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magzzz007's review
- 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? No
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Gaslighting
toadscreams's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.0
Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
bella613's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I liked it until chapter 23. The last few chapters felt boring, rushed, and lazy after all the build up.
But actually I don't know if "I liked it" is quite the right way to put it. Reading this book gave me the same feeling as when you overhear a juicy piece of gossip about something horrible. It makes you dislike the person who did the thing, the people who are gossiping about it, and kinda also yourself for listening in. Every character in this book is so incredibly terrible (except maybe the children but they weren't well developed) and it felt more like I had to read it than wanted to.
The writing isn't great but Hoover definitely does a great job at making you love to hate her characters. Maybe the hype around her is hate-bonding, like when students group together in class because you hate the professor and the material and then after you leave and look back, it looks like a positive experience because of the community made within the hate.
Anyway, this was difficult to rate and I might change it later once I've had time to think about it. It's better than what I expected because I heard a lot of fuss over the author and wasn't interested because of that. A colleague suggested this book to me and I took a long time to actually pick it up. I don't think I'd necessarily recommend it but I am going to read more by the author (mostly because of the movie coming out lol)
Also can I just say: Colleen Hoover was marketed to me as a romance author. Unless the other books she writes are drastically different than this, she definitely is quite the opposite of a romance style writer...?? This is not romance (although not decisively thriller, either?) I would probably call it horror but tbh it doesn't fit great there either. Idk what to call it but there is zero romance whatsoever. Sex scenes, yes, and some weirdly obsessive lust from all the characters but not romance. Maybe the people hating on her and judging the authors morals based on her fiction books are just classifying this incorrectly š
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
loubrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting
claudia_moreira's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
alyssamaly's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, and Murder
amris's review
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy
ravenousrose's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Unfortunately, I do better with books where I can attach to at least one character and I couldnāt do that with anyone.
This was a double-twist type story. Loved the first twist. The second one irritated me.
Definitely liked this one better than āIt Ends With Usā but Iām thinking this author is just not my style. Iām glad so many people enjoy her. I guess Iām just not one of them, unfortunately.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Car accident
sproutlaaar's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Abortion, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Car accident
erieli90's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Car accident, and Abortion
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy