Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O'Donoghue

2 reviews

chris_crossed99's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Self harm, Transphobia, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Abandonment and Racism

lapis's review

dark hopeful reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Abandonment

RE: suicide

As many of the characters are catholic / raised catholic, a lot of the text is devoted to "this is a sin" and that the victim didn't go to Heaven.

It's clear the book thinks this is wrong though.