Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

12 reviews

warlocksarecool21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

A River Enchanted was absolutely stunning, a perfect mix of coziness, mystery, and folklore. Rebecca Ross’ writing is so beautiful, I found myself so captivated by the magic, the island and the characters. I felt like I was reading an old fairytale, the magic and the lore was so rich and intriguing. I loved the presence of music and poetry in the world as well. 

All of the characters in this story were so compelling as well. I adored Sidra and I thought Torin was such an interesting character. Sidra’s struggles with her faith and the journey she went on to heal her grief was so well done and impactful. I also really enjoyed watching grizzly Torin grow and change for the better. 

 I did love Jack and Adaira but I felt like Sidra and Torin’s relationship had more depth. I did like the juxtaposition of the two relationships, how Sidra and Torin grew to love each other so deeply despite their faults and initial arrangement. Whereas Adaira and Jack were always destined to be together in whatever capacity. I really hope to see Jack and Adaira’s relationship grow more in the next book, despite the challenges that lay before them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Death

rayreyes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow wow wow. Killer. I’m so grateful I came across this book because of an instagram post by another favorite author. Truly fantastical and enthralling. I’ll sing this book’s praises all year. Reads like this give new weight to a five star read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Minor: Stalking, Grief, Torture, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Child death, Abandonment, War, and Miscarriage

catmcso's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

e_claire's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

Wonderful writing and great atmosphere, but the ending left more question than answers in a bad way

Spoiler

The villain has the dumbest plan! Like genuinely…why did he think Cora was gonna like him after he kidnapped kids and she finds out that his mom left her in the woods to die as a baby????!!! It makes way more sense for her hate him and his mother then leave her home and live with them??

Spoiler

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Abandonment and Child death

fn2902's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Infertility, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Terminal illness, Self harm, Chronic illness, and Gore

Minor: Sexual content, War, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

lyss_reads's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and Child death

Minor: Death of parent, Body horror, and Abandonment

motleybooksandtea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

jzthecatlady's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I was an easy to digest fantasy, as the world was easy to understand and get accustomed to. I did wish the beginning had not gone quite as slowly, but once the book hit it's stride, I read most of it pretty quickly. I'm definitely looking forward to the rest of the series, as I've grown attached to all of these very distinct and well-constructed characters. My two biggest issues were 1. we got multiple perspectives, which fundamentally is fine, but some perspectives we got throughout the entire books, some only once or twice, and sometimes the shift in perspectives was a little clunky. But that's always a pet peeve of mine with multiple perspectives, so it probably won't bother most people. Also, I feel like this book is terribly mismarketed. The blurb makes it seem like Jack and Adaira's story, and while it is, it's also equally Torin and Sidra's story. We got their perspectives just as much if not more than the supposed main characters. And while it worked for the book, it was surprising as it wasn't what I was expecting. We barely saw Adaira for the first 100 pages. All that to say, I loved the characters and the story, despite it not being exactly what I was expecting, and I'm excited to see what happens in the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and War

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Minor: Infertility, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Abandonment

beckyg1016's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense

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

4.0

A great adult fantasy in a world inspired by Scottish culture & lore - there is love and magic, sorrow and joy, secrets and lies and truths that run bone-deep. 
This was so good - 450+ pages read in a single week - and my only disappointment is that the 2nd book of the Elements of Cadence Duology isn't due out for nearly a year!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, and Death

Minor: Infertility, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Child death