Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Särmikäs Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

53 reviews

nicolestegall's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Although this was a tough read, I could not put it down. And could not stop thinking about the characters. This will stay with me a very long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Abandonment

sophie______a's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation

ericabailey004's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Pedophilia

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing, Suicide, Murder, Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic

vanibhoo's review against another edition

4.25

challenging funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Abandonment

ratchel_reads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Kidnapping

Moderate: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Abandonment

Minor: Rape

carrrri's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Wish it ended differently. Very creepy but great story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Racism, Rape, Abandonment

scandinoir2277's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment

nnnbrs's review against another edition

4.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical trauma, Abandonment

This is a mismatch of thoughts to myself after reading the book. - fascinating the way Sally uses observations from movies and TV to inform her behaviour as she works with her therapist - I didn't love the way the ending unfolded, but it felt acceptable. - I wish Peter could have come clean to Sally and I believe she could have held his complexity as victim and perpetrator. Or maybe she could have figured it out herself! - Sally: grows/changes, develops relationships, was negleted and violently abused, is a woman - Peter: does not change, isolated and perpetuates his father's patterns, was abused through manipulation and coercion, is a man - I was outaged reading the final chapter where Sally has seemingly regressed and returned to mistrusting people, but Angela's note made me surprise cry! Trauma is not linear. Her community refusing to fragment around her was a lovely touch. - Love the linking of music throughout the generations (Conor, Sally, Amanda). What might it mean to recognize parts of ourselves we see in our monsters, and to make different meaning out of it?

aaliya87's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death of parent

Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment