Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

She's Too Pretty to Burn: A Novel by Wendy Heard

31 reviews

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Sexual harassment

aytac's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

s4ily's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

bradley's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

Not saying anything cause I have literally nothing nice to say about this book. Nothing is earned and setups lead nowhere. EASILY the worst book I have read in YEARS. Shame on you for comparing this disaster to The Picture of Dorian Gray. bad book boooo 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Mass/school shootings

kat_tas_trophe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Car accident and Classism

gellyreads's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

I kept thinking “how is this a thriller?” And then it happened. Oooof. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

willow_tree's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

kimschouwenaar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

for real, you’re going to leave us with an open ending to a stand-alone???

now, for the review, there are elements I liked and disliked. the main aspect I despised is the insta-love. a large part of the story takes place in the first ten days after the narrators meet, and they’re talking about love like ten seconds after they’ve met. not my kinda vibe.

however, this book will keep you in a chokehold. you know there will be betrayal, it’s evident in each chapter, but who, when, why, how? some plot twists you’ll see coming, others will leave you questioning your deduction-abilities. 

overall, an enjoyable read that was clearly influenced by the picture of dorian gray, but veers off in an exciting, unexpected direction for readers of the original. excited to start my thesis on this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Murder

with the content warning, I’m never sure whether to classify them as extreme, moderate, or minor. although most are moderate, as it is still a ya novel, I did classify them as graphic as J can easily see someone be triggered by them. proceed with caution.

esme_t's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Mass/school shootings

books_of_calypso's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail