Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

November 9 by Colleen Hoover

43 reviews

sanaa's review

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

0.25

This book proved to me Colleen Hoover’s first psychological thriller was not Verity. 

After finishing the book I wondered to myself, why did I read this? The truth is I get fomo and my curiosity of understanding what gives writing mass appeal got the better of me. Colleen Hoover wrote the worst romantic male lead I’ve ever read. I remember when he was fucking his dead brother’s wife I was screaming with rage, but babes I was in for an even worse storm and I didn’t know it. 

Also the fact that he got an agent to potentially publish his story detailing the very criminal action he committed without fear of law enforcement is peak white privilege. 

ALSO THAT CLUB SCENE. Remember girlies it’s not SA if you like it. Even if you’re saying stop or nothing at all. It’s not assault if you’re wet due to a natural physiological response the body does to prevent injury not out of arousal (read Come As You Are by Dr. Emily Nagoski Colleen Hoover Stan’s PLEASE). In case you don’t understand the tone I’m being sarcastic. Fallon was assaulted in the club by Ben and her moaning does not change the fact that she was not consenting ESPECIALLY BC SHE WAS DRUNK AND HE KNEW IT. UGHHH IM SO ANGRY

In the words of Taylor, “I wish you’d left me wondering”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

jokehelldo's review

-1000000/5 stars. Please, delete this book.

Are you trying to tell me that the book about
*Cough*
Abuse, sexual assault, gaslighting, stalking, scar (that are you falt) fetishizing, dead-brother-wife-who-you-see-as-your-sister fucking, marking people who attend suicide as „attention seekers” and much, much more shit is a „romance book”? 
You must be joking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Physical abuse

claranasman02's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident

Minor: Car accident and Cursing

dwon_reads_a_lot's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

WOW!! This book was absolutely toxic from the first chapter to the last. As my first Colleen Hoover book, it has left a very bad taste in my mouth. If this is how she writes her male characters as toxic, misogynistic assholes, and the female characters letting them walk all over them and being forgiving for their horrible and blatant mental and in this book physical abusive behavior; this needs to be the first and last of her books that I ever read.

Honestly, after everything that happened to piss me off about Ben and his totally inappropriate behavior and mental degradement of Fallon, the plot twist wasn't that surprising. But Hoover's completion of Fallon's complete boundaryless personality by her forgiveness of Ben just put a nail in the coffin of this so-called "romance" novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

this_is_lee's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

This was just such a fun book. I really enjoy reading Colleen Hoover books. While yes of course the writing is overall a little on the childish side, I think she is a good storyteller that makes books full of depth easy reads. 
I loved this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Cursing, Suicide, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Death

modjeskapup's review

dark emotional lighthearted sad tense medium-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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

bethy_joy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death, and Car accident

Minor: Body shaming, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cursing, Physical abuse, Cancer, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

ranyaakguen's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

1.0

i never hated something more than this book. everything could've been avoided if the men in this book ceased to exist. this will be my last colleen hoover book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Rape, Racism, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Sexual assault

Minor: Grief, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, and Abandonment

capybooks's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.25

Characters like this are what makes people believe they can treat women however they want and get away with it. 

I started off really enjoying this book. I liked the concept, the romance and the chemistry the characters have together. 

I hate how it is written to make it sound like anyone with scars/disabilities should be embarrassed about it. I hated the assault scene and how it was just brushed under the carpet. I hated the

“I have never wanted to pin a girl to the floor before now” comment.

I hated the ending and how she forgave him for doing something so unforgivable. Fuck this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Pregnancy, Ableism, Cursing, Terminal illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Car accident, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

mirandap442's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Dysphoria

Minor: Emotional abuse