Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

54 reviews

psitstorrie's review

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is about finding who you are and how you fit into a world that wasn’t made for you. It’s about finding what’s important and how to be your own person. This book healed something in me. The characters are flawed but so real. I see myself in Grace. My one bit pick is the prose can be a tad repetitive at times, but that truly is just a nit pick. This book is excellent and I would recommend it to anyone struggling with finding a sense of self.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Racism

Minor: Abandonment

hailstorm3812's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

This is one of those books that if it had found me at the right time it would have absolutely decimated me. As it stands now, it still hits extremely hard. Despite the extremely fun premise, everything feels so deeply real for this book. The characters and relationships all made me feel the deep gut pull of connection. It's just so good and I love the ending so much. And the beginning. And middle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Abandonment

choicepotatoes_20240331's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

a tender, wholesome, heartfelt read.

i was ready to give this five stars until

the birthday montage around two-thirds in, when the author made it clear that the vast majority of the book took place in 2020. suddenly, the whole story became an AU in which covid never happened, as opposed to a believably contemporary romance.

maybe it’s silly, but that one almost throwaway detail toward the end of act two pretty much completely destroyed my suspension of disbelief and made it really difficult for me to settle back into the story.

i loved it until that moment, though, and did eventually wind up getting wrapped up in the story again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Abandonment and Mental illness

catch__up's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Abandonment

Minor: Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual content

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

This book starts off with a drunken marriage in vegas. That alone was enough to pull me in, especially because it was with two women. 

I enjoyed the book and I’m very happy that Grace (the main character) was able to work through her problems

with a therapist. However, by the end of the book she still hadn’t told her father about her wife. Wack! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Mental illness, Self harm, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Cursing, Terminal illness, Drug use, and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment and War

chasingpages1's review

emotional inspiring 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Racism, Abandonment, Sexism, Mental illness, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

lynsea's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.0

Nice read! We love queer representation with diverse backgrounds. Also a good read if you’re feeling lost on your current life path, especially if it’s post grad. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Abandonment and Panic attacks/disorders

seekittyread's review

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, and Racism

novella42's review

emotional reflective 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

3.75

This book has a lot going for it. The main character kept making choices that I couldn't fathom making myself and that made it hard for me to connect with her, but I think it was good for me to practice empathizing with her perspective.

I assumed I would connect with her more because I also burned out as an overachiever trying to be the best version of myself. I know what it's like to feel like there's one true plan that you have to follow to stave off disaster. To desperately want to make a parent proud of you.

I think my therapist would point to the differences in our core motivations. I'm fairly certain Grace Porter is an Enneagram 8w7 who goes to 5 in stress, and as an Enneagram 2w3 who goes to 8 in stress, I see some of my most frustrating qualities in Grace's personality. As frustrating as that was, and as baffling as her core motivations were to me, I still think it was good to read it and sit with that discomfort. And to remember that just because I have similar goals, experiences, and struggles as someone, doesn't mean I can read their mind, know what they want, or predict their behavior.

Anyway. This was an interesting read and has some lovely moments with good character development.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, and Mental illness

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.75

The narrator has a slight lisp, that initially made it hard for me to get into the book. I stuck with it and the lisp became less noticeable as the story progressed. 

This story is super diverse with characters of many colors, cultures, and sexualities. Though the main character has a somewhat traditional family, she and Yuki also form several found families. The relationships she has with each of them are dynamic and interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Self harm

Minor: Abandonment, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders