Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Colliding With Fate by A.E. Valdez

6 reviews

taneetraxo's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

This story is so beautiful. I definitely shed tears. And enjoyed watching them grow in love and grow as individuals. I freaking love Kyrell’s personality. He was hilarious. And Quinn truly is an angel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Abandonment, Death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

bookwormbullet's review

dark emotional lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

scoodle42's review

emotional funny 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? N/A

5.0

 Kyrell and Quinn are such a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. Y'all know AE Valdez never misses. You already know. And Colliding with Fate is another banger by a truly talented author. Kyrell is trying to forge a relationship with his dying father and balance his own career and sanity with the pain from the past. Quinn, by way of their mutual friend Harlowe stumbles into his life and even though they both want to keep it casual (because Quinn is working through some things too), their absolute addiction to each other makes that impossible.

Let's start with found family. Because these two have a support system like no other and it's evident throughout all the books how much these people love each other. As far as blood family, I was so happy to see both Quinn and Kyrell get where they needed to be with their parents.

I love Kyrell so much. I love how confident he is, how strong, the core honesty he has in him. It backfires slightly when he blurts out the wrong things, but he does what he needs to do to make it right. Quinn is fearless and so inspiring. She's forging a future with her own hands and stepping out on faith. It's no surprise they see something in each other. And they are HOT. I mean, burning up the pages hot. Quinn and Kyrell get it in, okay? No one should be surprised Quinn gets pregnant, lol. I certainly wasn't, lol. But as hot as they are, they're also sweet and gentle with each other. Holding someone's hand through grief is hard and they navigate with bravery, even when they don't always get it right. I was amazed. Loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment and Pregnancy

abkinlaw's review

emotional funny hopeful sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Child abuse

aelin_morgenstern's review

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Grief, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Outing and Suicidal thoughts

jaz_gets_literary's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction