Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

15 reviews

feelingfrazzled's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

joan they didnt have to do that to you….. you didn’t deserve it….. overall this book really felt weak in the start, and only got a tiny but stronger towards the end. on one hand i appreciated aria representing messy bisexuals(?) everywhere, on the other, i did Not sign up for the mess this was. i think some people would love it, but it was certainly not my cup of tea. loved the little bit with lilly and Kath getting married tho <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

dusktreader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This captures the feeling of longing and coming out and first queer love so perfectly. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Medical content, and Abandonment

avisreadsandreads's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use and Dementia

calicat42's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book reminds me so much of “Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret.” As a young girl, I could relate to Margaret, and I grew up with her. Now, as a young woman who can relate in an unbelievable number of ways to Aria, I’ve grown (and healed) a bit more with her. 

It’s a beautiful companion novel to “Last Night at the Telegraph Club”, with another incredible narrator who allows you to experience the journey of finding oneself through complicated family dynamics, high school, and relationships. I wish I could read it again for the first time! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

sarahsbookstacks's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

I am weeping wtf 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Grief

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Abandonment

esh_maki's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

A beautiful coming of age story about a half Chinese, bisexual girl figuring out who she is and dealing with all of the problems life throws at you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Abandonment

verysillygoose's review

emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Grief

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment

jupitermond's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Grief

Moderate: Death and Abandonment

lowkeymarie's review

emotional reflective 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

4.0

I was expecting this to be a YA romance after reading the previous book by this author (loosely connected to this book), Last Night at the Telegraph Club, but this is more of a queer coming-of-age story. That was fine by me, but just know that going in.

Malinda Lo's writing is a bit sparse and plain in a way that doesn't totally appeal to me, and I think that was more obvious in the contemporary(ish) setting of this book. But where I think this book really shines is the characters and relationships. The familial relationships are complicated and tense, with a real sense of history behind them. And the romance has that kind of painful intensity that hurts so good, ugh.

I was worried about how this one would wrap up, but I think it ends on a perfectly bittersweet note.

CW: death, grief, infidelity, slut shaming, abandonment

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment

kessy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment