Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

November 9 by Colleen Hoover

15 reviews

sldibened's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

3.25

Not what all the hype was about. But it was an easy read with (semi-predictable) twists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Self harm, Cancer, Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Car accident, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexual content

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

chelle22's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Alcohol, Cancer, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Vomit, Body shaming, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Grief

crina12's review

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

First half was super cringe so it only gets a 3 from me. Once you reach the half point mark it's way better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Suicide

leahlink's review

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.25

It’s a slow burner but worth the read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Self harm

bookishaddictions's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

I waited months for this gem to become available via @libby.app and it was absolutely worth the wait. I found the characters (Fallon and Ben) to be believable, and they were beautifully complex. We have Fallon the Transient and Ben the Writer who meet once each year on November 9th. Their love is both instant and gradual, and they left me wanting more. I don’t like insta-love tropes, but Hoover gave me a whole new perspective on them. I wish I could say so much more, but I feel like I’m going to give away the best parts. I will say though that I didn’t expect the twist, and I enjoyed the surprise appearance from one of Hoover’e other novels (I won’t spoil who). If you haven’t read this one yet, you should 😉

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

bianca2004's review

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

2.0

I just didn't like this book. it wasn't for me and that's okay. Sure it had cute moments and stuff like that but I didn't vibe with the characters at all. The hype for ben... I did not feel it. He was nice and sweet but I kind of thought he was a tad annoying. Loved the small crossover we got through

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, and Cancer

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

et3rnali33's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.25

“You’ll never be able to find yourself if you’re lost in someone else.”
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I have reread this book possibly two-three times within the past 5 years. It feels that I never understood this book as deeply as I did this time around. 
At first, I thought it was a bit too unrealistic for me with the stranger to lovers/fake dating trope and the two characters Fallon and Ben falling in love with each other with only three or so days within three years. But, that bothersome dissolved a bit and I just enjoyed the influx’s of emotions felt. 
I liked seeing the true and real feelings both characters had not only towards each other on their rocky hill of experiences but, I also enjoyed their feelings and thoughts of themselves. We just see the changes and character development and I enjoyed that. I definitely annotated with many impacting statements, funny lines, and loving statements said.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

lynchca's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Terminal illness, Blood, Suicide, Sexual content, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Body shaming, Car accident, and Cursing

Minor: Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Self harm