Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

151 reviews

blues's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Ho dato cinque stelle a questo libro in maniera molto poco oggettiva ma molto personale. Sono consapevole che la trama è abbastanza semplice, soprattutto considerando che ormai da un po' di anni non sono più il target per questo libro, così come lo stile di scrittura che è molto semplice e scorrevole. Ma avrei tanto voluto avere questo libro quando iniziavo ad avere i miei primi dubbi sulla mia identità, quando non capivo cosa provavo e continuavo a chiedermi cosa ci fosse di sbagliato in me. Questo libro è entrato in contatto con questa mia parte adolescente e sento che l'ha in parte curata. Spesso mi veniva da piangere per il modo in cui la persona protagonista, Ben, si descriveva o come esprimeva le sue sensazioni e i suoi dubbi perché era proprio come se mi stesse leggendo troppo. 
Queste 5 stelle non sono tanto per una trama piena di colpi di scena o per uno stile di scrittura ricercato, ma per tutto quello che questo libro mi ha scatenato e mi ha trasmesso. Come Mason Deaver stess* alla fine, questo è il libro di cui avrei avuto bisogno durante gli anni delle scuole superiori. All'epoca ancora non esisteva, ma sono felice che prima o poi sia arrivato. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Medical content, Homophobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Vomit

batbaby's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder, Deadnaming, Abandonment, Outing, Domestic abuse, and Dysphoria

riverlasol's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, and Transphobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Alcohol

red_reader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Abandonment, Deadnaming, and Transphobia

jooniethemoonie's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

this book was barely reaching 4 stars but I couldn't decide! it's a story about coming to terms with your situation and yourself, even when you have a million different things happening at the same time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcohol

the MC suffers from anxiety and is depicted having panic attacks.

there's a scene where the MC is at a party and gets peer pressured into taking shots. he also goes to therapy to talk about his parents kicking him out of the house.

nightshaderoots's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

I wish there was more development with the side characters but that's to be expected when the main character is a heavy focus in the book. That being said I really wished I had this book when I was younger. I'm so glad that it is here for people to read and fall in love with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Transphobia

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Alcohol

Throughout the book they talk about how Ben has little or no appetite. I wish there was more focus on that instead of it being brushed aside.

sp00ky_girl28's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Transphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

annabellereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia and Abandonment

phil_02's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Dysphoria, and Transphobia

Minor: Child abuse, Abandonment, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

xarson's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Violence, Homophobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Islamophobia