Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

47 reviews

idonttcareeeee's review

adventurous informative slow-paced

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

1.75

first half of the book was absolute ass. second half...was barely tolerable. do not recommend. had some fun times toward the end, but still not fun enough to even think about without cringing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Gore, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

kshertz's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

Wow this was such a great book!! It really is like the Mummy movie. The romance is very PG but you root for them. There’s a lot of surprise twists and they made me gasp out loud.  Especially at the end when I realized it’s a series and the next book is not out for a while 😒. I would like to read the next book in the series so that’s how you know it’s worth the read! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Abandonment, Gore, Murder, Confinement, Death, and Gaslighting

libwel's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-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: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Death, Colonisation, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

zarhara's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Grief, Colonisation, Death of parent, Classism, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

bree_h_reads's review against another edition

DNF 27%

I think this book has a lot of potential, but it just didn’t click with me.

I really liked the characters and their dynamics. I loved Inez’s internal monologue and how she thought of things. She was clearly intelligent and clever and strong-willed, but also had blind spots and her stubbornness could get her into trouble. The writing style was wonderful and I loved all the descriptions. I loved the vibes, especially how much it felt like The Mummy.

It just didn’t feel like anything was happening. It took until 27% into the book for actual plot to kick off and I don’t think that’s pacing that appeals to me at the moment. I might try the book again later, but waiting that long for the plot to pickup is a bit of a turn away for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Grief

Minor: Racism

chloewakham's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.0

The most jaw-dropping epilogue I’ve ever read - I need book #2 right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content, Blood, and Racism

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Classism, Death, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, Sexism, Colonisation, War, and Blood

alisonvh's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? No

5.0

This book is so much fun! Action! Adventure! Romance! Betrayal! An evil Tio Ricardo (or is he…?) It has everything I could ever want in a book! I can’t wait to read the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Death, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

rubyredders's review

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment

kbowles24's review

adventurous mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Abandonment, Colonisation, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Racism, War, Murder, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Violence