Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

24 reviews

lilawsahar's review

emotional lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

It’s an easy book to read. There is little discomfort which is surprising since the topic is really heavy. I think that the book took the easy route: there was immediate forgiveness after reading the letter that Kenna wrote, Ledger fell in love with her, Diem had interest in getting to know her mom, none of the towns folk found out about Kenna before Diems grandparents, etc. The only hiccups were Kenna getting a restraint of order against her and the grandparents still being mad (which any parent would be). Most situations would not have worked out this nicely. It felt like each character went to years of therapy to get to the place where they all ended up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol

mags88's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Mental illness, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Drug use

alyssaa04's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Grief, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma

Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Vomit

crystal83087's review

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Confinement, Car accident, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Blood

pacsamxo's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Death, Car accident, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

fedekanejbrainrot's review

emotional 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

3.5

after this one, i can definitely say I'm done with Colleen Hoover. I've read 4 of her considered best books, and I didn't particularity like either of them. the thing about her is that I LOVE the concept of her books. the execution? heh. not really. I also have issues with her writing: 1/4 of it is very beautiful and I like it a lot, it feels nearly poetical, and the other 3/4 is just so mediocre to me, even bad. I definitely think she's way overhyped, but I mean, tastes are tastes.
moving on this book in particular, as I said, I loved the concept behind it, and I highlighted many quotes, but I ended up finding it very mediocre. I think the romance is what ruined it all: it felt very nonsense and ruined most of the emotional scenes. it definitely took way too much in the novel than what I would've preferred. the characters were fine, while I do wish we dive more into kenna. it was mostly plotless and I found it slow and repetitive over time. at the end, I'm sad to say I didn't enjoy this as much as I hoped to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Misogyny and Murder

cassmills's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Car accident

Moderate: Grief and Confinement

peachani's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Car accident, Confinement, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Dysphoria, and Pregnancy

sydneys_bookshelf's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.25

okay genuinely was scared going into this book because i have felt so-so about the other CoHo books i’ve read. this one was so hyped up and if it didn’t land for me, i wasn’t going to pick up another one of her works.
I AM SURE GLAD I WAS WRONG! kenna and diem and ledger and scotty all made me cry in this book. everyone stfu about ben and fallon or tate and miles being the best CoHo couple. ITS KENNA AND LEDGER! this is my favorite from her, by far.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Pregnancy, Confinement, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

Minor: Drug use and Suicide attempt