Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson

2 reviews

alessandrasimmons's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

a good conclusion to the trilogy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment

leedolee's review

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A nice conclusion to the series. 

Although, it definitely dragged on in some parts and the ending felt rather rushed. I also couldn't help but favor certain characters over others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Grief, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Torture, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Misogyny