Reviews tagging 'Death'

Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

18 reviews

alice593's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

4.5

I really liked this book but it was very hard to get through the first half and some of the stuff that happens can be really triggering and there were no trigger warnings but I did enjoy the second half of the book but I can see why others did not like it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Chronic illness

loubielou92's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Animal death

Moderate: Incest and Death

Minor: Cancer

kotashomelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Incest, Grief, Car accident, and Gaslighting

daydaybookbay's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I had a tough time relating to Merit since I was on the outside looking in. This wasn't a twisty book, but when all the secrets were revealed, I had to finish reading. I would be interested in more YA novels by CoHo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Mental illness, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Vomit, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Car accident, Outing, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Incest, Cancer, Drug use, and Bullying

Minor: Child death and Death

lakshita64's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Chronic illness, Confinement, and Terminal illness

abbygcarter08's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was a lot different than the other Hoover books I've read. I thought it was a great story not only about a budding romance, but the struggles of family, especially when there are many secrets buried underneath the surface causing division.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

abbiemurphy's review against another edition

emotional funny informative sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked this book, it’s got a few flaws however. one main one was the amount of incest involved, it was a bit offputting. however, it was still a good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Moderate: Death and Animal death

Minor: Terminal illness

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful slow-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

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Drug use, Grief, Child death, Chronic illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Vomit

jannetommo'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? It's complicated

2.0

I don’t get it. Did I read a mental health book? A romance? A mystery? I’ve got no clue

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

Minor: Terminal illness, Cancer, and Death

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