Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

4 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

When this book was published, I couldn't read it because it sounded too depressing.  I'm glad I decided to try it now.  The subject matter was sad, but the book was hopeful and uplifting.  It's a beautiful tale of grief and how being surrounded by good people can make it bearable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Infertility, Drug use, Medical content, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence, Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Addiction, and Drug abuse

bgoodbookclub's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

This is one of those books that I've had on my TBR for YEARS and have always been excited to read. I'm not sure if it was the anticipation or what but this book was good, not great for me. I think the message is good and it's sweet but it just didn't hook me. I struggled finding the motivation to pick it up and read. 

Favorite quote: “What happened is baked into your bones, Edward. It lives under your skin. It’s not going away. It’s part of you and will be part of you every moment until you die. What you’ve been working on, since the first time I met you, is learning to live with that.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts

asclafani's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

Sometimes I needed to take small breaks from the book because the emotions of the characters and subsequent projectable real-life fears felt a little too real. I think the quote on the front summarizes it perfectly - “it will break your heart and put it back together again,” J. Courtney Sullivan. The ending was closure you wanted for Edward as a character, though it’s really mirrored in the strength to live each day for you, with no rights or wrongs. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Miscarriage, Abandonment, and Death of parent