Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

La chica salvaje by Delia Owens

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hailey9972_'s review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

Love, love, loved this book from start to finish. I seriously never wanted it to end and would’ve followed those characters through an entire series. The narrator did a great job as well.
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katlinstirling_reads's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Amazing read, my heart was breaking for Kya through most of this read and I couldn’t stop the tears. Compelling and beautifully written I adore this book. 5 STARS!! 
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nicasurya's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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dejah_sowells's review against another edition

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adventurous informative mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

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abwilli's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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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isabellemay14's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

This was a beautifully written story of female strength and survival that really transports you to the North Carolina coast. Kya is one of those characters that can never seem to catch a break, but her perseverance throughout is remarkable. I would have liked a heavier focus on the murder mystery; this plot didn’t really pick up until the last quarter, and that was the part I enjoyed the most.
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islamaunder21's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

3.5

This was definitely not a perfect book. I found it really predictable and off-putting how the author Delia Owens really played into the whole ''she's not like other girls'' trope through Kya's character, with her love interest Tate claiming that she's so much better than other girls from his town because they only gossip and ''wear too much make-up" or something. Also the ending was a bit of a let down and loads of major events seemed to be thrown into the mix with not a lot of resolution or genuine emotion from the characters; it felt super rushed. Having said that, I did really enjoy the the atmospheric descriptions of the natural setting and I felt connected to the main character Kya and her friend Jumpin' . Despite the narrative style being quite cliche, cheesy and two dimensional at times, this book was a really easy and addictive read. Something about it felt very cosy and comforting even when the plot took a dark turn- defo a bit of a guilty pleasure.


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mogireads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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notyourbook's review against another edition

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

2.0

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thequiltyreader's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I had put off reading this because I tend to be let down by the books that have a lot of hype around them, but this was an enjoyable read.

Slow start but picked up pace around half way through.  The author really brought out the pain caused by abandonment and also the prejudices Kya was subject to.

The connection Kya had with the natural world around her was lovely to read.
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