Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

An Olive Grove in Ends by Moses McKenzie

3 reviews

signeskov's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Islamophobia, and Kidnapping

jpreads6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

This book is honestly a refreshing read. Moses tackles gang violence, and religious corruption but also humanizes young people who have a life on the streets in a way that the media doesn't, showing their trials, tribulations, hopes and their dreams

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Abandonment

katiewhocanread's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment