Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

All of Us Villains by C.L. Herman, Amanda Foody

7 reviews

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Abandonment, and Vomit

trin_16's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

I think this book was perfect, like a perfect mix of The Hunger Games and Harry Potter... and might I say this book is even better than BOTH? I just might! While I personally felt it was a little slow getting into it, I understand upon finishing it that that was to build up each characters background so we care about each of them during the tournament. The last 50 pages were real page turners and I'm just happy that the second book is out so I can immediately continue immersing myself in this gripping, bloody, murderous love story. With twists and turns in literally every other page, I'm hopeful I'll love the second book just as much! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Vomit and Abandonment

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Alcoholism, Blood, Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Self harm, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief

marareading's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book is easily now one of my favorites of the year! I am blown away. Hidden Magick, family secrets, so many twists. I absolutely love these characters. Each one has their own secret, and their own path and family issues. Even the secondary characters are so well developed. The scenery and atmosphere are amazing. It is so intense, and gripping. I am sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for book two already! 

There is a curse, and every 20 years seven champions (one from each family) come forward to compete in the tournament. The winner gets to control the high magic until the next tournament. This time is different. Some families will change forever. 

I am HOOKED. This story is dirty, gruesome, treacherous, and you never know what is going to happen. I am going to make it a new mission to make sure people read this book immediately! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: War, Violence, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, and Torture

Minor: Confinement

krystlereine's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Violence, and Death

Moderate: War and Mental illness

Minor: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

klitanightfuryreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

From all the hype I heard about this book I was expecting more, however this is a Tor Teen book - so then from that angle it was a really good book. 

I know it sounds like everyone else but I would die for Alistair Lowe. He is the only character I liked from the very beginning and his last chapter made me feel like I was watching a scene from a badass movie. 

I liked some of the other characters well enough but I felt like a lot of the rhythm of the book was lost jumping from one character to another. One of the things I love about the Hunger Games is that it’s told from one side - which makes the story flow evenly and faster. For this book having multiple characters and multiple points of view really slowed down the story and made it feel like the “battles” were rushed to get to the next part of the book - it was almost like hitting bullet points. 

All in all it was enjoyable and will be waiting to read the second book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence

bi_n_large's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Abandonment