pippamillerxoxo_'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
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Sexual violence, Murder, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Gaslighting
sldibened's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Stalking, Rape, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Murder, Abandonment, Abortion, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Addiction, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt
ksamaine95's review against another edition
Graphic: Gun violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Violence
ecravens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Abandonment, Addiction, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Vomit
esymmes's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Stalking, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Sexual content
mchaw's review against another edition
- 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
This book isn’t like any other CoHo books. READ YOUR TRIGGER WARNINGS!!! I finished it in 24 hours and loved every minute of it! A unique story, for me at least. Sloan is strong and brave and will do anything to protect those she loves, even if it means shes treating like shit by a psycho narcissist.
Graphic: Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness
aflowers93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Mental illness, and Rape
angeliquescollection's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Asa is such an asshole. But we all knew that. Sloan put up with too much, she never caught a break. And Luke just got wrapped up in all the mess 🤦🏽♀️ and Ryan was the silent hero imo.
Idk, I don’t know what to say really lmao. This book had so many twist and turns. And I was intrigued but it took me soooo long to finish. Also I just wasn’t moved to pick the book up and keep reading most of the time. Without spoiling, I’d say it exceeded expectations but it wasn’t something I was dying to finish reading. I mean there were parts that had me gasping aloud, all the plot twists but I wasn’t really connecting with the characters all that much.
I loved the classroom interactions and the sneaking around but it didn’t make me excited to see what happens next you know. Idk, so far I’ve never read a book that made me not want to put it down so.
Some stuff got repetitive, the random sentences got annoying, Asa’s actions just kept getting irritating and it just felt very dragged out.
The ending prologue and double epilogue was insane. I never expected a epilogue to be so action packed but I feel like it could have been just part of the story. It felt like Hoover wanted to fit as many “scary” close called interactions in the story and it made it feel too long. But I like that it didn’t end in the cheesy marriage with a house and kids like romance books tend to do.
<SPOILER> Naming the baby Dalton was really really cute. And Luke throwing out the paternity test was cute.</SPOILER>
All in all, I’m going to rate this a 3/5 stars for not. But ima sleep on it and see if it changes.
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Cursing, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Bullying
Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Vomit