Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Cactus League by Emily Nemens

1 review

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

1.0

I suppose a book around baseball doesn’t need to be fun…but it seemed like this one would be and then it absolutely wasn’t. (Not that it ended up needing baseball to tell its story much either.) So. That was a disappointment. Pacing and character development and threading all the pieces together just seemed off.

And the ending was finally feeling like the threading would pay off…and then it abruptly cut off without letting you enjoy that.

One star because I did finish it, but I can’t recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexism, Abandonment, Cursing, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content

Child neglect, gambling, unhoused