Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu

6 reviews

talonsontypewriters'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Abandonment, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Confinement

Minor: Sexism, Dysphoria, and Fire/Fire injury

Self-injury for magical purposes. Foot binding. Suicide by drowning. Mutilation/cutting, including in a consensual sexual context.

krystalg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

mwp_'s review against another edition

challenging inspiring reflective 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? No

4.0

There was a lot that I had to wrap my head around in this one. And honestly, I’m still not sure I fully grasped everything in this novella. That doesn’t change the fact that I did find this well written and thought provoking. This novella explores life, death, emotions, and exploration.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment and Grief

ofbooksandechos's review

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

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

I think this is one of those books that works better in text format rather than audio. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Abandonment

yavin_iv's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

aardwyrm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Anima's arc feels more like a frame story that outgrew itself than like a complete tale of its own, but the world crafted and the other lives tapped by the daring narrative make this one worth the visit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Death, and Abandonment