Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

14 reviews

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Vomit

mandi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Abandonment, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

ps5517's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I found the depth and complexity of the relationships in this story to be astounding and so different from my personal experience that they sucked me in with fascination. I appreciated the community that quietly knit itself around Victoria, often in spite of her best efforts. Watching Victoria grow and learn that she had the ability to change and heal from her trauma was beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, and Pregnancy

bek67's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.25

I didn't know what to expect but I was hopeful as I love flowers and gardening. And I learned something new-In Victorian culture, flowers were used to convey specific messages to encourage or dissuade the sender. Beyond knowing red rose means love, I did not realize tulips mean passion. So I was very drawn to the idea of this book. It does deal with some childhood trauma and how the main character deals with her current life based on problems of her past. I did get annoyed at her (Victoria) as she made some pretty ridiculous decisions but I stuck with it by reminding myself of what she endured as a child and she was still pretty much a child (18-19 years old). Ultimately this book is about forgiveness and second chances. I really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Abandonment

kaelizaco's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

sls0369's review against another edition

I failed to read the content warnings and couldn't read the child abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, and Forced institutionalization

allisonw92's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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: Grief and Abandonment

kellydothart's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

ladygoodgreen's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

tetedump's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Child abuse