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teawitchontravel's review against another edition
0.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Biphobia, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual assault, Outing, and Sexual harassment
laffi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual assault, Outing, and Sexual harassment
aliebelt's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
GENRE NOTE!!
I just noticed this book is listed as a romance and I would not say it is. Is there some romance, a little, is it the plot, no. If you’re looking for a romance this is not it. The feelings of our main character IS the plot. It’s about her feelings towards everyone around her and how that affects her feelings about herself.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Drug abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Outing
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
roseisvibing's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Vomit
dwdillydally's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
#youngadultfiction #mentalhealth #familydramafiction #slowromance #mildspicy #dwreads24
Finished my first Colleen Hoover book! I wasn't sure that I'd like her flavors (dark modern romance, dysfunctional characters), so I started with a title recommended for teens / young adults. When I say "for teens", this is NOT for tweens / preteens. Here are screenshots of the content warnings I tagged, and I'm happy to elaborate on any of them, if you ask.
Depsite alllllll the CWs listed, I do recommend this to the right teen or to us, non-trendy-readers who are Hoover-curious. If it's too much for you, then you probably won't enjoy Hoover's adult books
There were so many scenes where I was telling the 17yo main character, "Oh no honey, don't do that. Oh nnnnoo!" 🫣 But overall, this book is about family trauma and mental health - vital to talk about. It's meant to be f_<ed up. How bad can the main character's day-to-day life get before she turns a corner and starts unraveling the mess around her? For me, it was rough to read from the start through the middle, then I slowly came around, and by the end, I was rooting for the main character.
Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing, and Abandonment
samw0327's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Vomit and Outing
anjelicanarvaez's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Cancer, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death and Abandonment
esther_nwaokoro's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Cancer, Homophobia, Incest, and Abandonment
graff_fuller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
We have a connection with books. We don't always agree with each other, but usually we "get" each other.
This book is about a dysfunctional family (Married with Children level) that don't communicate with each other. That's us in a way, but I have to say...we are NOT this bad. Promise.
They live in a church...which is divided into four partitions. Father/new wife, older son, Merit and Honor. Their's an office in there, too.
I liked the twin sisters storyline (Merit/Honor). They are are polar opposites in personality, Older brother that is aloof, Father/husband that seems spiteful and careless. His new wife lives on the first floor with their youngest son (and the rest of the family), while his ex-wife lives in the basement (but never comes up). Then add to the mix a friend named Sagan and a drifter who arrives at the house unannounced named Luck.
Also, the names in this book are very exotic. Utah, Merit, Honour, Moby, Barnaby, Victoria (twice), Sagan and Luck. Really? This is a menagerie of names. Not one that seems real.
The story deals with depression, and the struggles with a family that doesn't communicate, which complicates EVERYONEof their lives in individual ways..
This was FAST read. I immediately loved the protagonist, Merit. I knew that the title of the book would have significance (and it did). Also a great reveal towards the end of the book, well played.
I enjoyed the dynamic of the family, though it seemed a little TOO cartoonish, but by the middle of the book...I had been sucked in.
Odd characters would enter this familys orbit, but then find a home there...not just in the house, but they became intrical parts of the story.
By the end...a poingant story had been told. The problems with miscommunication and how dangerous that can be. AND that we need to find a friend...that will always have our back.
THis was an odd story, but i enjoyed it. Thanks Mathilde.
Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Animal death and Alcohol
h0eforb00ks's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment