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mrs_gale'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? No
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
Moderate: Cancer and Death
Minor: Sexual assault and Terminal illness
whosfernn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Abandonment and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
kaylasbookgram's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
TW: Cancer. Death. Loss of a parent.
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Sexual assault
sharbrz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Trafficking, Death, Sexual assault, Grief, Cancer, and Child abuse
annabananadel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
"Push your boundaries, that's what they're there for."
I can't explain how much this books gets me. It's still the best and a good way to start a CH book. I was 18 years old when I first read this and I'll be 28 years old in 5 months time. Been 10 years since I read this but it still made me ugly cry. My heart is broken. I love Julia. It made me want to cherish my own mother and be grateful for her. My life wouldn't be what it is right now if it wasn't for her.
Will and Lake is the type of relationship I aspire to be. Through ups and downs, they're fated for each other. Loving someone so hard you had to let her go so she can focus on her priorities. Too much love it's overflowing and can't contain itself. It's not even the student-teacher relationship that's important here. It's the emotional rollercoaster that you felt throughout reading the book. One second you focus on the happy date between the couple then get crashed by that student-teacher realization then when you thought it's the main plot, it's not. It's the
This book taught me so much. Everything Julia wrote in her letter is not only for Layken and Kel but it was for all of us. Thank you, Colleen Hoover. It's everything.
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual assault
Minor: Abandonment and Drug abuse
missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition
1.5
- The slam poetry was confusing and cringeworthy.
- The narration was juvenile (even for YA) and long-winded at times (do we really need a play-by-play of Layken’s morning routine?).
- I didn’t enjoy how the only person of color’s storyline was
assaulting Layken, which in itself was just a plot device to get Will and Layken back together. - My jaw dropped when I read about the younger boys’ Halloween costumes.
Not to be uptight like that principal, but my mom had cancer twice and I was surprised at Julia’s reaction. What nine-year-old says they want to be their mother’s cancerous lung(s)? The whole thing was just very odd and inorganic to me. - I’ll give the book one thing: the note from
Layken’s now-deceased mom at the very end was nice.
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Death
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Cancer
serendipity421's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol
meghan528'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? No
1.0
Moderate: Sexual assault
theastj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Cancer
Minor: Sexual assault
elineo'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
3.5
Graphic: Cancer and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Car accident