Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

249 reviews

littlehappyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide, and Rape

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

reece1989's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide, and Rape

Moderate: Kidnapping and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia

darthrockstar's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

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

thelastjessica's review against another edition

1.5

Colleen Hoover should not be allowed to handle sensitive topics anymore

because why are we using the sexual assault/rape of two characters as major reveals???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Suicide

marciereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.0

I was not expecting this book to be about SA. I thought it was done well though! 

This book was so good! The beginning personality of the main guy wasn’t my favorite. I didn’t like the original anger and pushiness her showed. That is explained a little later in the book, but that doesn’t excuse it. Overall I loved the story! There were so many plot twists and it kept me hooked! I thought the ending was perfect! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death of parent

writingcaia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I felt a bit disconnected from the characters. Their pain was just so far out and described in a way that it was hard to understand and relate (maybe it’s just me), the same with the romance, however it was very engaging and a quick read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Suicide

elizabethmoon82's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

jbpearl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide