Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Confess by Colleen Hoover

32 reviews

rainbowbaby's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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

3.75

The ending made the discomfort and frustration felt during the majority of this book a little more palatable. If you want to be

Spoiler

p*ssed off at a POS cop abusing his power and grow tired of a bitchy MIL withholding a child from their birth mother, look no further. The scenes depicting the sexual violence are not graphic but are triggering for sure.

if you want more of an emotional (have tissues on hand) romance arc with less gore and suspense than Verity, this may be for you! Also, rest assured that nothing happens to the cat :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Addiction, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Car accident, Drug abuse, Grief, Rape, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

samburkhouse's review

emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Addiction, Death, Sexual content, and Car accident

Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, and Police brutality

thegeekybird's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Bullying

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

brinasatt's review

fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Addiction, Car accident, Death, Drug use, and Police brutality

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Adult/minor relationship

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

mamaof4's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction and Grief

keishac13's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Car accident, Grief, and Death

nerfie's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

hmmm… the end kind of fixed some issues I had with this, but I still feel like there’s a lot of problematic tropes at play here. Regardless, I had a good time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Car accident

aniya_elston's review against another edition

emotional medium-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? No

4.5

definitely a tear jerker , couldn’t put the book down 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content