Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Amor en verso by Colleen Hoover

65 reviews

emmylunaa's review against another edition

• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

martafleite's review against another edition

emotional 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident

steelepath's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

deartaylorwoods's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Finally knocked this off of my TBR list after TEN YEARS. I didn’t expect to enjoy it this much, but I also know if I had read it 10 years ago… I’d have somehow liked it even more.

My biggest gripe was that conveniently RIGHT before everything escalates is the moment Lake recognizes the irresponsibility of their relationship. It’s written as quite a revelation, yet she throws it to the wind almost immediately after the climax.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

renataflick's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Death of parent, and Abandonment

kayladc251987's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

bethanymrjmr23's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

mrs_gale's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.75

Loved this! It made me laugh, it made me cry and I surprisingly enjoyed the poetry too! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer and Death

Minor: Sexual assault and Terminal illness

karifaye's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

whosfernn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

1.75

Reading a book about a student/teacher relationship was not on my itinerary for this year, but here we are. If I wanted to read wattpad, I would go on wattpad. I do not need that kind of low-effort problematic romance when I choose to read an actual book. I think my personal favourite part was when **spoilers** a nine year old boy dressed up as his mother's cancerous lungs for Halloween, and said mother willingly made the costume. If someone hadn't already bought me the rest of the series, I wouldn't touch either of the following books with a ten foot pole, but unfortunately they're on my bedroom floor so I guess I have to read them. The only thing stopping this book from being one star was the fact that it was so damn easy to read. I flew through it, and I hated every second of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual assault, Car accident, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment