Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

She's Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard

30 reviews

aytac's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child death, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, Violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

s4ily's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

bradley's review

slow-paced

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

Not saying anything cause I have literally nothing nice to say about this book. Nothing is earned and setups lead nowhere. EASILY the worst book I have read in YEARS. Shame on you for comparing this disaster to The Picture of Dorian Gray. bad book boooo 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Mass/school shootings

kat_reads_sometimes's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Murder

Minor: Car accident and Classism

gellyreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I kept thinking “how is this a thriller?” And then it happened. Oooof. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, Death, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Blood

willow_tree's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Stalking, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Murder

kimschouwenaar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

for real, you’re going to leave us with an open ending to a stand-alone???

now, for the review, there are elements I liked and disliked. the main aspect I despised is the insta-love. a large part of the story takes place in the first ten days after the narrators meet, and they’re talking about love like ten seconds after they’ve met. not my kinda vibe.

however, this book will keep you in a chokehold. you know there will be betrayal, it’s evident in each chapter, but who, when, why, how? some plot twists you’ll see coming, others will leave you questioning your deduction-abilities. 

overall, an enjoyable read that was clearly influenced by the picture of dorian gray, but veers off in an exciting, unexpected direction for readers of the original. excited to start my thesis on this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Child death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Murder and Suicidal thoughts

with the content warning, I’m never sure whether to classify them as extreme, moderate, or minor. although most are moderate, as it is still a ya novel, I did classify them as graphic as J can easily see someone be triggered by them. proceed with caution.

esme_t's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Suicidal thoughts

books_of_calypso's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

ghostlyprince's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Classism, Murder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Child death

Moderate: Confinement and Medical content

Minor: Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Car accident