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michelleub's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Anyway now you know how I feel about the book but I also want to talk about the important stuff.
Her writing. I felt like she did not really describe places or people so I couldn’t really imagine anything or anyone but Jeremy and I think the only thing I know about him is that he is attractive, oh and verity is skinny is something I just have to guess from her mindset about her body. The irony in this is that I also felt like CoHo sometimes talked about stuff that was unnecessary, for example the sex scenes, we get they had sex, I don’t need it described all the time. But the unnecessary stuff, apart from the sexual content, got better, either that or I stopped noticing because I only cared about the manuscript.
Overall, this book was like most of CoHo books, easy to read and get through, definitely a good book when your just getting started with thrillers.
Graphic: Abortion, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Minor: Sexual harassment
mard3ytv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault
zoeelora'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
1.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Murder, Abortion, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage
taulkstoomuch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
After seeing my visceral reaction to the awfulness of the book, my sister asked me if the book was actually good since it was able to get such a reaction out of me. I wondered about this for a while, maybe she had a point, but after thinking about it for a couple of days, I can say that she was wrong. It's not that the book was amazing bar one thing... it was awful bar one maybe. The plot was awful, as mentioned above; the ending felt like a cop-out.
I can't think for a second why someone would enjoy this book, let alone make it one of their favourites. If this is the case, I thoroughly recommend some sort of psychiatric help, even if it is for reassurance purposes. If you are considering reading this book, I suggest you heed the instructions written in Colleen Hoover's acknowledgements to her husband and 'don't' :)
Anything I have missed is more eloquently and passionately said by Cindy (withcindy) in her YouTube videos about this abomination people call a novel.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Body shaming, Ableism, Abortion, Car accident, Death, Gore, and Emotional abuse
gothmiku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Car accident, Miscarriage, Abortion, Child abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Blood, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Body horror, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Animal death, and Cancer
the_bookishmum'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
2.5
Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Child death, and Toxic relationship
cadeely's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death of parent and Child death
lalapaka13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Vomit, Stalking, Self harm, Sexual violence, Child death, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Abortion, Infidelity, Murder, and Blood