Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Confess by Colleen Hoover

82 reviews

insideunder's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.0

Colleen Hoover said ACAB. She really does come up with interesting ways to keep love interests apart (but not for too long).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Death, Police brutality, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Rape

kendraprovo's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Addiction, Death, and Domestic abuse

wyattmit09's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

Damn. That’s all I can say after staying up till almost 3:30am to finish this book. 

“I’ll love you forever, even when I can’t.” That statement alone truly encapsulates the emotions and depth of this book. Truly at the height of her abilities, Hoover delivers a passionate and powerful story of Auburn, the girl who loses the love of her life so young, only to be thrown into more strife when her relationship with her son is called into question. And then there’s Owen Gentry, the dashing young artist who can’t seem to outrun his past, and leads a life filled with darkness. 

A chance encounter sparked by a “help wanted” signed on his studio leads to a whirlwind of change neither of them could have seen coming; and changes both of their lives in the most unexpected ways. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual content

krosebooks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book would have been so much better without Trey. Obliviously

he is the villain of the story. But he is such a cheesy villain. Planting evidence, being a bad cop?

the rest of the story is heart wrenching and beautiful but an unrealistic amount of conflict. Good read though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

littlefox1322's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

peapod_'s review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

tish12's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I liked this book it was good. Being an artist I like the concept of the art used in this book, Owen I think has won me over for a book crush. Hahahaha. 

The story itself was good, I felt it picked up just over half way , the first half I kept thinking haven't I just read this, it just felt repeatative.
 Auburn just felt flat to me the whole time through, I understand that she had so much going on but she was a very flat character for me again she didn't show her character until towards the end is when I started liking her. 

Overall it was a good colleen hoover read but placing in the middle of my rankings. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

princessjj14's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Car accident

cosmokristen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

erika4america's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really liked this book. The main character and love interest (Owen) were very cringy to me at first (not a fan of 20 yr old MCs or broody artists that treat their previous girlfriends like dirt and only FMC is the one to change him) but they both redeemed themselves by about the middle of the book. 

I ended up falling in love with Owen after that scene in the shower where he reminds her she’s beautiful. I also loved the bit of them shopping the aisle at Target. It was original and cute and I found myself smiling stupidly to myself while I was reading.

 I absolutely LOVED the inclusion of visuals, especially that painting he drew of Auburn. It was so beautiful. And the idea of confessions is so cute too! I have seen stuff like that before in real life so I felt it was a very believable storyline.

I despised Trey and Lydia, but loved them for the plot. Like loved to hate them! I love when there’s an obvious villain haha

Overall, this was a cute read

with the perfect full circle moment

  and satisfying ending. I probably won’t read it again but I definitely loved it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment