Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

241 reviews

elliesplan's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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 death, Addiction, and Abandonment

valegbecerra's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Animal death, Child death, and Confinement

smileymiley550's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Minor: Addiction, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

kcarney86's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, and Child death

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Addiction

mountainside_reading's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Loved this!! I especially loved Marcellus’s point of view and wished we had more of it. Aside from that I loved the slow unearthing of the main characters’ pasts and seeing how their lives intertwined. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide attempt

jen_sometimes's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, and Abandonment

katbecker96's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Drug abuse, and Suicide

srod910's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Addiction, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Cancer

soyb3an's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Abandonment, Abortion, Pregnancy, Grief, Death, Suicide, Drug abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, and Death of parent