Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

79 reviews

infjkiki's review

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol and Classism

queenb13's review

funny reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia and Infidelity

stormeno's review

emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Biphobia

fuzzywilson's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

ecn's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

You’re gonna get exactly what youd think from this book. Once I started reading this in the same way I used to read Sarah Dessen books in high school, I was able to enjoy it more. Obviously it’s full of poorly written or cheesy lines, shallow characters, and an overwhelming hallmark fairytale but it’s exactly that. Predictable and moderately entertaining. I’d you’re in the mood for a book like this, then you’ll love this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Confinement, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Abandonment

abfark's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Abandonment

Minor: Biphobia

The fact that the main character’s parents do not love her plays a pretty big part in the book.

the_vegan_bookworm's review

emotional hopeful 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: Sexual content and Abandonment

Minor: Infidelity and Misogyny

booksandbesitos's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Maybe I’m a little biased because every time I hear Natalie Naudus narrating I love the book just a little bit more. But ohmygod this book was amazing. I haven’t been left with a book hangover in a while and this book did it for me.

I’m not usually a fan of instant love or holiday stories but it worked here. The meet-cute in Powell’s (which made the Portlander in me so happy!!) and then fake dating gone wrong made it have such a hallmark Christmas movie feel, Especially with the boozy grandmas and holiday tradition scenes. 

But the anxiety scenes and Ellie’s relationship with her parents made it feel a little less hallmark and a little more real.  It was a perfect balance.

I have to go buy the physical version of this book now! It had me kicking my feet and rooting for the characters and silently screaming at alllllllll the cute scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Biphobia and Abandonment

a_wren_that_reads's review

hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism and Biphobia

rrubin97's review

medium-paced

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

2.75

The author kept telling me the main character was anxious and demisexual but her actions weren’t showing me that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Classism