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pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
emmastdlr'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol
katelynmill2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I think this one of the better Colleen Hoover books I’ve read but it didn’t sweep me off my feet the way some of her other books have. It was sad at times, but I didn’t cry (even though I sure wanted to and at times I had a couple tears working their way up). I think the main reason it’s not a 5 star read for me is because it was just kinda.. predictable? I kind of knew a lot of the big “reveals” because of the foreshadowing. For example,
The first third of the book is spent building up Sky’s life and watching her make friends with Breckin and Holder. But once things speed up, Breckin and Six aren’t mentioned again until the last like 40 pages (this is a 406 page book, btw).
There were some problematic things in this book, like how Holder (and Sky) didn’t like crying because it was weak. I know this is realistic and toxic masculinity and all that but I just felt like it was such a useless theme to hold onto throughout the book (especially when both of the main characters went through a lot and really needed to feel their emotions.) It felt like it was used to connect the characters, too. Like Sky would try not to cry and then Holder would be like “it’s ok to be weak in front of me.”
Not to mention how Holder practically demanded she get on birth control and Sky had nothing more to say than “ok, I’ll get on it but you could ask nicely?”
Some people think this book felt far fetched but I didn’t. Things like this happen all the time in real life, as sad as it is to say.
However, I did really love the themes in this book. The idea that three people can experience the same thing and react in completely different ways (and I appreciated how none of the ways were judged.) I also loved how it indirectly talked about having an inner child, and how your experiences don’t define you, the way you react does. I liked how it talked about still finding the courage to smile even after everything you’ve been through and how important it is.
I think it’s hard to read about but I think it a real look on trauma and the many ways someone can handle trauma. It alludes to PTSD and disassociating, even though those two things are never specifically named.
Overall, I really did like this book and I actually do love the main characters, regardless of the fact that it doesn’t seem like I do.
Graphic: Bullying and Suicide
Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
_kayreads_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.25
Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol
hiraeth_'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? Yes
0.25
i honestly don't even want to go into it because it's mostly the usual stuff wrong with her books - problematic display of relationships and mental illnesses, toxic masculinity, token non-straight characters, her trying to be funny but failing, the mc being not like other girls etc. i know it's one of her earlier works but it's honestly scary how she hasn't changed/learned from some things. and can you imagine this being marketed as a young adult novel?? with very triggering sexual content, abuse, suicide etc.?? reading this was a roller coaster of being weirded out, cringing, rolling my eyes and just getting angry. especially the last quarter is just pure trauma porn and i almost dnf'ed it. wtf colleen.
do not recommend. 🙃
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol
a_alves00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
loverbot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, and Violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Alcohol
tairameadowcroft's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual assault and Suicide
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Minor: Mental illness and Death of parent
loveclairee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death, Incest, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
cherice99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent