haleygreenmiley's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Torture, and Emotional abuse
darkclouds'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? It's complicated
1.0
Unless I'm a genius, then this book was up to it's eyeballs in it. I think we can safely establish that I'm not a genius. Was I played like a fool? Yes. When it came to giving into the hype for this book.
A common mistake I seem to repeatedly encounter, is giving the benefit of the doubt. You know the term 'disappointed, but not surprised'? I admit I'm always a little surprised. Notably when it comes to Hoover's works. Some. Not all, I should mention. Some are just plain disastrous and there's no amount of divine intervention that could save those.
Verity. Verity. Verity.
It's a romance. Let's get that straight. A truly messed up one, yes, but a romance nonetheless. If you hate the miscommunication trope - ABORT MISSION. Don't give yourself to the soul sucking drainage you experience from reading this story.
If Lowen made you wish to gauge out your own eyes, please say aye. Irritable is not the term I'd use, but the author tried to gaslight us into believing she's a victim. She'll know when she's doing something wrong, or what would be most shameful... but she'll do it later anyway and act all Hail Mary. She was a ghost of a reminder of Layken from Slammed. Which made me want to slam my head against the door.
There was potential. As I kept reading I told myself this could be redeemed. End it right, prove me wrong. Tell me I'm over thinking things. For a brief moment, I appreciated the twist we get slapped with. We have bits of creepy thrills. This could get better.
Reader, don't do it. Don't give yourself false hope. That's all I can say.
Final words?
Stupid. Absolutely doggone ridiculous.
TRIGGER WARNINGS TAGGED.
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Torture, and Abortion
clairehreads22's review
- 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
Spoiler
For the Team Letter people out there, how could you think Verity didn’t do kill her daughter? Like she admitted to attempting to kill her daughter in the womb!! And she only wrote the letter when Lowen read the manuscript.
I don’t personally like Jeremy and Lowen together. I guess Jeremy likes crazy girls. Lol. Jeremy doesn’t seem fully trustworthy either tho … he did immediately try to kill Verity when he read the manuscript.
Colleen Hoover could somehow convince me that Verity killed her daughter and Jeremy tried to kill her. Therefore meaning parts of letter and manuscript are real. For Lowen’s sake, I hope not.
Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Child death, Torture, Vomit, Child abuse, and Car accident
Moderate: Alcoholism and Grief
theqwerty's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Vomit, Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Death, and Gaslighting
carol_c26's review
- 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
1.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Child death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Torture, Abortion, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, and Self harm
baileypppp's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/injury detail, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Car accident, Child death, Mental illness, Murder, and Pregnancy
mariasilva'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
1.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Self harm, Torture, Terminal illness, Violence, Miscarriage, Car accident, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Child abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Pregnancy
savleigh3's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Child abuse, and Pregnancy
izzydodd's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Pregnancy and Injury/injury detail
Minor: Car accident, Abortion, and Death of parent
dlchapman's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Car accident, Child death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Pregnancy, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Grief, and Emotional abuse