Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

November 9 by Colleen Hoover

109 reviews

sarahball47's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Grief, Cancer, and Body shaming

Minor: Pregnancy and Car accident

haileywilliamson's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Death

jaynovara's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Body horror, Cancer, Death of parent, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Body shaming, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

leahlink's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-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? Yes

3.25

It’s a slow burner but worth the read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Self harm

zafiro_o's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

I lived this book in the beginning. The first 70% actually but I just can’t get my head around the last bit of the book. 

How can she actually forgive him for almost killing her!! She became deformed and lost her career and her body was scared! That part makes me low key sick but the first 70% was really good honest. Loved Ben up until that moment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Suicide, Body shaming, and Vomit

Minor: Gun violence

karsgm's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

0.5

Horrible book, so problematic and full of red flags from both characters. This book should have a lower rating because of its content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

This book is bullshit

kategrace7's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.5

The plot itself has potential, but horrible writing. The characters were cringy and annoying. We hardly learn anything about them until the very end and honestly i couldn't care less by then. The dialogue between the two characters is hard to get through without cringing and the fact he dated his sister in law really did it for me. 
Also, Benton is the worst name ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content and Body shaming

penguin_20's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

Moderate: Cursing, Body shaming, Death of parent, and Cancer

Minor: Grief, Alcohol, Violence, and Pregnancy

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad slow-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

4.0

I loved the premise of the book - only reading snapshots of the main characters’ lives; secrets and the past only unravelling when they choose to share them with the reader or each other. I loved witnessing Fallon learn to love herself, through Ben’s unwavering amazement of her. Two people learning to forgive each other and themselves, despite their pasts, and love each other, without letting their goals become excuses to keep them apart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Body shaming

Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Alcoholism

aubreypourbaix's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming