Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

5 reviews

dylan_tomorrow's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Medical content, Racial slurs, Classism, Abandonment, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Violence and Bullying

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Outing, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Racism

kayladaila's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Infidelity, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

purplepenning's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

Not gonna lie — it took several chapters and an embarrassing number of Google searches for this white, small-town, Gen X American to get the vibe of this one, but it was ultimately worth the effort. If I weren't so old and out of touch, I'm sure I would've enjoyed it even more. As-is, here's what I loved:

• a strong, complex, nuanced main character
• one of the best book boyfriends I've ever read in recent memory
• sizzling banter and gorgeous prose
• so much sister solidarity and friend support
• Afro-Caribbean, specifically Nigerian Londoner, voices centered and supported with beautifully cast context
• a couple of squee-worthy, next-level, book-nerd gestures that were absolute perfection

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Cursing, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Cancer, and Infidelity

slut shaming, non-consensual photos / revenge porn, blackmail, police harassment