Reviews tagging 'Grief'

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

461 reviews

lekutches's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-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

4.75

Many plot twists! The plot was alive the entire time, and the micro-lessons throughout were inspirational. Lilly and Atlas are both admirable characters, with incredible strength. Alyssa was also uplifting and encouraging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

rachelcjacobs's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Grief, and Death of parent

hermoine7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

2.75

The story itself is well written and I wanted to find out what would happen. However, it was hard to read due to many difficult things that were mentioned during it. See my content warnings. There were a few good parts but the bad overrides it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Rape

brittinyh3711's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Still 5 Stars. Can't wait for the movie!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Medical content

encryptedorchardpest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

What an incredibly challenging book. When I started to read it, I felt as though it would be 5 stars. But when I got to the plot, I hated it. Then I loved it. I now have an immensely complicated relationship with this book. I think what ultimately kept me from 5 starring it, though it might very well deserve it, was the concept that abuse ends within a generation. Like you do better for your kids than what you had but I think it's important that it stop amongst those who don't have kids. The cycle of trauma and abuse can not be transferred partner to partner and that is an important part, not just stopping generational trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

abbybeaumont536's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

2.5

At first, when I finished reading the book, I loved it. However, the more I thought about the book and the themes within, it was a little unsettling. Please read any TWs before reading. It does have a few redeeming qualities, but it was not for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Grief

ella_the_hairs's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Vomit, and Alcohol

mxcalliope's review against another edition

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

1.0

To start off this is not the kind of book I usually read, I read it on the recommendation of friends so I went into it trying to be open minded since I've heard lots of mixed things about Colleen Hoover. I finished it because it was an easy read but overall did not enjoy it and won't be reading this author again. For something the is marketed as a romance I was not expecting the copious amounts of abuse that take place. The one thing this book did decently was to show how someone might fall into an abusive relationship in the first place, but everything else was not enjoyable or even something I would recommend to someone else. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Grief, and Death of parent

joyrenik's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

sydcopus's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Miscarriage and Suicide