Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

40 reviews

rowanrelph's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Chronic illness

ell_porritt's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

ngl… mid. like wasn’t mind blowing but wasn’t the worst book ever but this book isn’t the type of book i usually go for so…

i think the movie will be much more enjoyable (excited to see millie bobby brown play a bi girl 😜😜💅💅❤️🏳️‍🌈❤️)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Gun violence, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

novelwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Ableism, Abortion, Deadnaming, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

donatio's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

plumpyherb13's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion

anaguana's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Pedophilia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Abortion and Alcohol

imds's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Rape

capybooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

I found parts of this novel slow to read, but the more I read, the more I enjoyed it. I wish the character's backstory came first, instead of alternating between the present-day chapters, because I found it hard to keep track of what each girl's story was. 

Despite all of this, I really liked a lot of aspects of this story; the LGBTQ+ representation, endometriosis awareness, and an intriguing protagonist. The opening sentence was gripping too!

A great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, and Alcohol

zulixe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

Such a fantastic read. It just wraps you in and doesn't let you go out. Some passages were so tense I couldn't read fast enough to know what is going to happen.
And there is a beautiful found family 

But I encourage everyone to look at the CW for this book, there is some dark shit in this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gun violence, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abortion

ruby_tuesday's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

Will i remember the plot of this book in a couple months? Probably not.

But as a reader I loved the writing style of this thriller, how tense the scenes were and how much depth was given to every character in the book. The type of book that on a second read, might pick up on details previously missed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion