Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

5 reviews

jriverlyn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This story was a difficult reading experience for me. Trigger warnings on every single page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Drug use, Alcoholism, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Rape, and Incest

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Ooh this one was twisty, and I was very here for all the drama. I liked the depiction of the hoarding issues, which felt like it was more sympathetic than it usually is portrayed in media.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Abandonment, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Cancer, Sexual assault, Abortion, Rape, Terminal illness, and Grief

kodi_rae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.0

An engaging and sad tale about the complexities of trauma and how it shows up within family dynamics. While I personally found the “reveal” to be a bit questionable and slightly unsatisfying, I was still throughly intrigued with each character and what would happen with them next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, and Infidelity

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Body shaming, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, Incest, and Rape

gemin1reader's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was much more of a family saga than a mystery, even though there’s a mystery at its core. It left me feeling very moved, a really touching tale about family and trauma and coping (or not coping, as the case may be). 

Lisa Jewell is easily one of my favourite authors, she just creates such incredibly vivid characters that always feel flawed and therefore realistic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, Child death, Terminal illness, Cancer, Abandonment, and Mental illness

leianajade's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Abandonment, Infidelity, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy