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mjfawcett's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Listen I know this is a stupid thing to get caught up on. But the book lost me on page 1 when the character feels like hanging out on a rooftop, uses Google Earth to look for nearby apartment buildings with rooftops, and then just like, goes to one and somehow gets onto the roof. Later we learn it’s a luxury building full of rich people penthouses. Do they not lock the building????? Is there no doorman wondering why a sketchy 23 year old is lurking around???? My immediate impression was, “ok so this author has never lived in or been to an apartment building.”
Also the fact that the character is named Lily Blossom Bloom and she owns a flower shop at age 23. And the creepy love interest is a med school student yet calls himself Dr. Kincaid and somehow is fabulously wealthy and can buy a 3 bedroom apartment ?? TMI but once I went on a date with a med school student and he used Kleenex as napkins and had almost no furniture in his rented studio apartment. So now we know the author has no concept of money or med school either.
Don’t even get me started on the teenage diary entries written as letters to Ellen Degeneres that take up half the book. Or the fact that in the diaries Lily Blossom Bloom recounts entire conversations in quotes. Oh and of course the other character names are Atlas, Ryle, Allysa, Rylee and Emmy Dori because the author apparently hasn’t met normal humans with normal names either.
This is the first and only Colleen Hoover book I’ll ever read!
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Infertility, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide, Rape, Child death, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Alcohol
sarabeardale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Grief
s_shetty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape
Minor: Suicide
mishmashreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
dana37's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Child death, and Suicide
k_urugly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Vomit, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Rape, Cursing, and Sexual violence
tayscene's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Terminal illness, Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Death, Sexual content, and Cancer
serenity_by_jan's review against another edition
- 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
2.25
what really baffled me was that the content was very mature (explicit sex, rape, etc.), but the writing level was very elementary. the vocabulary, structure, and attempts at humor were crude at best. There were a lot of angsty, predictable one-liners that were tough to get through (in fact, the whole books was pretty predictable. the author would try to drop foreshadowing at certain points, but this would simply quell any suspense retaining your interest)
also, the characters seemed poorly constructed and half-done. I can see attempt at her developing characters, but she didn’t give them enough time to grow. She skipped any development and went straight to turning points and changes. it was hard to feel the impact of those changes when you weren’t familiar with or invested in the character.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Suicide
sylvestra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Suicide, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Rape, and Pregnancy
crojo_t_bks's review against another edition
But I also want to know, who thought that these books were the best ones out there? Maybe it’s just my mood, maybe Colleen Hoover’s books aren’t for me. Either way, this is another book of the contemporary romance genre that was published between 2016 and 2023, so the last 7 years, that has just felt like a flop or more accurately, not interesting enough to keep me reading. I am only 21 pages in. And again, like I mentioned for another book I’ve DNF’d in the last month, why are authors pushing for 400+ pages?
If someone can convince me to read this book, without spoilers, then I’ll continue it. But honestly, cannot see why so many people love this book.
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Drug use