Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Half Bad by Sally Green

7 reviews

111black_ice's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Blood, Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm, Gun violence, Abandonment, Torture, Gaslighting, Death, Grief, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, War, Cursing, and Animal death

mokiethe_dog34's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I watched the series on Netflix first, and reading the book was definitely quite a shock. The plot is very different and was less detailed than expecting. Not a huge fan of the first half, but enjoyed the vibes. And then I really liked the second half and the ending was great. But now I must immediately know what Nathan’s gift is, so I will indeed be reading the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, and Abandonment

gemmu's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, Torture, and Abandonment

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

caseyf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

hadlihawkins's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping, Vomit, Outing, Murder, Blood, Slavery, and Police brutality

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Suicide

rubes_reads_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, Bullying, Abandonment, Death, and Gore

innastholiel's review against another edition

I really don't need or want to read about a teenage boy being tortured while waxing poetic about his deadbeat dad. One I might've been able to deal with, but both is just too much. I've read the plot synopsis for this and the two other books and tbh I don't think I'll get much out of finishing this book or reading the other two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Suicide