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Petlik tõde by Colleen Hoover

50 reviews

zoe_archambault's review against another edition

Too triggering, didn’t care enough about the plot to push through

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Body shaming, Grief, Eating disorder, Death, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Blood, and Car accident

bizknitsbooks'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Okay, I don't know how to feel about this book. Did I like it? I think so? Could I put it down? No f'ing way. Of course the writing was phennomenal, and I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happened, both in the manuscript and also between the main characters. I hated Verity (the character) which was obviously the point, and felt so much for Jeremy and his little family. But that ending, holy shit. This might be up there in terms of biggest plots twists I've read in a while. Wowzers. Well done 👏

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abortion, Miscarriage, Child death, Car accident, and Child abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

poisebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Abortion, Car accident, Grief, Miscarriage, and Murder

jilly_k's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I'll start off by saying this book was extremely well written. The plot toyed with you just enough that you always wanted to know more. I did read it in about three days. 

With this particular story, I gave it a slightly lower rating not because of the book itself, but because of my own preferences - at the end of the day, I do not think this book was written for me..

I appreciate the bold, dark and twisted turns this novel takes. It explores area's that are not often spoken of or explored and I do believe that starting those conversations is an important role to be had.

[[ Below contains slight spoiler. No direct events are mentioned, though it does hint at the tone of the final outcome of this novel, which could still spoil the reveal for some. It has been appropriately marked/covered]] 

At the end of the day, however, I prefer my stories to be a little bit happier.

Even the conclusion of this novel is left with a bit of a dark, bitter implication behind it.

Which, ad previously stated, is not inherently bad, however it is not my cup of tea. 

Still an excellent novel and will be a fast read for anyone who is looking for such things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Child death, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Abortion, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fatphobia, Body horror, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

leah_powers13's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I get why so many people recommend this boom. It is not hard to read at all but the story hooks you very early on and you will want to keep reading! I personally felt sick reading it until the very end! Loved it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

kyeruhh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The writing style seemed a bit juvenile to be the inner monologue of a published author in her early 30s. Otherwise, a really good read. I had guessed a significant portion of the plot early on but was still hooked all the way to the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Abortion

Minor: Death of parent

lmatakas's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

YIKES. A “holy shit” yikes. A “this is wild and a very bad scenario these characters have found themselves in” yikes. A “that ending is making me question reality” yikes. Couldn’t stop reading it-but holy shit so dark so scary  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Infidelity, and Car accident

Minor: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Vomit

steffisbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Blood, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

ashliebee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Abortion, and Child death

madyt_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I have no words. Truly. Colleen has such an immaculate talent for writing and that can’t be denied. 
There was not a single page I dreaded flipping, expect maybe when it came to how tangible my fear was. 
I don’t want to say much when it comes to the plot as this is a thriller, but as is the theme with Colleen there are quite a few spicy scenes so this is probably another one to skip out on if that is going to dampen the enjoyment of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Murder, Body horror, and Death

Minor: Eating disorder and Death of parent