa gets more to do next time….

All in all, I enjoyed it - but it’s certainly not perfect by any sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Abandonment, Abortion, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence