Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

November 9 by Colleen Hoover

43 reviews

naomiwinograd's review

challenging 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

Rant alert:
This book was WILD. It was an interesting read and not in a good way. Like no hate, but major hate. WHAT?! Okay, first of all. Problem A: why does the love interest (I forgot his name lmao) come over and sit next to her?! Like I know

it was because of the burns.  But still. He didn’t know this girl. At all. Like no.

Then he’s just like “oh I like her I’ll fuck her.” That is SO inappropriate since he took her CAREER away. He does not get to dictate what she gets to know and doesn’t.  If he is going to try to hook up with her he needs to tell her that

he burned down her house and gave her those major burns she is so insecure about. Problem B: before I knew that this guy had a big fucked up head I felt sorry for him. The girl he likes, and she only wants to see him once a year? That’s a no go. Break up. Find another dude. Also, ironic sentence from Colleen Hoover: I don’t like INSTA LOVE. Hmmm…..That was my least favorite Colleen Hoover sentence of all time. And she did NOT need to add that…plot twist at the end. Save those for the half-assed thrillers PLEASE. ok I’m done sitting on my ass writing hate that makes me sound like a horrible person but COME ON. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Fire/Fire injury

Don’t read. Sucks shit.

rosiesbookshelf's review

I think Ben might be my least favorite male lead of all time, and that's hard to top considering the amount of disappointing men there are in literature. He is constantly fetishizing and sexualizing Fallon, even when it makes her uncomfortable! He makes her feel like shit, but it's ok because he's the male lead? I got the ending spoiled for me and just by knowing that, all of Ben's actions are made to be much worse than what I initially thought.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Stalking

livslibraryy's review

dark emotional sad tense 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Transphobia, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

smileydmd's review

emotional sad fast-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

1.0

I was done with this book at about page 25. It never got better and I was thoroughly frustrated by the end. Thank goodness I borrowed this from the library and didn't spend any of my own money on it. 

I wanted to give this book the benefit of the doubt and read it for myself, but I had a feeling going into it that I wasn't going to like this after reading other reviews, and after reading the book for myself, boy was I correct. 

I had many issues with this book, most of which have been outlined in a detailed review by Whitney Atkinson. A lot of it is Ben's behavior, which is not acceptable in any way, shape, or form.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cancer

chaotically_katie's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Cancer, Car accident, Stalking, Body shaming, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

kleinerdiktator's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

I don't know how anyone can actually root for Fallon and Ben to get together when he should rot in jail.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Violence, Car accident, Addiction, Physical abuse, Body shaming, and Bullying

Ben emotionally manipulates Fallon several times without it being acknowledged in the book and instead rewards him for this behavior.

lilly8938's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

Idk how to feel about this.It was very fast to read but the storyline and some of the lines the characters said or thought were soo cringe 
Very Coho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

karsgm's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

0.5

Horrible book, so problematic and full of red flags from both characters. This book should have a lower rating because of its content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

This book is bullshit

greenmind's review

emotional fast-paced

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

1.75

What the f**k did I just read…? 

Don’t know what CoHo has against audiobook readers but…she’s pretty inaccurate to suggest that audiobook work is the lowest form of acting or something …? kinda ignorant and judgemental, especially when A-Listers do them too.

Oh my goodness, the melodrama of this…

This is the traAaaashiest book I’ve read in about a decade…literally feels like I’m reading lukewarm fanfic, like this type of book (maybe all her books judging from the general consensus on them )are the most appealing to women who never had a fan fiction/wattpad phase or who don’t read that much in the first place. This feels like Gen-Z meets mom-on-holiday-lit, in the sense that I can see those of you who are enjoying these books cringing collectively about it in another decade (in a good “remember the CoHo obsession we all had?! Haha, good times…so problematic though”) kinda way. Something light and gross in equal measure, perfect for pool-side entertainment and a stiff drink. The writing is very basic and simplistic. My first thought was “oh my, this is crack…” Very moreish if you’ve been on literary fiction recently and your brain wants a rest.

This lady’s books are so popular I had to dip in when I found a free copy in a hotel lobby bookshelf swap. It was the only book in English there and it felt like someone’s guilty holiday read, stashed away and left behind after it was quickly consumed. Solid 1/2 stars out of 5 but I definitely understand why people like these now. It’s like being bathed in a toxic Netflix teen drama when you have the flu. Vaguely comforting but not something to be consumed regularly? I’ve had my fill of the CoHo trend, thankfully. Knock yourselves out, people - bit be aware it will likely rot your brain slightly…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Ableism and Car accident

ninahuynh's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Finally read a CoHo book. I can see the hype- and even though this isn't the (most) hyped book of hers, I enjoyed it for the most part. There were a handful of grammar mistakes that caught my attention. I didn't like the "but he's your father" guilt-trip-like comments. Did like how it shows how we can be more understanding of each other and our situations. Though not the best way, it was definitely A WAY of illustrating empathy and forgiveness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Suicide, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, and Pregnancy