Reviews tagging 'Death'

Jamais Plus by Colleen Hoover, Pauline Vidal

379 reviews

jennafrizz's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

this book was SO surprising. def one of the better colleen hoover books ive read. ive seen a lot of negative things about it but aside from that i went in completely blind in terms of the storyline and characters and was pleasantly surprised. the characters backstory felt real, and the journey through lily's past through her diary entries was a great way to write it. yeah the writing is a bit juvenile, but colleen hoover clearly writes for a mass audience and her stories are really accessible and easy to digest for people who dont read much, which i think is a good thing. ive never experienced domestic violence before so reading this was really eye opening. i found it to be gripping from the beginning and was completely invested in it. definitely give it a read - if you're someone who is a seasoned reader and appreciates more complex writing and stories this wont be for you, but if that doesnt bother you then its worth it all the way. 

 

one negative review i read talked about how hoover was glorifying DV bc it was marketed as a love triangle and bc of quotes like 'no ones a bad person sometimes we just do bad things'. idk how it was marketed so if it was shown to be a love triangle thats def questionable, but this book is written from the perspective of someone being abused by their partner. i felt that it seemed to be a very real depiction of the kinds of thoughts someone might have. just like lily said, when youre looking from the outside in its so easy to think that youd just walk away without a seconds thought but its so hard to cut off someone you love. i can imagine there would be parts of you that would want to give them the benefit of the doubt. im not sure what colleens intention was when writing it but shes not an idiot, i dont think she would be glorifying an abusive relationship. especially considering lily does end up leaving ryle. i feel like its an uncomfortable but likely real depiction of what causes people who stay in abusive relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicide

nmb005's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

almendraa's review against another edition

tense 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, and Pregnancy

A waste of time.

mangofraiche'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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

heartzmyah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

razzledazzlez's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Mental illness, Death, Medical content, and Sexual assault

f3ralkpopfan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

Colleen Hoover-It ends with us (suom. Sirpa Parviainen) 

3.5⭐

Finished at 22:12 on 26th of november

This book made me cry, laugh, cringe, disgusted and sometimes all of it. Especially the end, the end made me feel empty. 

It deserves 3.5 stars, the writing was okay, cover is just text and bland, spicy scenes were written very well and traumatic scenes were written well too.

I think the cover is a refence for the 2nd time Ryle assaults Lily, when he drops the flower pot and they stare at it. 

This book got me out of the reading slump that I was in for months at a time!

I wish Atlas would've had a bigger role in the book but I understand that by putting him as a side character made him feel like a better choice for Lily. 

I enjoyed reading this and I feel like I could not have made a better choice on ending this! I will probably not read the series because I bought the book before knowing what Colleen had done (which was also the reason I put this down so many times).

And I also don't have any motivation to read her books anymore after learning the stuff she had done! 

My first book review!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

krod97's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Self harm, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Abandonment, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape

clareasday's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Blood, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Grief, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

erinn93's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Suicidal thoughts