Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Too Late by Colleen Hoover

26 reviews

potaciousjamie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

3.75

I honestly didn't know what to rate this one. I can't even tell if I liked it or not. I can say for sure--100% certainty--without a doubt--I will never reread this book. It was so much. So much. It was dark and insane. I blew through it in 3 days, and I'm a slow reader so I felt that qualified it for more than just 3 stars. It kept my attention. I was turning those pages wanting to know what happens next. Wanting to know how the hell they were gonna get out of this mess. The twisted thing is, we get the antagonist's POV too and it was WILD. He's legitimately a criminal genius, but he uses it to obsess over a woman. Like, I get it. Based on his past, it makes perfect sense for his character, but I kept sitting there in awe of his forethought and attention to detail. It was unbelievably uncomfortable to get his POV a lot of the time, but some of it was genuinely what made the book so much better.
The relationship between Sloan and Carter was so sweet. I loved them. Asa was a train wreck who I was hoping would die from the beginning and by the end I was like, seriously guys, the only way you're getting out of this is if he's 6 feet under ground because he's an actual genius and obsessed with this woman.
It was also really fascinating because Sloan is trapped in this life with Asa, but she's so smart. She keeps her cool, she tells him convincingly what he wants to hear to keep herself safe. I respect what she does for her brother. It genuinely felt like she was trapped with no way out, and she was handling it like a pro, the only way she could.
It's terrifying to know how truly grounded in reality this is, though. People like Asa exist in the world. People worse than him exist. It made me quite a bit more tense reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Abandonment

jtothelook's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

charlotteay's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

_cal_'s review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

emmanuelyn's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

skulls3713's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Colleen always makes the best stories. This book hit home for me with the situation I am currently going through but it was good to see it all work out in the end. I enjoyed this book very much and read in a few days. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

emmahayes99's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

As an overly dramatic, dark, plot book goes, I absolutely loved this and just couldn’t put it down because something absolutely wild was happening every 5 pages 😂😭 I was gripped. Didn’t enjoy the end though 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

lindseybarnett's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

ajanel98's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Great read, I didn’t want to put the book down! I love reading from different character perspectives as I feel it brings more depth to the story. The ending I’d say was expected but I’m not disappointed by it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

kmazzei4's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.25

Dark, twisted story. Graphic violence and psychological/physical assault hard to read at times. Not as good as Verity but a solid read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol