Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin

11 reviews

_david_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I didn't like the main character but I do empathize with her desperation. 

The book is a showcase of how hard it is to get out of a bad situation when you've been dealt a bad hand. However, Lynette just often does something incredibly naive without seemingly questioning the risks. She'll risk her life for a relative small win. Yet when she gets an easy and relatively low risk way to keep some money, she doesn't use it.

I'm referring to her choosing to send Gloria $9000 back.

There could be a reason why she did it,  but it doesn't make sense with the rest of the showed behaviour. I'd at least expect Lynette to say why she had a 'change of heart' with the used writing style in this book.

All in all the book felt like misery porn to me with a character that ran headfirst into risky situations without learning much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexism

Minor: Abortion, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

paolo_2's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

amberjackonski's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Drug use

Moderate: Abortion, Suicide, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Classism, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

orlagal's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Abortion, Body shaming, Car accident, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

aslyssapizza's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.75

The former half felt like the movie “Victoria”, where Lynette gets caught into a dramatic situation and try to escape from it. The part where Lynette and Jack fell apart was emotional and touching that made me well up… it’s a heart-breaking story but in a way the ending gives hope.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

georgiahb's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion

liltoasty's review

medium-paced

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

5.0

This book moved me. There were three chapters that genuinely brought me to tears and I had to take a break to digest. However, I still read the book in one sitting. 

A gritty heartbreaking book yet somehow so full of hope. Lynette will stay with me for eternity. 

Do check trigger warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Violence

mino88's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Drug use

sam_idea's review

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Pedophilia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Blood

Minor: Abortion

badmom's review

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content and Abortion