Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Layla by Colleen Hoover

137 reviews

mj_86's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gun violence

Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexual content

syd11's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

p1nklaydie's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Cursing, Kidnapping, Violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Stalking, Eating disorder, and Suicide attempt

bertrandlm's review

emotional mysterious 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: Gun violence, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

vanessagrausam's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Gun violence

brittneydye19's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Honestly a weird read. Definitely not what I was expecting. It was okay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Gun violence, Death, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual content and Infidelity

elizabeth_anne's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

4.0

I enjoyed the two timelines from the interview to the main storyline. I liked that the story was told from the male main character’s perspective. This book would make for a good October read 👻

Spoiler

I did not enjoy the middle of the book when we believed Leeds was cheating on Layla. However I think having a problem in the book that the reader does not like is what makes the book good. Glad everything was resolved in the end. I also didn’t believe Layla was going to survive at the end. Colleen Hoover had me hooked until the very end.

 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

gmbooks11_'s review

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

kingangie's review

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide attempt

emilyhooie22's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

I'll admit I didn't read the book description all the way through, but honestly it made this book so much better. I loved surprising myself by accidentally picking a paranormal supernatural book. 

My heart broke when Leeds and Layla were in the thick of it. I think Colleen picked the best one to tell the story. I rarely read from a Male POV's insights so it was interesting. From the romantic scenes to how he described panic and fear — wow. 

📌 I honestly felt seen with how Colleen Hoover explained how anxiety feels: "I asked her what the anxiety felt like. She said, it's like a shiver running through my blood. Up until that point, I had always assumed anxiety was just a heightened sense of worry. But she explained it as an actual physical feeling running through her body like tiny waves of electric shock."

I had a hard time getting into this book, but once I had to know what happened, I couldn't stop reading. In the end, when I wanted desperately to cover my eyes — but this wasn't a movie or show so I had to keep reading — I pushed forward because I had to know how it all turned out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, and Gun violence