Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

240 reviews

aannaascott's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death and Car accident

all i can say is….i can no longer say i’ve never read about incest

kajasversion's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

1.0

This book romanticises extremely toxic relationships and endorses women staying with toxic because they can “change him” which so extremely gross. The characters have no personality whatsoever and even the so-called plot twist was very predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Toxic relationship

meaghanslibrary's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

1.75

Like a hallmark movie in book form, predictable yet somewhat entertaining. The writing style leaves lots to be desired.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

lazybooklover's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Cursing and Death of parent

thriftedmemories's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• 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

 < spoiler> Lots of unnecessary sex <spoilers>
I felt bored reading the book, it didn’t grab my attention. Nor was I a fan of Tate being emotionally used by Miles. There was no growth between the two characters. The growth didn’t happen throughout the story either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Car accident, Incest, Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

dayingst's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

hematthews's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Car accident, Child death, and Sexual content

signenagle's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, Death, Child death, and Grief

lillyrose97's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Car accident, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

tailss's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

First I will start with what I liked about this book. I enjoyed that we were able to read from miles' perspective as well as tate's. I enjoyed learning more about miles past. As I learned more about who he was I started to enjoy his character far more than hers. Everytime I read through tates perspective I wanted to throw a brick in her face because she kept reading too much into Miles simple facial expressions and body language. Tate also kept throwing herself at Miles without even knowing who he is. There was so many moments where i thought, “girl where is your self worth you are an idiot.” especially that scene when he called her rachel and she kept going.  She was a total pushover and should have walked away. She was “madly in love” with a guy she didnt know. Aside from that, I felt heavily for miles when I understood the meaning of the cover. I feel as if Miles journey into healing from his traumatic past is what saved this book for me. In terms of “contemporary romance” this pairing seemed very toxic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Sexual content