Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The People We Keep by Allison Larkin

74 reviews

martieliz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

mdavis26's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Homophobia

reid23's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

new favorite book. it sounds so cheesy to say, but it literally made me laugh, cry, and everything in between. it felt like a privilege to be inside April’s mind and accompany her on her journeys. this is a beautiful read and i highly recommend it to those who have ever been in search of meaning and love.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

sadiejericho's review

emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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

Really wonderful. Sad, moving and ultimately hopeful. All the characters are well drawn and complex. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Abandonment

Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cancer, Classism, and Car accident

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use and Homophobia

cc_shelflove's review against another edition

DNF @ 52%. I just can’t do it. I really struggled with the age and immaturity of our narrator, and I questioned multiple times whether this should have been labeled as Young Adult. A summary of the first 100 pages: she dropped out of high school, ran away from home, got a job at a coffee shop in her new city, and slept in some random guy’s bed. Cool. As I kept reading, she developed a relationship with a man twice her age. It was so gross and really gave me the ick. I felt like I was reading April’s diary and not a fully formed novel. No. 🤢

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship

katyannreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective

4.5

“We have the people we get to keep, who won’t ever let us go. And that’s the most important part.” 

WOW this book was good. It’s not the typical genre I read, but I am glad I picked it up. An amazing story of healing from relational trauma and creating your own family. A girl going through life just wanting to matter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Pregnancy

sydneys_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

3.25

this was sweet!!! sometimes i felt bad for april (like duh) but for things that seemed like they were supposed to be good things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Grief

bexi's review

emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Alcoholism, and Death of parent