Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

9 reviews

merithefish's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

(Spoiler but ur not missing much)


He threw a chair at her… cause she said she missed him. He threw a chair at her… cause he’s a  man baby. He threw a chair at her… cause he had a baby with his stepsister. He. Threw. A. Chair. At. Her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Grief, Child death, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Incest, and Emotional abuse

thelibraryofanolive's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

really good book i just think it got kind of repetitive and colleen hoover makes me want to rip my eyes out

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Cursing, Child death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Incest, Sexual violence, Blood, Cancer, Sexism, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Violence

lilimday's review

emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

abbyreadsbigbooks123's review

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Child death, and Gaslighting

april_yeet25's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Domestic abuse and Alcohol

molly_rose's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Child death, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

arib24's review

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

emielregisyall's review

dark medium-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

roseamillerg's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

 I don’t really understand why this book is so popular.. also Tate is so boring, I feel like she didn’t have a personality. 
This book had some cute moments, but the « emotional » parts didn’t were not written very well in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Death, Grief, Incest, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse