Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

143 reviews

annelihghh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death

jessthanthree's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Grief, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Alcohol

gnataliec's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Emotional abuse and Sexual harassment

morganlouise_'s review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

bri__'s review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Adam Carlson. He was the highlight of the book tbh and I loved the setting. Dont like how much he was referred to as big and she was referred to as little and small in comparison. Felt a bit wattpad-esc at times but that might just be a me problem. I believe Anh shouldve been more included towards the end. I did also find their lack of communication and honesty to be annoying as it created tension for no reason. But, all in all a fast, funny and cute read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

ella__'s review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

dayniw's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer and Alcohol

giuliii's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

itsartemis's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Emotional abuse and Sexual harassment

iarinas's review against another edition

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? Yes

2.0

I knew that that this book would be a bit cliché with the fake dating trope (which I’m okay with) but at times it seemed so much like a fanfiction written by a 14 year old on Wattpad it was painful. The lack of emotion maturity from every character in the book only amplifies the feeling that it was written by a child that has no idea how adult relationships work. 

I HATED how the unconsensual kiss between the main characters especially because of how reporting this as sexual misconduct was joked about??

The characters also lack dimension and Adam is described in the exact same way over and over again. All we know about him is that he is moody, sullen and massive. For a main character, he is just bland. This is just another romance book that reminds you in every paragraph about how big and strong the male character is and how small and petite the woman is, which I am SO tired of.

Malcom and Holden are thrown together at the end as the token queer relationship, which seems lazy.

I enjoyed how the book highlighted the challenges women in STEM can face, but this wasn’t enough to make up for where the story fell flat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, and Gaslighting