mountainmamaapx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Suicide and Pedophilia
art3m1sxx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
There are time jumps that could seem annoying to most, but in my opinion I found it helped the story. I had an inkling about a few things, but was still surprised at all of the twists!
I’m giving it a 4/5 as in my opinion, there should definitely be trigger warnings in the beginning of the book — but overall I really enjoyed it!!!
Graphic: Sexual content, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Suicide, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Incest
Moderate: Bullying
llamamama08's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Suicide, and Pedophilia
bookowl88's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
First: It is excruciatingly slow. In the beginning we meet Sky, a homeschooled teenage girl who sneaks boys into her room at night to make out with them but doesn’t feel a thing.
Second: The male love interest is a secretive moody guy who randomly has rage attacks and treats Hope like crap and she never questions him. It’s maddening to watch a female character just go along with a guy she doesn’t know very well and completely not questions his moods or how he treats her in them.
Third: The dialogue is very childish sometimes and wayyy to cheesy to be believable.
Spoiler
Fourth: What this book really end up being about is childhood sexual trauma and the entire way it’s handled is very frustrating. Basically if you find yourself a moody, angsty hot teenage boy who will have sex with you the moment you find out something traumatic you will get through anything life throws you. You don’t need mental health counselors or professional help, just get a horny teenage boy and whoops there goes all that trauma.I really love Colleen Hoover and I’m sad that I couldn’t like this one. But it really was just unbelievable and I just couldn’t like this book for the fourth reason alone.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual content, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Grief
amberlinanderson's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Suicide, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Cursing
Minor: Car accident
shelbybowers20's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Suicide
Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping
Minor: Incest and Rape
karifaye's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence
laurendavies443's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
However, there are some trigger warnings but they knowing them spoils the twists.
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Death, and Incest
fink1129's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Rape, Suicide, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia
ugh_meg's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Pedophilia