Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Hello Girls by Emily Henry, Brittany Cavallaro

5 reviews

alexcabanechevarria's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Drug use, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Dementia, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Addiction, Death, and Physical abuse

cass_lit's review against another edition

3.75

Despite the incredible trauma these 17 and 18-year old girls have been through, this was a fun ride. You have to suspend reality obviously, because the situations they’re in are dangerous and likely would *not* have turned out the way they did. I mean, they

kill a well known and dangerous drug lord and hold a gun to Stormy’s head

and then still get to run off into the sunset. It’s a messy story that’s somehow so clean. My big complaint is that I do feel like we focused a lot more on Winona here and I would’ve liked to explore Lucille’s current sitch as well. Winona wrapped everything up nicely enough in her life, but Lucille deserved to get back at her brother and she deserves to have her mom at least acknowledge (or not!) her leaving. I get maybe the reality is that Lucille will never know, but because we got

both of Winona’s parents’ setups

, I would’ve liked Lucille’s too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder

aliciasharp123's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-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

5.0

Usually not a fan of dark or tense stories, but this one found just the right balance of adding in some levity right when it’s needed. The ending left me wanting one or two more chapters as it wrapped up quite suddenly. Overall it was an exciting read that pushed me out of my comfort zone! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Violence, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Addiction

katharina90's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Overall enjoyed but didn't love this YA take on Thelma and Louise.

I liked the portrayal of female friendship and how empowering and healing it can be, but this theme could have been explored a lot more in depth. 

The abuse and abandonment experienced by the main characters is pretty harrowing. Definitely not a fluffy feel-good read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Gun violence, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Pedophilia

sharbison's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, and Violence