Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart by Margarita Montimore

7 reviews

litliz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Death of parent, Vomit, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Body horror, Dysphoria, Cancer, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Addiction, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Sexual harassment

gellyreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

I really really enjoyed this book. I just felt like I wanted something a bit more? I didn't see all of the twists coming

(like Kenzie being her son)

, but that didn't make it feel less compelling. I felt like the letters she did or didn't leave for herself could've been done better or handled better? I felt like the writing around those seemed like an odd thing that the writer used just to try to make the plot happen. That being said, this book made me feel things and tear up, especially

when Madeline was dying.

Def a recommended read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment and Pregnancy

maggies's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this fun take on time travel—like The Time Traveler's Wife meets Sliding Doors meets One Last Stop, maybe? Oona's journey was difficult and confusing for her, but it was also uplifting. She made lots of choices I don't think I would have, but that made it so much more interesting to me! The twists also kept it engaging throughout, and I think it ended at exactly the right moment. Hugely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Drug use, Transphobia, and Homophobia

capybooks's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

I wasn't sure if I would get along with this novel, but I loved it. The concept of living life out of order was so intriguing to me, and Montimore did fantastic job of keeping me interested throughout the entire novel. I didn't expect

Oona to be Kenzie's mum

, but in the end, it was a nice plot twist. I can't wait to read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Abandonment, Cancer, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

corriejn's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Transphobia, Violence, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Cancer, Abandonment, Fatphobia, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, Car accident, and Homophobia

hellovivi_'s review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

This book was mind numbingly boring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment and Addiction

Minor: Homophobia

rachelvogus's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

This was a book with a lot of tell, not show. In some ways, I feel the author set an impossible challenge for herself. Two main challenges:
- how were we supposed to “root” for Oona to get back to her boyfriend when we really just had to take her word for it that they had this great love?
- each chapter was meant to be a whole year and had to quickly become a montage in order to fit that much time into a short space.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment