Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

November 9 by Colleen Hoover

56 reviews

szink005's review

lighthearted medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

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

mirandacheek's review

emotional hopeful slow-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

thebookpaiges's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity

jaynovara's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Body horror, Cancer, Death of parent, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Body shaming, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

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

bbopslikestoread's review

• 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

0.25

🤮🤮🤮 I literally cannot deal with people romanticizing Ben. He is UNBELIEVABLY toxic and controlling. Has a huge savior complex and has some very serious issues. I honestly feels so bad for Fallon. I’m really not sure how anyone can read this   book and think it’s cute and romantic. It’s not. Throwing this book away. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

k_huddle's review

slow-paced

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

This book was just gross. I hated it and will never read it again. Nothing about the love interest's behavior is romantic or okay, so I don't get how this is a romance novel. It's disturbing if this behavior is ok to most people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Stalking and Vomit

burinskaite's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking and Toxic relationship

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