Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The No-Show by Beth O'Leary

12 reviews

zaramartin97's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Abandonment, Dementia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Car accident, and Death of parent

nyree42's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.5

This starts off as the kind of novel where you don't understand what's going on and then start to hate the cheating bastard who appears to be leading three women on at the same time...

Or is he?

You might get immersed in the tale, hoping it's a revenge fantasy, waiting to cackle with glee once the philanderer gets caught in one room with all the women, who then realize exactly what he's been doing...

But wait...

At the last section of the book, suddenly the reader is thrown for a loop when they are shown that they were NOT reading the story they thought they were, nor is Joseph Carter the man they assumed that he was.

This is a character study about mysterious behaviour, miscommunication, erroneous assumptions and misunderstandings - all of which are incredibly annoying to deal with in real life while dating somebody. In this case, yes, it is primarily Joseph at fault for not explaining himself clearly, but the reader will be shown "why" he is that way so that they will have more sympathy. (You'll understand if you read it.)

Don't read if you don't like those tropes - but if you tolerate them, I promise that you will be treated to the happily-ever-after ending you'd hope for in a romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Stalking, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Dementia, Grief, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

imds's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

kshertz's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I’m fascinated by this premise! It’s so clever! It’s like, you know there’s more to the story than this guy being a dick and standing up all these women but you can never figure out what’s happening until it’s explained. I liked being tricked in this way. I thought it was very smart and well done! Be prepared for the rollercoaster!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Death, Miscarriage, Dementia, Gaslighting, and Pregnancy

maisaaismail1's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Grief, Mental illness, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcohol and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Abandonment and Miscarriage

literarydeejay's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Dementia, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, and Abandonment

bblsmith's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

slash's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent

emharris's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Dementia, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Abandonment, Death, Infidelity, and Self harm

lauramparis's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Dementia, Sexism, Death, Self harm, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Minor: Abandonment, Car accident, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Cursing, and Death of parent