Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover

9 reviews

bakergirlsbooks1999's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Sexual content

randolph_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

crystal83087's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Confinement, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Cursing, Blood, and Emotional abuse

roo_coniam's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Drug use, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Vomit, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment

valeria_balzan's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Colleen Hoover, you will see my hands for this one. How dare you make me feel this way?

I feel like we been knew that I looooove the friends to lovers, and it was one of the reasons why I read it ends with us. When she announced this book I was ready to eat it up. So I did.
Girl, don't ask me for a single plot point of this because I have none, I just like the fluffy nice rosy coloured feelings I get from this. 
They're so cheesy and cute together.
Ugh. It hurts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Medical trauma

melodiaeisthr's review against another edition

Finally and Lily and Atlas has their happy ending!! actually i already know they'd have a happy ending so i didn't expect much when i read the book. But what i didn't expect is that there are a lot of funny scene in it especially Theo and Atlas, i think it's just hilarious, there are times where i laughed on their part. I hate when Ryle involved in Lily's love life, like- they're not a thing anymore, why he should be jealous? he should've known his place.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Blood

glenie_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Medical trauma

bookswstella's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Omg😭😭
It was so good!! I didn’t want it to end💔

I’m so so happy that Atlas and Lily got their happy ending!! They are perfect together! 
If I wasn’t in love with Atlas Corrigan after reading It ends with us, I definitely am now!! How he treats Lily is so so heartwarming and I can’t get enough of him together with Emerson🥹🥹 

My favorite character is Theo for sure! He’s so funny with his little comments and I love when he’s mocking Atlas because of his cheesy words to Lily! I love the relationship he and Atlas has! And I love Josh too!!  

I don’t know if I like this one or IEWU more, probably this one because it’s not as sad and hurtful but at the same time sad and hurtful books is good in their own way. And I’m also not sure of my rating, it’s definitely a four but I need to process it to be able to give it my final rating🫶🫶 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

As always with any Colleen Hoover book, check the content warnings before you read!!

WHEN I TELL YOU I READ THIS THROUGH MANY TEARY EYES—well two eyes. I only have two eyes. But there were many tears on the surface of said eyes. WHATEVER THE CASE, I WAS AND CONTINUE TO BE IN A GLASS CASE OF EMOTIONS.

Having read “It Starts With Us” earlier in the year, and thinking about it nearly everyday since, I was all too eager to dive into this one. I loved that it started right where the original left off. I loved that it gave us the story from Atlas’ POV in addition to Lily’s. I loved that it focused on the several different complicated relationships in both of their lives. I loved Atlas + Lily in love in present day. I loved it all.

I appreciated the fact that Hoover didn’t make this sequel one big happily ever after with no hitches or conflicts. Although it was much lighter and much sweeter in overall tone, it didn’t brush over the heavy topics of the first one. It laid out the realities of domestic abuse and child abuse with ironclad honesty. How hard it can be to move on from something so terrible, and how easy it can be to want to forgive for the sake of peace and past feelings.

Hoover is exceptional at injecting her characters’ feelings right into your veins. I felt every bit of emotion being revealed on the pages. From Lily to Atlas to Josh, I felt it. Even Ryle, which really is a testament to how well written the characters are.

And can I just say that I’m sooooooo happy that Lily and Atlas’ lives finally started to bloom together in the same place and the same time??!! Ugh. I love their love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Stalking, and Misogyny

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Pregnancy