Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

7 reviews

m_a_j's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Child death

Moderate: Infertility

sarahbowling6608's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Child abuse, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Cursing, and Incest

currentlyreadingandcrochet's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.75

Thoroughly enjoyed this read! There was some truly beautiful and thoughtful writing, and the storyline held my interest. 

It may have been a tad bit long and there were a few loose ends

(like what was the point of making Linus such a creepy brother/old man? I didn’t fully understand where she was going with that. If it was just to have a receive to get Eliza back at Blackhurst, I feel like she could have gone about it differently)

, but the ending was still super solid. 

I can’t wait to read more by this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Classism, Infertility, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Grief, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Death, and Pregnancy

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Classism, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Infertility, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Child death, and Infidelity

Minor: Religious bigotry, Incest, Cancer, and Death of parent

lynnannwalsh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Murder, War, and Sexual content

decembermagpie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Death, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Death of parent

angelaf's review against another edition

mysterious 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

4.0

The Forgotten Garden was my first Kate Morton novel, but it definitely won't be my last. I loved how the story unfurled in three timelines and was amazed by how the author kept each of them distinct, yet related. The clues dropped along the way help the story's cohesion while keeping the reader engaged. Add in the sensory details of the garden and the Cornish coast and you have a winner. Read if you enjoy: Gothic novels, multiple timelines, female characters, English settings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment