brandie_abbie19's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Medical content, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Drug use and Violence
y3llow_umbr3lla's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Death, Alcohol, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Cursing
Minor: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infertility
alyssaa04's review
- 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
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
juliamb's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Violence
gabriella_'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? Yes
1.75
Naming background characters and identifying their race won’t give you diversity points, especially not when you just use them as plot devices to fuel the protagonist thinking he’s a “good person” and “decent human” solely for being around POC. Reducing them to just characters who make your white cast look better isn’t diversity, it’s optics
Having a character with alcohol-related PTSD say she wants to “order alcohol specifically to walk away from it” out of a sense of control, and to have an alcoholic character respect that decision is tone-deaf. It accessorizes addiction and trauma, making mental illness an aesthetic that is pick-me at best and inherently exploitative at worst.
The fact that this book is her “least problematic” and the male lead is just cardboard but
Spoiler
he kisses her without consent when he first meets herThere were only two quotes that felt like it had heart in the entire book and one is an OOC tiktok sound that feels jarring in context considering how insignificant the mourning felt throughout the book until it was narratively relevant to talk about it.
And despite how problematic it is - the race baiting, male savior complex, turning addiction into an aesthetic - its worst crime is it’s just plain boring.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Grief, Body horror, Murder, Violence, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction
kat1105's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Death
rose_1191's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Blood, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Violence
alleycatbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
While I wasn't in love with Reminders of Him, the novel is well thought out and offers a cohesive storyline. The characters have depth and the story moves at a fast pace.
This book has an audience- it might be you... There are plenty of readers that will relate to aspects of the story. Check out the synopsis. 💗 If you don't relate to this book, but like Psychological Romance novels, check out other books by Colleen Hoover.
My favorite Colleen Hoover book is Heart Bones; I really enjoyed Layla, and Verity is a CoHo cult classic. 😍
Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Minor: Sexual content and Violence
rachelizx's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Minor: Pregnancy, Cursing, Vomit, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
amberlinanderson's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Death, and Car accident
Minor: Vomit, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders