Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

After You by Jojo Moyes

10 reviews

wcndereads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Closer to a 4-star. Enjoyed listening, but it was pretty similar to the first book. Will continue with the trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Drug use, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Gun violence

readbycarina's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Medical content, and Stalking

wackly93's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Blood, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Death

Minor: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Cancer

vikidoki's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

I really wanted to give jojo moyes a try. I didn’t really like the first book and when I flew through the first 40 pages of the second book I was so relieved that I could finally accommodate to her writing style but after that I just couldn’t get into it again. so I kind of had to slightly force myself through the book. I mean it deals with really serious topics that were portrayed in a manner that I perceived as respectable. the this book really dove into detail what the ending of the first book does with Louisa because it would be too good to be true for her to just live on. it was innovative and I enjoyed that Lily and Sam were introduced into the storyline. the book is pretty okay I guess, I would’ve liked it more if the writing would be different but ig im just not a Fan of jojo moyes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Death, and Death of parent

collegeoflore's review

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Violence

binreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

I haven’t read Me Before You in YEARS, although I do watch the movie constantly. One of my favorite films, and in my head Lou will forever be Emilia Clarke to me.

I have had this book with me for quite a while. It has lived on my shelf for years, been with me throughout 3 different moves…possibly because I did not think this could be better than the first. I recall rushing to read the first book then passing it onto my mom before the movie dropped. And as Will would say, their story has been scored on my heart.

It was difficult for me to imagine what happens after. I feel like most of us would agree that Me Before You is a hard story to top.

That being said. I did enjoy this. It was very sad, seeing Lou go through the aftermath of Will’s passing. I did feel like it was all over the place, kinda like Louisa was. I’m not sure still how I feel about it. But, I am intrigued to see what happens next with Lou in Still Me and all the new people in her life.

I just don’t know how I feel about Lily. Like of course he has this mysterious daughter he never knew.

And the whole photos situation and the older creep…it felt very out of place and rushed???

Sam is alright but again, rushed to me. I don’t know how hopeful I am for their relationship in the next one. That was crazy though realizing she wasn’t good enough for Will to stay alive and fight but Sam believes she is. I don’t think that’s anything against Will though, mans was set on his decision before Lou was even a thought.

Oh and Lou’s father is sooooo annoying, I don’t remember him being this bad in the first book??

Because the movie is my fave, I do only picture the actors as the characters in my head, it’s cute though. Definitely want to re-read Me Before You eventually.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Grief, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

meb1073's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

I admit that I didn’t read the first book in this series before reading this one, so some details might be lost on me. 
This book was a fun read. I enjoyed the plot, and despite not reading the first book, I caught on quickly. The characters were very unique and lovable. Even some of the background characters still easily stuck in your mind. Louisa definitely shows the struggle of being young and yet struggling with the past-especially since young love can be so strong. Even if we knew someone for a brief period of time, they can have a serious effect on our lives. She also very much showed the struggle of sudden obstacles coming your way (as they often do in life, unfortunately). 
I throughly enjoyed this author’s writing style. She made the characters and plot realistic and relatable. The book had many twists and turns, which kept me engaged. I would often think it was going to go one way, and then it wouldn’t. Since I personally related to some themes of this book, it had a special touch for me especially.
I definitely plan on reading the other books in this series and maybe even others by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Abandonment and Addiction

hematthews's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

jlautry's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.0

This was a solid read. I liked the book overall. If you are expecting a novel as engrossing and heart-wrenching as it’s predecessor, Me Before You, you will be disappointed. This is a continuation of Louisa’s story and this book could nearly stand alone apart from the first book. From that viewpoint, it’s a good book and a good story. I like the most of the characters they introduced in this book and I like where it led the main character. There are some frustrating parts and Louisa can be really irritating. There were one or two elements towards the end and a storyline about her parents I could have done without but overall it did leave me interested to read the third book, Still Me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Stalking, Pedophilia, and Gun violence

midnight_roses's review

emotional hopeful sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, and Drug use