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Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover

11 reviews

katierosecrane's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I wasn't fully in love with the main characters. They seemed a little too juvenile for me.  The book had some tragic moments in them that were surprising, but honestly not my favorite Colleen Hoover book. I don't think I really felt the full connection the book was trying to project. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Drug use, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

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

meganashlee27's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, and Child abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty

dfram's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

i liked the story, and the characters, and the plot twist, and the friendships/relationships. so many good quotes on this book. i love a spicy book also, and this one didn’t disappoint (though i love that it wasn’t the focus of the story!!!) another slay by Hoover!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Classism, Death, Eating disorder, and Grief

Minor: Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, and Racism

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

anielabooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was my second Colleen Hoover book, and I was not disappointed. It was so easy to read, and once the climax began, it was hard to put down. I expected to cry, but I didn’t; that’s fine, though. The ending was satisfying, and I found myself quickly falling in love with the characters. My favorites were Sara and Pepper Jack Cheese (I’m such a sucker for animals). The plot twist was unexpected for me but that’s Colleen for you 😂.

I also really liked that she showed the complexity of Samson’s life and the motives for his crimes

Side note: the cover is absolutely gorgeous; props to Murphy Rae.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Drug use, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Blood, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Adult/minor relationship

sydneyluxford's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

3.5

Just a little bit better than average.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

anniesbookpicks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty

chazieslibrary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

oh my gosh. i just finished this book and it was absolutely amazing, just like all of colleen hoovers books have been so far. not quite as crazy as others like her book It Ends With Us but still one of my new favorite books. i 100% recommend it although like her other books there is some smut and a lot of kissing but again not nearly as bad as books like It Ends With Us or Ugly Love. great book :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Drug use

Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy and Animal cruelty

phippsmr's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Abandonment, Grief, Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse