Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Confess by Colleen Hoover

35 reviews

booooooook_person's review

1.5

This was the first collen hoover book I ever read and I hope it will be the last. The only reason I actually finished this is because I was buddy reading it with a friends and she needed to finish this book to reach er yearly reading goal. I hated all the characters and it was so incredibly boring that I sometimes chose to do absolutely nothing over trying to finish this book. I wish the book hadn’t added actual photos of Owen’s art, because then I could’ve at least imagined that he was a good artist. I thought the sex scenes would’ve at least been kinda decently written, since collen hoover is known to have a lot of sex in her books, but even the scenes where both characters gave consent, it seemed like I was reading a non consensual sex scene. I hated this book deeply and it showed me how little i could care about a story.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death, and Car accident

a101's review

dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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

2.5

This is only 1 of 3 Colleen Hoover books that I have read and I can say for sure it's not worth reading. 

The overall premise of the book seems great at the start, but slowly turns into a predictable plot, alongside a story of a forced romance turned abusive. The characters are not likeable in the slightest and I had to force myself to continue reading this book with how boring and predictable the plot was. If you are a fan of Colleen Hoover or not, this is a book from her that you can skip out on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Drug use, Medical content, Cursing, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

maddison20's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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: Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Car accident, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Child death, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Addiction, Death of parent, Blood, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Child death

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Addiction, Blood, Cancer, and Chronic illness

allio_dem's review

emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Drug abuse

zafiro_o's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Wow, this is the first Colleen Hoover book that I actually kind of really liked. The first is "It Starts With Us" even though I hated "It Ends With Us". I liked the idea of the plot and the challenges of the characters since they are 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Pregnancy

thebookpaiges's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Rape, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Grief

mels_reading_log's review

emotional hopeful fast-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

5.0

This book was such a great romance novel. I fell in love with Owen, Auburn and Adam and the way fate brought them all together in the way they needed in the right moment. I loved how the writer kept details of their lives away from us until the end too. It wasn’t as predictable as a lot of other romance novels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent

camdentomlinson's review

dark hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Addiction, Death, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death of parent, and Car accident

Moderate: Rape and Violence

lousnewchapter's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

sienasummerrreads's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This book was incredible and such a ride. I loved the plot and the story that gripped me and had me on edge. I highly recommend going into blind but there are some topics in here you may need to look into triggers first before diving in. I loved the aspect of the confessions and the sweet and sentimental moments between characters. There are a few tough situations in this that you read but you have hope to hold onto. There is something about Colleens writing that draws me in so deeply. The man Owen in this makes my heart swell. Auburn makes tough decisions that hurt your best but she is a strong women. The narration was fantastic. I was just reading along and tabbing as the story consumed me. 

I really loved this book so much. I will be thinking about this book for a while. It’s beautiful, heartbreaking, powerful and emotional. 

“I’ll love you forever. Even when I can’t” 

If you love: 

🔹 Heartfelt Romance 

🔹 Difficult Situations

🔹 Addiction & Loss

🔹 Confessions & Blackmail

🔹 History & Heartbreak 

🔹 Intimate Spice 

Genre/Type: Emotional Romance 

APK:  Physical Read / Audiobook 

Pages: 320

Audio: 7 hours 50 minutes 

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Spice: 🌶️

POV: Multiple / Duel Narration 

Tropes: Can’t Define 

Check Triggers ⚠️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Violence, Car accident, and Sexual assault