Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

103 reviews

hollymileham's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

this was so unlikeable. like the plot twist. really?
hated the characters including the fmc, didnt buy any of the relationships, the only charater i rooted for was the bloody dog which ended up dying anyway
this book tried to cover too much ground like it tried too hard to be "woke" and it really shows. i think it would have been a lot more enjoyable if colleen hoover didnt try to cover absolutely every single political issue under the sun
very disappointed ngl

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault

hotrichjew's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I think this book is an incredible introduction to mental health for young people. It was realistic, but still entertaining. If I'd read this at 15, I would've devoured it and found it life changing! As an adult, it was an entertaining, reflective, escapist read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death and Incest

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Outing

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Cancer, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Vomit

mstlove90's review against another edition

sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Read this book if you're looking for: found family, mental health representation, self love, mature topics

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I really wanted to like this book and I’m going to read all of Colleen Hoovers books this year, but this one for me wasn’t it. The entire time I was reading it was like I was waiting for the story to start. It had some good characters and I enjoyed how mental health was discussed and made to be important (as it should be). It seemed like we really found out about most of the characters near the end and then it just … ended. 

Not my my fave. Still enjoy her as an author so I gave it 3.25 but I’m definitely glad I didn’t purchase this one and instead checked it out of the library 😅

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

kk_reads2's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Grief, and Drug use

Moderate: Death

isco1428's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Animal death

millswood04's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Suicide

aryexo's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Self harm, Animal death, Mental illness, and Infidelity

_juuuuuulia's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Not CH’s best. The ending felt like a PSA

for depression

and the mature themes were kind of just brushed aside.

Yay for mentioning therapy, but not yay for having the main character just forgive a sexual assault and years of trauma with a hug and then moving on from a suicide attempt like it didn’t happen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Sexual assault

Moderate: War, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Biphobia, Infidelity, and Animal death

tinaxx2's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Drug use, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Vomit and Incest