Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

16 reviews

hkantola11's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense fast-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

Moderate: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Death, Child abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship

mdavis26's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Trafficking, Abandonment, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Vomit, Dementia, and Classism

sydneyhenshaw's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I found this book to keep me intrigued as all Ruta Sepetys books do but I didn’t find myself learning as much on this one. I also found the plot to be predictable at times and Josie (the main character) to be naive. I would still recommend it but with a trigger warning to anyone with sexual trauma and not above Ruta’s other books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Abandonment, Murder, Dementia, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death

kaitrates's review against another edition

On a group coaching call yesterday someone shared that they’ve been playing with the idea of “starting faster AND ending faster.” The latter really stuck with me, as evidenced by 2 DNFs in 2 days. 🙃

I tried (i almost always do for YA bookclub) but this was soooo boring to me. 

Not my jam, at all. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

brookey8888's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-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

4.0

I enjoyed this one! It wasn’t what I was expecting, it’s a more lighter tone than most of her other books which I appreciated. I loved the New Orleans setting. I loved Josie as a main character and her strength and character. I loved the found family aspect in this that was my favorite part. It was interesting to see this time period and the topic of prostitution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Child abuse, Racism, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Death, and Toxic relationship

miranda_is_reading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

3.25

Was very excited to read this book due to an upcoming trip to New Orleans. It was an interesting read, but other than when and where it’s set I didn’t get as much history as I would have liked. The mystery aspect of the story also kind of lacked. There wasn’t many twist and turns as I would have liked. But then again it was likely realistic of the time period. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Vomit, War, Addiction, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Self harm

achay91's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Alcohol, Dementia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, and Sexual content

katiejohns's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Abandonment, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

skelliton's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, and Abandonment

kcruzoyola's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship