Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers

10 reviews

kthumphrey's review

emotional informative lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed the writing style and I think it fit very well with the time period and overall setting the book takes place in. There were just so many things I thought were lazy and/or unnecessary in the book. Everyone mentions the ending being so poorly thought out, and I totally agree. If you have to explain the ending in the afterword, maybe it shouldn’t have been the ending of the novel. It just felt so random. I also hate how this book dealt with some sensitive topics like mental illness and SA. Such a shame, because I liked the setting and the prose so much. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual assault

Minor: Abandonment

kayleejanes's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, and Terminal illness

imds's review

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Abandonment, Ableism, Car accident, Death of parent, Infidelity, Cancer, Grief, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Abortion, and Confinement

Minor: Antisemitism

mirrortower's review

emotional mysterious relaxing 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

3.0

thought this would be gayer

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Abandonment, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content and Lesbophobia

bcooper21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Cancer, Rape, Homophobia, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol

alisonannk's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Abandonment, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Abortion, Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Dementia, Outing, and Toxic relationship

allyordyna's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

I really liked the story, mystery, and prose up until she actually became a love interest. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Abandonment

aimss99's review

mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.25

The story is… fine. The ending is… not fine. It is trying to be something it isn’t. I was ready for a pay off to the slow burn but was left confused and dissatisfied 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Abandonment, Dementia, and Mental illness

loueezat's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, and Abortion

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia

hollieadaw's review

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Abandonment, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cancer