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alice593'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
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
dwdillydally's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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Finished my first Colleen Hoover book! I wasn't sure that I'd like her flavors (dark modern romance, dysfunctional characters), so I started with a title recommended for teens / young adults. When I say "for teens", this is NOT for tweens / preteens. Here are screenshots of the content warnings I tagged, and I'm happy to elaborate on any of them, if you ask.
Depsite alllllll the CWs listed, I do recommend this to the right teen or to us, non-trendy-readers who are Hoover-curious. If it's too much for you, then you probably won't enjoy Hoover's adult books
There were so many scenes where I was telling the 17yo main character, "Oh no honey, don't do that. Oh nnnnoo!" 🫣 But overall, this book is about family trauma and mental health - vital to talk about. It's meant to be f_<ed up. How bad can the main character's day-to-day life get before she turns a corner and starts unraveling the mess around her? For me, it was rough to read from the start through the middle, then I slowly came around, and by the end, I was rooting for the main character.
Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing, and Abandonment
daydaybookbay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, Incest, Car accident, and Outing
Minor: Child death and Death
nicolewithbooks's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Homophobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, and Terminal illness
Neglectful parentsmissrosymaplemoth's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Outing
Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Alcohol
frantically's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Sexual content, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Biphobia, Child death, Death, Incest, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and War
mypatronusisajedi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Outing, and Sexual harassment