Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

3 reviews

sassyykassie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Suicide, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Confinement

Minor: Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Violence, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

vivikasweiven's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Confinement, Addiction, Violence, Child death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Dysphoria, Grief, Medical content, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

seeker24's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

Like most of Moriarty’s books it takes you on an unexpected and thrilling read. I appreciated the callbacks to the beginning of the book towards the end in small and subtle ways. I wish I had a little more context in the ending and fully wrapping up everyone’s stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, and Child death