Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

14 reviews

jadeilona_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Car accident, Blood, Death, Grief, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Death of parent, Medical content, and Murder

mallory10100's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful relaxing sad fast-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

oh my god this was amazing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Murder, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Body horror, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, and Child death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Sexism

Minor: Child abuse and Drug use

oh my god thank you colleen hoover

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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

5.0

I don't have a single complaint. I can't find one. I think what I will say up front is that if you're someone who has never connected with a CoHo book before, you probably won't like this one, but if you have, then good news: it's so good.

Kenna's life is changed forever when she serves 5 years in prison for a car accident that killed her boyfriend. When she gets out, her mission is to connect with the daughter she never got to know, but a lot is standing in her way. Meanwhile, there's a hot bartender she starts getting to know, sparks fly and all that, you know?

I was worried at times that the romance in the book would take away from the main goal of Kenna: to finally get to be in her daughter's life, but it didn't. Her daughter was the center of the entire thing. Yes, this is a love story and technically a romance, but I think it's very much a story about family, too. Found family born out of tragedy, and it's really damn beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Car accident, Mental illness, Blood, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt

laurendenton's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit