Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Ugly Love, by Colleen Hoover

33 reviews

cloudylueur's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Child death, Mental illness, and Sexual content

avie_j's review against another edition

emotional 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

0.25

For all the "I can change him" girlies. No you can't, this isn't realistic. You deserve better.

Tate was a complete and utter door-mat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Incest, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Child death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

bookishaddictions's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The only word to describe Ugly Love is captivating. I waited more than five months for my turn to borrow a digital copy via @libby.app and I completely understand now why the wait list was so long. Following along with Tate and Miles no-strings-attached relationship is steamy and fun, but as we know, no-strings relationships always have invisible threads that tug at the hearts of those involved. I loved reading about Tate and Miles’ time together, but the history is devastating. Although I won’t say much too avoid spoilers, I also love the reoccurring symbolism of fluidity; just as water changes, so do we as people. Ugly Love is a story of love, growth, and heartbreak. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Child death, and Alcohol

umarshahzad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Spoiler

Ugly Love has got to be one of my fave reads by CoHo. It depicts the themes of PTSD, trauma, and emotional detachment really well. We follow the story fo two characters, Miles and Tate. Tate is a free reign girl that wants to start a fresh life, whilst Miles is an introvert that is very cordoned off from the beginning. Throughout the book, wee the development of both characters and how their lives part and collide with each other. We also get to find out why Miles is always very shy and not as energetic as Tate, and how him and his then wife Rachel had lost their baby in a car crash in water. It shows us the impact of memories and the guilt that Miles had to go through to believe that it was his fault whilst it was the opposite. We also see their personalities going in the reverse direcation to each other. For example, Tate at the start is a very eager girl and when she meets Miles, she feels like her life is going smooth, until we find out that Miles has a lot of trauma behind his past. Furthermore, we see Miles going in to opposite direction. He starts off as being very private and not meddling with anyone else's lives if they don't meddle with his, until he meets Tate and opens up to her about his guilt and his horrific past. We also see Rachel, who was Miles's ex, POV which I felt like was needed in this type of story, and how Miles was very developed and happy during his time with Clayton, their son. It also shows how impactful some post-trauma can be and how Miles blamed himself for the whole accident until he met with Rachel and she consoled him. Ugly Love deals with neglect and shows how even though there are some parts that are bad, it is the happy moments in the book and the lives of Tate and Miles that make up for the ugly love

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Torture, Alcohol, Death, Injury/injury detail, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

gabibi4's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child death and Car accident

Minor: Grief

kcallens's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

Depressing, unlikeable characters, unbelievable plot line. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Car accident, Child death, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Sexual content

lilymaeee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I laughed, cried and smiled at this book. This is my first Colleen Hoover read but definitely won’t be my last! I love this book. It was so raw and genuine. Never felt so many emotions while reading this book. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

froggybex's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

ok i HATED the first half. ironically started getting into the story halfway through (u know when u watch a bad tv show just bc it’s bad *cough* r*v*rdale). the end made me cry but i think i just got too invested in the characters. 

like a great idea, poor execution. 

also oh no stepbro. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Cancer

Minor: Abortion

jennsliterature's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child death, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

missyreadz's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Car accident, Grief, and Toxic relationship