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Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

31 reviews

slut4_smut's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

0.5

This book should have a trigger warning list. 

I was waiting for Holden to hit her the entire book, and waiting for “Sky” to realize that she wasn’t experiencing lust for the first time but fight or flight. 

I then got to page 149 where something sinister comes to light and couldn’t read this book word for word anymore. I don’t know if it says something about the predictability but I was able to skip absolute chapters without missing a single important thing. 

Trauma as a plot device seems sloppy but I’m not an author.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Incest, Death, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Stalking, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Car accident

hannah2896's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A quick read - tragic in parts, very cringey in others. Dark themes and not exactly a literary masterpiece, but it kept me hooked enough to continue reading the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Rape, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, Alcohol, Homophobia, Death of parent, Incest, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual assault

cemsreadingcorner's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad tense slow-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

5.0

This book deserved 5 ⭐️’s because the characters were lovable, except of course Sky’s father. Holder was so respectful of Sky. I loved that. He loved and respected her. Some guys are not like that in the real world (at least in my experiences 😉). So, that refreshing to see. Great book overall, even though I kept getting distracted due to my short attention span. 😅 That’s why it took me five days to finish the book. Hehe. Must be more focused.

Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 10:49 PM

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Bullying, Incest, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide and Death

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Body horror, Bullying, Incest, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Death, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

brynhayes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexual assault

art3m1sxx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Listen. I read the reviews before reading this. I read 80 pages the first night, and read the rest today. 

There are time jumps that could seem annoying to most, but in my opinion I found it helped the story. I had an inkling about a few things, but was still surprised at all of the twists! 

I’m giving it a 4/5 as in my opinion, there should definitely be trigger warnings in the beginning of the book — but overall I really enjoyed it!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Suicide, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Incest

Moderate: Bullying

amberlinanderson's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

WOW! Such an emotional experience. Once again, Hoovers ability to take horribly tragic events and turn them into such beautiful stories will never cease to amaze me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Suicide, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Cursing

Minor: Car accident

fink1129's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Rape, Suicide, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia

the_readingfox's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Kidnapping, Bullying, Suicide, and Homophobia

hannibanani29's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Cursing, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug use, and Hate crime