Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

64 reviews

jamieholton's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Racism, and Mental illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

mina_m's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.0

Oh, Queenie.

This took me quite some time to get through, which is why I can't really give it more than three stars. (Like, the first 250 pages took me over a month...). The structure just didn't do it for me. It's kind of messy, but it makes sense, because Queenie is kind of messy. She's an infuriating main character who just keeps on making bad decisions for herself and ends up in so many unfortunate situations, but I did root for her nevertheless. Her healing process for the last hundred pages or so (spoiler?) was what saved the book in my opinion. And, ultimately, Queenie is indeed a book "of the moment". I'm glad I read it.

Sidenote: I still cannot fathom that so many people have described this book as "funny"? I chuckled maybe twice, but for the most part it's sad and bleak, with so much self-destructive behaviour. (I lost track of the amount of times I mumbled "please go to therapy" into the pages). It covers a significant amount of very heavy themes (I literally added fourteen content warnings on the storygraph), so if you're looking for a light beach read, this is not it. Not every book should be easily digestible though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Racism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage

olivia_megan's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Racism

my_chellf's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

morgankailackerman's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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: Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Racism

alicelalicon's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Cursing

deesquared's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment and Stalking

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

tazreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Abandonment and Suicidal thoughts

bringonthenight's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment, Medical content, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

jenscott's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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? Yes

3.25

This book was really well-written and shares a diverse perspective of anxiety and mental health issues. And I couldn't fully enjoy it because the author was maybe just <i>too</i> good at writing somebody with anxiety, because I just felt anxious the whole time I was reading it. I did absolutely love the cast of characters, so there's that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, and Racism

Moderate: Abandonment and Miscarriage