Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

90 reviews

pikaellie's review

emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

This is the last Colleen Hoover book I'll read. I think this is her best book, but I'm getting tired of her writing style. I loved the plot of this book, and I thought the ending was great, but if I had to read one more sex scene, I was going to puke. The sex in this book just felt unnecessary, because I felt like the story shouldn't have focused so much on

Spoiler

Ledger and Kenna's relationship. I liked that they got together in the end, but every freaking time there was a serious moment between them, like Kenna telling her story, it ended in sex. Seriously, if I had just poured my emotions out the way that Kenna did, the last thing on my mind would be having sex. Also, again, Kenna had just poured her emotions out, then she and Ledger had sex, and then all Ledger could think about was the cleavage that her shirt showed. It made me want to vomit.

I just felt like this book would be a lot better if the focus was less on the romance, and more on Kenna and her daughter, or even Kenna having friendships with other people. Other than that, the plot of the book was honestly very good, and I teared up towards the end.
Like I said, this is the last book I'll be reading by Colleen Hoover. Too much forced sex, not enough time on the plot of the book that is actually very good. I don't want to be distracted by gagging about the sex scenes that felt forced, and the disgusting thoughts that the men always have in CoHo's books. (Seriously, November 9 had the same problem with just the perverted thoughts that Ben had about Fallon. Gross.)
Read this book if you are okay with random sex scenes in the middle of the interesting plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Cursing

lindseycmoore's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I really loved this book. This is my first Colleen Hoover book, and it kept me in tears the entire book. This wasnt a book with twists and turns that kept you on your toes, but it felt like I was rooting for Kenna the entire and hoping that she was given a chance. The situation at times felt so impossible and I grieved with Kenna and Ledger, and for everyone trying to do what they thought was best. 

😡 I will say that at times I really did not care for Grace and Patricks decisions, becaus they where putting themselves and their feelings above what was best for Diem and everyone else. There was no good reason to completely cut Kenna out of Diem's life other than to intentionally hurt her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Suicide attempt

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

booklover01's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Death, and Suicide attempt

adrialucilfer's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Car accident, Blood, Alcohol, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Death, Cursing, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

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

vickysbooks's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

Spoiler

Loved it. 

Kenna was a character I didn’t understand at first but then it all made sense. 

Ledger was a book boyfriend I didn’t realise I needed. He is different to the other book boyfriends - he’s thoughtful, kind, but also has his darkness. 

Scotty - no words. 

What I liked:
- characters of Kenna and Ledger in particular 
- the letters throughout the book
- the ending and introduction of Diem
- the jungle gym
- Lady Diana
- Ivy the cat
- lack of miscommunication trope which so could have been in there easily

What I disliked:
- not a whole lot!
- not a lot of Roman, I liked his character and wish we’d seen more
- calling the baby Scotty… felt this was a bit cliche but I understood why it was done

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

emmi_louise's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I skipped a couple of chapters due to the explicit sexual content, but overall this book genuinely made me feel the deep pain which Kenna felt and I definitely teared up at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

juliamb's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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