Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Lá, Onde o Vento Chora by Delia Owens

993 reviews

darkwood's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective 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

4.25


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lissi_k's review against another edition

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sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

The writing is exceptionally lyrical, while still being very readable. I practically devoured this book. While the writing is easily 5 stars, the concept as well, the plot itself was relatively ordinary and the characters quite cliché. Overall a very pretty read. 

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hello_divine's review against another edition

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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? No

4.0

In the beginning, it was hard, at least for me as a non-native speaker, to follow the story because of the specific vocabulary and the conversations in slang and dialect. But by the middle of the book I got better and still it is beautifully written, almost like a piece of art. It's so detailed and touching that I felt like I was right there with them! The raw and authentic portrait of the time added to that feeling. Kya's coming-of-age story is heartbreaking, but also full of heartwarming resilience. I really like Kya - she's such a lovable and fascinating character! Unfortunately, I found the ending quite weak: lots of events but very little emotion.

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autumnnleeaves's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0


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kaleyq's review against another edition

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

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lottie1803's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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maybevie's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-paced

3.75

The book was enjoyable enough to read. The author likes slurs and stereotypes so that pissed me off. It had potential. 

i liked all the descriptions of the marsh, animals, and such because i enjoy nature writing. 

the poems scattered throughout the book cheapened the story - and it was just naff that *she* was the poet in the end. it should’ve just ended after her funeral

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cnannery19's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.0


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snugglyjewelsies's review against another edition

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emotional
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

I really loved this book. But Tate and the ending dragged it down a bit for me personally. 

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2busyreading's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.5


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