Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

18 reviews

slama_llama's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

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

kaydeechy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

"Are you gonna live in your sadness or are you gonna die in it?" 

I've only read three books by Colleen Hoover, but this book was by far the best. Reminders of Him tells the story of Kenna, who after being released from prison five years after a tragic accident, goes on a journey to reconnect with her daughter who was taken from her shortly after birth, and Ledger, the man in town who stands the best chance of helping her forge that connection. 

This book was a beautiful story of forgive and healing. I sobbed almost the entirety of this book. It was so good, I devoured this in one afternoon, I wish I could give it more than five stars.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

cayleyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

Owwwwww my heart hurts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

megbooks02's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

I am absolutely wrecked. As a infant and child therapist, this book hit me incredibly hard. As someone who lost their brother in a car accident two years ago, this book destroyed me. My brother used to make fun of me for being afraid of birds, so the pigeon detail in this book shattered me… This story conveyed so many things about my career and my journey with grief that I have not been able to put into words. I am so, so grateful to Colleen for writing this book; it feels like she went into my soul and wrote this book for me to have some catharsis. Thank you, Colleen. I can never repay you for all that this book has given me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Suicide

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

brianna_mathis's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide