Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The White Hare by Jane Johnson

5 reviews

pejms's review

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Abandonment and War

brenxbee's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Cursing and Abandonment

emory's review

hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

Very much enjoyed the writing. I would've liked more character work, but what was there was still nice, just felt rushed. Not sure if the story benefitted from its setting in the 1950s--made quite a few things seem anachronistic. Lovely story overall. I was a bit disappointed with the big reveal, but I loved the story building and the haunting tone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, War, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Minor: Cursing, Slavery, and Xenophobia

Small bit spoken by a character who is of mixed race as a result of her slave trading grandparents having children with slaves can be rather upsetting

helenaramsay's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious 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

I didn't mind or dislike this book at all, but it didn't really get me invested or excited. The protagonist was a bit pathetic at times and had some questionable mothering skills, and some other characters had some interesting backstories but you were halfway through the book before you heard them, and they were simply dropped on you and not really explored again. Also the "magically remembering your past" bit is not very convincing in my opinion. The mystery at the heart of the plot was the same; could have been really something but ebbed along not doing much, then had a sudden surge and fizzle out before the end. The last hour of the book could have been a completely different novel. 

The way Cornwall and its eccentric residents were written was very nice though, and its pagan history is fascinating.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Rape, Child abuse, Murder, and Violence

tamara_joy's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, Murder, Classism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Child abuse