Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell

6 reviews

delinxw's review against another edition

4.5

I really liked this book. It’s unusual and haven’t read a story like this before. It’s not for the faint of heart since it’s very descriptive about some horrible things. The story had a few good plot points I didn’t expect, even the ending was something I hadn’t expected. I liked reading from all 3 perspectives, even if I didn’t understand the slang sometimes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Vomit, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Alcohol, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Classism, Drug use, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Sexual content, Gore, Gun violence, and Incest

cassdcamp's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

birdshootsbats's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship

milliad's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The characters felt incredibly real and although the story was dark and intense, it felt realistic.   I found the writing style refreshing and the way it is written and set out made me not want to put the book down!

I enjoyed that there were normalised LGBT characters, with flaws and all, and even other characters reactions to these LGBT characters was realistic (which unfortunately does include hatred)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

lrosereed's review

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.75

 I couldn't put this book down! it was gritty, down-to-Earth, and full of surprising moments of humor and beauty. I loved each narrative character for their entirely different voices and perspectives. This is a book for people who appreciate an honest, up-close look at the lives of two teenagers raised in poverty and neglect, who are determined to take care of themselves and make their own futures.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual assault and Gore

sarahs_shelves's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Addiction, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug abuse