Reviews tagging Bullying

It Ends with Us, by Colleen Hoover

65 reviews

lindsayvale's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, and Rape

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Child death

cdoubet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Classism, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Infertility, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Pregnancy and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying

jupiterlee's review against another edition

I will admit that I put this on my list because I have heard sooo much about it. It seems to be all that anyone could talk about. 

However, it really was not for me and I did not finish it. I think I realised very quickly that it was not a book that I was going to struggle with when Ryle told Lily he wants to fuck her after just meeting her: fuck-boy characters are ones that I just do not get along with. Now, saying this I do not mind smut and I don't mind a character being out there, but instantly I was questioning the intent of the book, and then when Ryle was described as "a person who does bad things", I knew there was going to be things that I did not like. 

I really do think that this book should come with trigger warnings as some of the things do come slightly out of the blue, and some of the things he does is so relevant to some abusive relationships today that it can it range from subtle triggering to major triggers. I agree with book being written to highlight issues and being a medium for people to educate themselves on trauma etc but this is not a book that I feel does that, and I believe that it just uses trauma in a unproductive way. 

if you are going to read this book, I really do suggest having a good read at the triggers before just in case! 
**Domestic Abuse, Physical Abuse, Toxic Relationship, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Relationship with a Minor, Death of a Parent**

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

jfield351's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

This is the second book of the romance genre that I have read and liked, and also loved. It was sad but very good, and written very well. I <3 atlas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Grief, Cursing, Child abuse, Bullying, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Suicide attempt, Rape, and Terminal illness

tinalynsmith123's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Bullying

https_maxineivy's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Cursing

b27hany's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual harassment, Cursing, Death of parent, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Pregnancy, and Injury/injury detail

holliesatchell's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Rape

collyofthewobbles's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.0

 Not the book I thought it was, my bad for reading it. 
Really should come with a trigger warning of abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

bri__'s review

dark emotional informative inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I can say without a doubt that this book holds a special place in my heart. The writing style was simple yet so meaningful. The quotes from this book are phenomenal and I love the characters with my whole heart. It has such an informative context behind it as well, making it even better. Unfortunatelty, I did not cry and I'm not entirely sure why because there were definitely some heavy topics. Do check the trigger warnings.

Spoiler

I love how Colleen Hoover encompassed the entire process of an abusive relationship and how it unfolds. As someone who has not been in one myself, I was still able to go through the emotions and feelings of our main character Lily. I also loved Alyssa and Marshall ontop of the main couple, a little disappointed with the lack of Atlas but I understand the reasoning behind it. I was a little uncomfortable with Atlas being 18 and Lily being 15-16 in the past but I decided to not let that affect my rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol and Self harm

Minor: Infertility and Injury/injury detail