Reviews with content warning for Cancer - Slammed

Colleen Hoover books should be banned from YA sections. I guess adults can read this shit if they want but this is sooooo much worse than Twilight ever was. At least that had an element of fantasy that pushes it away from reality. This is so toxic we were screaming for characters to stop doing literally everything they did. Horrible, groomer enabling parent. Groomer teacher. I would let my teenage children read almost anything before any of the CoHo books I’ve read. It’s a crime that this book is allowed to be categorize as a YA novel with such a toxic summary and yet not specify the awful what the “plot twist” is (it’s a high schooler getting romantically involved with their teacher.) CoHo takes toxic pornhub categories and makes them into toxic romantic novels peddled to teenagers. My real rating of this is a stone cold zero. There’s nothing redeemable here. And I’m not a pearl clutcher. My favorite book is Maeve Fly. Also, not gonna tag this as having spoilers on principle. People should know the unethical twist.

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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stitchbooks22's review against another edition

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emotional fast-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

3.0

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mountainstobeach's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

A well-written youth romance with all of the angst and emotion one would expect. As I’ve grown used to with Colleen Hoover books, there is also a hard aspect not always discussed in YA novels. There are a few points that are hard to comprehend-such as not knowing what your date does for work/during the day which sets the tone for the entire book.

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strapmatey's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

almost dnf'ed it

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mrsigl's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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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hgreen112's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
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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emmylunaa's review against another edition

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Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

0.5

This book might be the worst Colleen Hoover book I’ve ever read. I thought the book would be about slam poetry but it is actually Ezria fan fiction in disguise. The book is about how a teacher grooms his student but Hoover writes this like a romance. The reader is meant to root for the creepy teacher. Horrific, disgusting, triggering

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