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Slammed by Colleen Hoover

71 reviews

ashlynmanley's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

I’m just confused as to why I just read that. Here’s what ruined the whole book for me:

The time span in which they fell. If they had been seeing each other over all of summer then I think I may have enjoyed this. But the fact that they were together for three days and then all of a sudden act like their life is gonna end when they can’t be together. It was just poorly done.
Sure there were snippets that I found enjoyable. The final scene with the two of them at the club for poetry was down beautifully. I loved that part.
Now Will attacking someone out of jealousy? Them falling in love in three days? The pointless outrages displayed by Layken?

All of those things made the book like a joke in my head. I didn’t want to finish it but I also hate not finishing what I started so I felt like I needed to. Overall I just truly didn’t understand their feelings. It was simply too unrealistic and I think thats what made it so unenjoyable for me.

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emmylunaa's review against another edition

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Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

0.5

This book might be the worst Colleen Hoover book I’ve ever read. I thought the book would be about slam poetry but it is actually Ezria fan fiction in disguise. The book is about how a teacher grooms his student but Hoover writes this like a romance. The reader is meant to root for the creepy teacher. Horrific, disgusting, triggering

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martafleite's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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steelepath's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-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

4.5

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deartaylorwoods's review against another edition

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emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Finally knocked this off of my TBR list after TEN YEARS. I didn’t expect to enjoy it this much, but I also know if I had read it 10 years ago… I’d have somehow liked it even more.

My biggest gripe was that conveniently RIGHT before everything escalates is the moment Lake recognizes the irresponsibility of their relationship. It’s written as quite a revelation, yet she throws it to the wind almost immediately after the climax.

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