Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

21 reviews

petal_01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Vomit

lily_sutton's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Incest, and Terminal illness

Minor: Homophobia

ravenclaw_percabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Incest, and Terminal illness

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Genocide, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and War

jannetommo's review against another edition

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

2.0

I don’t get it. Did I read a mental health book? A romance? A mystery? I’ve got no clue

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

nicolewithbooks's review

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Homophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Neglectful parents

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

3.75

Pretty good book overall! Was a bit slow at times but the plot was interesting and all of the secrets and drama kept me wanting to know more. The end got a little.bit "after school special" cheezy, but it was still an overall good read with interesting characters and good development. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Outing

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Outing

Minor: Biphobia and Homophobia

rachelquinnx's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death

Minor: Infidelity and Terminal illness

frantically's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Sexual content, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Biphobia, Child death, Death, Incest, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and War

sarahmarie094's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

2.5

This book was a ball and a half of confusion! First of all, the TROPES! Identical twins that are polar opposites, uninvolved parents (for different reasons) who are out of touch with their kids, an adorable baby brother, and a wayward nuisance neighborhood dog that everyone secretly loves. If you can think of a cliche, it’s probably done (at least in passing) in this book. 

I thought the pace of the book was a little too quick, if anything. I feel like Colleen Hoover could’ve easily split this book into at least two and built up some more details and thickened the plot. I really wish there was more resolution around Luck, Mother Victoria’s progress, Sagan and Merit, Honor’s obsession with sick guys, and at least a passing update on lil Moby. 

Still looking for the pull to Colleen Hoover. This is the second book I’ve read by her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Outing

Minor: Homophobia