Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Amor Cruel by Colleen Hoover

1260 reviews

c_marie226's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-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

1.75

I don’t think this author is for me. I found the guy insufferable and the girl barely written. There is a lot of trauma and it feels like it is done just to make the book more dramatic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Incest, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

hannag4's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Minor: Pregnancy

lkknight14's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book will have you on the edge of your seat, hand over mouth, holding your breath.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Car accident

josephinelena's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I was sucked in from page one. I don’t know how to describe this expect that I felt like I was holding my breath the whole time bracing for the worst. And this book was devastating. So many tears. But even after something that I would consider the darkest moment of life, there was hope that emerged even while still holding all of that pain. Wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

gduds98's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Sexual content

marionlundqvist's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

adriso's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Incest

Look, this is my first Colleen Hoover book. I love the dynamic between Tate and Miles. Fine with Tate as a character even though she is a lot more shallow and superficial compared to Miles. I'm honestly thinking I must have missed a whole lot of her backstory now that I'm done with the book. I absolutely hate this 6-years ago bullshit flashback that we get from Miles up until the very end. I get it the book might be, however you wish to look at it, critiquing or glorifying teenage pregnancy, but it's done in such a weird ~ugly~ way. All this step-sibling shit was just not what I wanted to get from the book. The smut factor is fine if you like reading for the spice, theres more than enough and it contributes to the plot. Love the book for the spice, except for the step-sibling stuff, like come on.

destinynichole11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

lanaw's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I honestly loved the book but and would’ve given it 5 starts,but i hate how it had the “stander” female role of low self love and being blinded by lust they let the guy walk all over them. But i loved Miles and reading about their story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Incest, Car accident, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

rkmiller22's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

The way Miles moves past the death of Clayton at the end feels simplistic and unrealistic.  Instead of making amends with what happened and finding a way to incorporate its reality into present day and joy, Hoover makes it seem like he basically just replaces him.  Didn’t love how it all tied together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death