Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens

6 reviews

natalie027's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Chronic illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Child death, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

blackthornfaery's review

DNF halfway through. it wasn't the worst book i've ever read but i was having issues with the pacing and the way the author described things made me feel ill (which i think may have been the point but i couldn't continue)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Rape, Sexual content, Animal death, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Child death, Animal cruelty, Grief, Death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, and Alcohol

petit_lecteur's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

"When I am at my most feral..."

This novel has to be one of the most beautiful pieces of work I have read to date. Everything from the lyricism when describing the melodies and thoughts of composer Frederic Chopin to the tragedy of life passing by of the 14-year-old protagonist: Blanca.

Briefly, A Delicious Life chronicles the life and death of Blanca, who the reader firsts meets as a "new" ghost in 1473. It isn't until 400 years later that Blanca encounters a group of alluring individuals, yet, it is George Sand who captivates and reignites her love for life in all its messy, beautiful, and tragic glory.

As a reader, I don’t lightly give novels an automatic 5 stars, no matter how interesting or how badly it made me cry. The story/novel has to make me feel that the characters are someone I want to embrace or shout at and Nell Stevens did exactly that. I loved everything about this story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, and Pregnancy

nialiversuch's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Mental illness, Rape, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Vomit, and Xenophobia

jennikreads's review

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Xenophobia, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

almoore5's review

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Blood, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Rape, Ableism, Homophobia, Violence, and Abandonment