Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

33 reviews

lynsea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, and Mental illness

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Abandonment, and Death of parent

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

A book about grief and the ways that we learn that the people we loved aren’t always who we thought they were. A tough read that was slow to start but ended beautifully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, and Terminal illness

laurenw's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Death of parent

mymy_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

nicoleanthony's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, and Abandonment

bbonaguro's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

this book tore my heart to pieces and mostly put it back together. such a good read but neeeeed to be in a good place mentally to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Grief, Mental illness, and Death of parent

a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Abandonment, and Death

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Blood

renlikestoread's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.5

Take a drink every time you read the word “bowls” ;) JK, I do NOT recommend that!! 
The tone of this book is slow, dark, and heavy, so initially I found it hard to get into. This is a book about grief, loss, and isolation, and the author did a great job of conveying those feelings. She also accurately portrays the messiness of Marin’s life following her traumatic experiences, but because of that, the book gets confusing at parts and at other times nothing happens. Overall, the characters and their feelings are well written, but sometimes the story gets lost.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Cancer

jacinderr's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I’m still reeling over this. Understated in its melancholy. Captures the entanglement of sweet summer love and the hollowing of the soul in the wake of grief. The sad gay girls take another win 😔🫡

No But fr Nina are you good ??!!? Get some help 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment, and Death of parent