Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Confess by Colleen Hoover

9 reviews

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

v1l25's review

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Stalking, Addiction, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

ecravens's review

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Cursing, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, and Death

catmama18's review

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Alcohol, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Death

nessareads247's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Really loved this book!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Alcohol, Bullying, Chronic illness, Car accident, and Death

annakay779's review

emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, and Terminal illness

hannibanani29's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Medical content, Sexual content, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Pregnancy and Injury/Injury detail

a_libra_library's review

emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

fromjuliereads's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

First things first, I was kind of frustrated when I went searching through reviews and couldn't find trigger warnings. I'm glad I asked a friend beforr I read too far. Friends, please remember that not everyone's triggers are the same... so I will be including trigger warnings - I don't care if they are spoilers or not. 
I liked the book. It was a good story. And the inclusion of the artwork was unique and I loved the art. Especially the idea of the art with the confessions. There was just so much lying and sadness in this book... I think CoHo and I just don't get along in that regard. I want happier stories - I hear enough sad stories about rough lives in real life. But I do think elements of this one were really important and it is well written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence