Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

110 reviews

jcqln112's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexual content, Blood, and Drug use

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Drug abuse, Blood, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

daydaybookbay's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

I rated this book an 7.5 out of 10. This emotional story hits close to home in multiple ways. It's easy to put yourself into each character's shoes and understand their individual point of views. I feel the story would've been more enjoyable without the romance. 

This was a quick read for me, and I have some mixed feelings. I really enjoyed the story of Kenna and her journey to get her daughter back. She had everything going against her, but she knew that her daughter was the entire world and wanted to be a positive addition to her life. I wish the focus of the book was more on Kenna than anything else. 

I felt there were additions to the story that I couldn't care less about. The shmexy scenes were toned down slightly, but I could've done without them in general. I didn't want a relationship. I also felt this was a typical romcom... nothing new. It accomplished the goal of getting people emotional, but the story is the same.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Mental illness, Sexual content, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Minor: Addiction, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Violence, Drug abuse, Cursing, and Pregnancy

marionlundqvist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Blood, Death of parent, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Death, Drug use, Excrement, and Sexual content

destinynichole11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Sexual content, Vomit, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Blood, Car accident, Drug use, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death, Medical trauma, and Medical content

cole_anthony's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Car accident, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Blood, Alcohol, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

yvo_about_books's review against another edition

5.0

 Finished reading: November 30th 2023

"Grudges are heavy, but for the people hurting the most, I suppose forgiveness is even heavier."

It's no secret that I have a love/hate relationship with her books, but when I do enjoy a story I end up giving it a very high rating most of the time. This story is without doubt one of them. Colleen Hoover is the queen of writing flawed and realistic characters in impossible situations, and this is exactly what Reminders Of Him offers. I was hooked as soon as I read the first chapter, and I couldn't stop turning those pages. The dilemma in this story is such a difficult one; you can understand both sides of the story, and finding a solution that will make everyone happy seems impossible. I enjoyed watching the bond between Kenna and Ledger grow, and the character development is spot on. The forbidden love trope is also very well done! I could also really appreciate what Kenna's letters to Scotty added to the plot; it gave the story more dept without slowing down the pace itself. It was so easy to become fully invested in the outcome of this story, and boy did Colleen Hoover toy with my emotions during the journey! I hardly ever cry while reading a book, but I couldn't keep it dry this time. Make sure to have tissues at hand, because it's a true tearjerker indeed. I confess that I did skim over the sexy scenes, which were too much for me, but I loved the rest of the story too much to be truly bothered by them. I guess that's another CoHo book to be added to my list of all time favorites! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Confinement

samw0327's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

withlivjones's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.75

This book was fine?? I didn’t really connect much with either Kenna or Ledger, and it just seemed like their whole romance was based around Kenna being so pretty that Ledger had no choice but to help her? He’s taking pity on her for most of the book and I’m not sure how that can evolve into a healthy relationship tbh. It was also weird how Grace seemed to do a complete 180 at the end, it seemed kind of ooc after everything else she does in the book, and as a result things got wrapped up far too tidily imo. I did like Ledger’s bond with Diem but those positive points are immediately cancelled out by that poor girl being named Diem :( I didn’t hate reading it but I didn’t enjoy it either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Car accident, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Drug use, and Pregnancy

k1m100_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

her best book in my opinion 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Blood, and Car accident