Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

51 reviews

maddie_1999's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Minor: War

kellyinbookland's review

4.5

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Rape, Abandonment

katherinereadsbooks1's review against another edition

2.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Addiction, Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault, War

lainy's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny slow-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

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Okay i can’t stop crying 
Took me a while to finish but when i picked it up today i just couldn’t stop reading it & finished. tully and kate’s friendship is so real, the characters are extremely well written too;; i’m gonna read the sequel to this hopefully sometime soon, i just know it’s gonna make me sad ANYWAYS amazing book five stars amazing writing oh my god

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Rape, Grief, Abandonment

jchinzi's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, War

tctimlin's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Grief, Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Pregnancy

rysreadingcorner's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional 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

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I have never cried so much from a book. Please make sure you are in the right mindset when you are going into this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol

painausten314's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Pregnancy, Alcohol

kameko's review against another edition

3.5

emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I read this book in 3 days because I couldn’t wait to find out more about these characters. This is a love story about a friendship. As I went on to read it

the more I disliked both characters. Maybe not them, personally, but their toxic relationship. Kate was a people pleaser, her poor life was just engulfed by Tully and Tully didn’t care. Of course they loved each other and were good for each other in ways, but they were toxic together too. Tully’s horrible behavior always got a pass because of her bad childhood. It pissed me off how much these grown adults just thought “Tully being Tully”. I’m not saying she’s evil. But the fact is it was unhealthy. It’s sad to me that the only respect Kate truly got was when she was dying. Her whole life was full of anxiety, comparison, and jealousy. She died before she got sick. Her dreams were dead, her desire to live.. it was sad and frustrating. The author left us wondering if Johnny really loved her until the final pages.

This was well written. It made me want to know everything about these characters, I cared for them and got pissed at them as if they were real. I only gave this 3.5 stars because I was left feeling as if life just sucks. No matter which road you choose. 
But, the author tries to not make you feel that way within the last 30 pages.. but for the first 440 pages you’re taught life just sucks. 30 pages couldn’t redeem the feeling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Rape

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Abandonment

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic friendship

bookedupbabe's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Abandonment