Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover

23 reviews

saraah07's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

Ok I know I picked up a Colleen Hoover book. I've read so many books of hers but still I didn't know what to expect from it. Anytime I read her books it's at my own risk. But out of all the Colleen Hoover books I've read,  'Heart Bones' is probably my favourite one.
With this author it's really hard to predict how the book is going to end and sometimes there aren't plot twists until the very end. Which changes your thoughts on the characters and the overall dynamic of the book. Which is what happened in this book.
I loved all the characters. And the storyline was so well thought out, you can easily tell. The way everything is linked is so satisfying and when you finally find out things that were not said at the start things start to make sense. 
The main characters Beyah and Samson,

if that's his real name

  are both immensely troubled. But they find peace with each other because they see themselves in each other. There story is beautiful and definitely not conventional when it comes to finding love. But it works for them. 
There were times that I wanted to cry for Beyah because of how much she had gone through but she still managed to be functional and think of other people without drowning in their own grief. And for Samson. His character development was really good. I think he had a lot of demons from his past that he found hard to overcome. Beyah saw this too. 
It would be a Colleen Hoover book without some really heavy trauma and with some shocking plot twists. But atleas this ending will make you smile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Body shaming, and Drug use

mariekemarit's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

2.25

Until 75% quite nice.. The really really unrealisitic ending ruined it for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Addiction

brynhayes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Toxic relationship

jneverland's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, and Animal cruelty

cdingler07's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

hematthews's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Sexual content

lauren717's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Classism, Drug use, Sexual assault, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Death, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Rape, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

hopeful 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty

talgl's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder

ravaiya_cruz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Grief