Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Layla by Colleen Hoover

95 reviews

chloem09's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

erinlilym's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness and Terminal illness

Minor: Eating disorder

sierranorgan's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

What on earth did I just read?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Stalking

handovertheoranges's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

alexisreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

I like that Colleen wants to switch genres sometimes and I loved Verity but something about this book didn’t sit right with me, but I do believe Colleen did a beautiful job writing this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, and Gun violence

hollidemyan1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide, Eating disorder, and Cursing

froggybooks's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

i cried

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, Confinement, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Dementia, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Torture

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

pengi's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Eating disorder, Alcohol, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, and Gun violence

jaeleneh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

3.25

I did not live up to my expectations but it has a good twist that I haven't read about before which had me intrigued but yet it didn't captivate me. I felt somewhat underwhelmed. I think it is a good beginner for paranormal thrillers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? N/A

3.0

This was a unique take on a romance novel. I know that some people are put off by the paranormal themes explored in this book, however, I actually didn’t mind the concept and overall, I found it to be an enjoyable read. As usual, Colleen Hoover's writing style is great and easy to read - I binged it quite quickly as I was very keen to see how things unfolded. 

 

Although I enjoyed the mystery of this book, I found that the character development wasn’t up Colleen Hoover's usual standards. It is primarily focused on the present happenings; however, I feel as though a little more back story on Leeds and Layla would have helped me to be more invested in them. I also felt disappointed by the ending, which just didn’t sit right with me.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Torture

Moderate: Stalking, Self harm, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol