Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Sunny Disposition by Deanna Grey

9 reviews

jlaz_13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Alcohol

3readingcircus's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Author's Note: Brief depictions of physical assault. Discussions of chronic pain, parental neglect, and parent death due to cancer. On-page sex scenes

michigo's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

a_libra_library's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

aelin_morgenstern's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-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

4.75

I really liked this book, it was a fast and nice read. And even though I don't like when characters conceal something important from the other, I found the storyline good and not annoying. Their behaviour was very understandable and their relationship healthy. I also liked that the characters were diverse (in many aspects) (and it felt natural, not forced, just the way it should be).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol

amre23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

This was a cute book but there were a few plot points that I don't think were fleshed out. Was an easy and fun read. Definitely liked the more accurate body representation and that they are both tall.  

My frustrations/confusions are hidden in the spoiler as are not part of the blurb of the book and was a surprise where the story went:
 

The whole corrupt Sports Director thing would of been a good thing to follow but we dont even know what is going on with that?? Just simple hints. WTH. Also Wished we would of seen a lot more of Finn before the accident so we would know what the guys keep comparing to the "old Finn"

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

peachmoni's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Biphobia, Cursing, Blood, Abandonment, and Alcohol

gabi_w21's review

slow-paced

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

2.5

It was an alright but kind of one-dimensional read. Our hockey player/streamer mod MMC Finn suffers a blow to the head that causes him to forget everything—including how to be a human apparently. His interactions with everyone leaves me confused because we don't get a good look into his personality before the accident, so all we have is this very serious, borderline rude guy (aka fanon Kylo Ren) who acts like a robot. Our FMC Naomi is a perpetually bubbly/sunshine gaming streamer who is traumatized over her mother's passing, her childhood, and Finn standing her up. Cue a bunch of misunderstandings because Finn is incapable of acting like a guy who actually likes Naomi (not in an abusive way, kind of like he's always clenching his jaw and being unintentionally cold/abrupt with everyone he comes into contact with), his realization of who she is to him, sexual tension, several kisses, her talking about her trauma and him talking about his, one confession and some sex scenes later, the book ends. I finished it within a day or so. It's a fluffy, feel-good romance that wasn't all the remarkable or unforgettable but it also didn't make me want to rage the way so many sports romances do—lacking, as far I could see, the usual problematic elements—so I ended up buying the paperback versions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, and Blood

naysia_reads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment