Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

12 reviews

serendipity_94's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death, Blood, and Abandonment

lydiaelyse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed the last half of this book but did find the first half rough because I'm kind of a sensitive reader and there was a lot of loss and sad situations. But I did wind up liking it by the end!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Abandonment, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Blood, and Gore

enchantedelfie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Abandonment, Animal death, Mental illness, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

a_shlee99's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

An action packed adventure that leads to triumph. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

stllyltc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

3.5

For the most part, the heroine cried a lot in numerous chapters, and it captured the scene of overwhelming grief when it came to familial love. The novel is packed with action, from fighting to clan wars. The contrast of living in a war rife with emotions demonstrates how loved ones were taken away for making sacrifices based on their own principles and beliefs. It was easy to understand the world building throughout the plot, with its definitive descriptions. I thought it'd be lacking in character buildup and relationship dynamics, but it worked out well considering the novel was short-lived.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Grief, War, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

cheye13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, War, Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

roosveld's review against another edition

adventurous challenging sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Grammar sucks

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, War, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abandonment, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Confinement, and Child death

Minor: Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, and Misogyny

forthesanityof1's review

adventurous challenging reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Accidentally deleted my review by pushing the wrong button. This book got points for the first 120 pages and tight writing. Characters were hard to connect with or care about. Plot was unoriginal and dropped a couple big points without explanation. Romance was forced and had no genuine connection that would make me root for it. It only had vikings going for it and nothing more. A let down, but that's what I get for trying a book tiktok likes (tbf I had picked this up BEFORE it hit tiktok but guess I still haven't learned my lesson).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

bookling_thoughts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book hits different. It was an immersive story and you really just wanted the best for all the characters ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and War

egurgens's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed this book! We get to know the main characters backstory a bit before any drastic really happens, which sets a good base for the main plot to develop. Definitely a great enemies-to-lovers book. Set in (Viking?) villages, there is a continuous war between the followers of two different gods. Every five years, the two sides fight in a particular field, fighting to avenge the blood feud declared between the two gods. Everything changes when an impossibility happens, and Eelyn finds herself surrounded by enemies, learning how to survive in a new way and path in life. A common enemy appears, pulling the two clans into a reluctant alliance. 

There is SO much tension in this story, but it really keeps the reader engaged. The reader gets to watch as Eelyn struggles through her emotions and difficult situations, and enjoy watching her develop into the character we end up loving. There are definitely some difficult topics touched on, like the threat of sexual assault, violence, graphic violence, and lots of loss / grief. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, War, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Vomit