Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

120 reviews

anjasshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

Graphic: Cursing, Abandonment, Medical content, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

peam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

cactus_kerry'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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Medical trauma

jaynovara's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Sexual content

alizirrah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

Funny, sweet, sexy, heartwarming - this book was a delight. I went into it knowing it had been very popular in the contemporary romance genre and not much else, and was pleasantly surprised to find one of my favorite reads of the year.

It really took off for me about 30% in (that's been a theme this year - taking about a month to read the first 30-40% of a book until it grabs me, and then devouring the rest in a few days.) The banter gets SO good and the chemistry crackles. Love the represention here with the disabled/chronically ill POC main character, the interracial/class differences in the romantic relationship, fat-positivity and more. There is discussion of chronic illness, abusive/manipulative past relationships, abandonment, burn out, mental health/therapy... this book has a lot of depth! 

It's also just a really beautiful love story, demonstrating how paying attention and sharing the load can make such a difference. Red is one of the sweetest and kindest men I've encountered in fiction in a long time, truly a pleasure to read. And Chloe is so incredibly sympathetic, clever and lovely as well. Looking forward to reading the other books in the series featuring her sisters!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident and Mental illness

ellierumoo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

This book could've earned 4.5 stars for just for the fibromyalgia representation alone. I have never once felt so seen, and I will be sending this book to friends to help supplement their understanding of what I experience.
It earned a 5 because the characters really are wonderful, the romance is great, and they act quite believably given the backgrounds they both have.

I really didn't want the act 3 breakup, and thought for a moment that it might lower my rating, but when it was all said and done I think it was a beautiful illustration of the difference between useless chronic pain, and the types of growing pains that we can't live without.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

One character has past trauma that they deal with the repercussions of. It is not currently occuring, and they are safe.

zadsavage's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Grief, Abandonment, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

tragedies's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

Reading this felt like watching my favorite romcom film. It's sweet, funny, and incredibly heartwarming. There's so much emotional pining that you just want to pull the characters together and make them kiss as if they were dolls, a lot of hilarious scenes that you can't help but laugh at (I lost it when Chloe tried to save that damn cat; I legitimately couldn't stop cackling, my mom thought I was going crazy), and a ton of achingly vulnerable moments that just make you want to wrap the characters in a warm, cozy blanket and protect them from this cold, cruel world. Though I finished the book a while back, it still lives in my mind rent free, and needless to say, I will not shut up about it for the foreseeable future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness

aprillikestoread's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Medical content

Minor: Emotional abuse

jane_moriarty's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Classism

The male character used to be in an abusive relationship, that’s what most of the content warnings are about