Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

La Sociedad Secreta de Brujas Rebeldes by Sangu Mandanna

234 reviews

kaneebli's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment

Moderate: Xenophobia, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

meremeth's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

Very light hearted easy read, would recommend to anyone looking for something cosy and low stakes. 
The romance was a bit whatever for me personally, but the found family aspect was really sweet :-) 
Read like a YA book almost? Even though the lead characters are over 30. Because of that the main characters felt much younger, like early 20s almost? Not a bad thing, just something to note 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Racism, Child abuse, and Homophobia

Contains some discussions about childhood trauma; physical and mental abuse, manipulation, abandonment, death of a parent

creative_cactus's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment and Toxic relationship

r0nyn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

daenerystargaryen's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Death, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Physical abuse, Racism, and Homophobia

moond4ncer's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, and Death of parent

thecandiegirl's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual content

cloverbeee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.75

Aggressively cozy and charming while managing to mostly avoid being saccharine or overly twee.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, Bullying, and Homophobia

Handled themes of abandonment, trauma, and generational trauma quite well for a cute little book about witches.

bookwormdystopian2's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

emilywemily6's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted 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

This book was everything that it wanted to be- it was cozy, witchy, and wholesome. I love all these characters and their dynamics, especially with Mika as the newcomer. I adored the little girls too and liked seeing the progression of the relationship subplot. I appreciated how race and diversity were mentioned and felt like Mika was a really well-adjusted character, albeit with some understandable trauma that shaped her viewpoints but didn’t stop her from being the sunshine. The third act conflict felt very realistic (as far as a witchy fantasy could be) and understandable and took a little effort to resolve, which I liked. The ending wrapped up really nicely which is expected with a cozy book. The writing quality and characters were very well written though! I am so excited to read the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Hate crime

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racism