mrs_smith_19's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Spoiler
about half way through this book I wanted to DNF as I was not comfortable reading about the emotional and later physical abuse within the story. Curiosity though compelled me to keep reading.By the time I got to ending I wanted a happy ending for Layla but I disliked Leeds so much that it ruined the story
Overall I liked the concept but I couldn't rate it higher than 3⭐️
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder
Minor: Gun violence
tanvi45's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
bluelover1600's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence
colleencanthoover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
anniehendricks'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
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Torture, Eating disorder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Murder, Medical trauma, Death, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
bluebearywitchy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
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The story starts in current time with Leeds conversing with another man who's there to help him find answers as Leeds recounts the past months while his girlfriend Layla is held hostage upstairs.
Leeds struck me as someone who got obsessive quickly because Layla wasn't "like the other girls" and he needed something exciting in his life, so it didn't surprise me how he started to act after Layla was shot and Willow the ghost gave him those feelings again.
The entire time I kept thinking, Layla is the only true victim here, and the plot twist had me shook. Does it excuse all the abuse, torture, gaslighting, and other fucked up shit that was done? No, but it really puts the entire story in a new perspective. I've hated every CoHo book thus far, so I had low expectations for this, but this would be a book I'd read again now that I know the outcome.
Graphic: Kidnapping and Emotional abuse
Minor: Sexual content
filipa_maia's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.0
I had so many expectations for this book. Supernatural is one of my favorite genres and I had high hopes for the combination of two things that I love: books written by Colleen Hoover and dark and twisted themes. I was expecting something like Verity, but this book did not delivered that.
I had a really hard time to relate to the characters, none of them was likeable... the entire scenario was really weird. The entire story sounded like an episode from Ghost Whisperer (and not a particularly good one).
If the book did not made me cry, is not a Colleen novel!
P.S.: Obviously, I will still support Colleen, keep buying every single book and keep "hating her" for making me cry every single time...
Graphic: Confinement, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Murder
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
olivia119's review against another edition
- 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: Body shaming, Death, Abandonment, Torture, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Eating disorder
aliciachauhan_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, and Medical trauma
baileykmaier's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder