Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Unraveller by Frances Hardinge

6 reviews

susanatherly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Bullying, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Violence, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment

a_little_teacup's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Animal death

of_fantasy_and_fibre's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book. The worldbuilding was very strong as the descriptions were very detailed and evocative. The characters start of very sure of themselves but you learn, especially with the male character that they might not know the world as well as they think they did. The twists and turns, partnerships and betrayals set them on a road to self discovery in a lovely but sometimes very bleak and gory coming of age story. I really like that it examined multiple threads of what it is to be human and more than human. The magical allegories for relationships and the smoke and mirror games some people play with each other were very solid and well done. 

This book would really suit people who like high fantasy with a nice coming of age stories and good reflections on why some people hate. Additionally if you like to read about partnerships between people who balance each other out , found family and mystical creatures, this is for you.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Ableism

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Gore

imogenlj's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Frances Hardinge is fast becoming one of my go-to children’s authors. This cracking fantasy/mystery doesn’t shy away from adult themes but deals with them sensitively and confidently delivers the reader to a satisfying conclusion that encourages us to think about how we each deal with our own anger. 4* for me as an adult reading a children’s book but easily a 5* for a younger reader.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Child death, Suicide, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Confinement

sarahna's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

bee_a_friend's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Blood, Death, and Violence