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dwdillydally's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
#youngadultfiction #mentalhealth #familydramafiction #slowromance #mildspicy #dwreads24
Finished my first Colleen Hoover book! I wasn't sure that I'd like her flavors (dark modern romance, dysfunctional characters), so I started with a title recommended for teens / young adults. When I say "for teens", this is NOT for tweens / preteens. Here are screenshots of the content warnings I tagged, and I'm happy to elaborate on any of them, if you ask.
Depsite alllllll the CWs listed, I do recommend this to the right teen or to us, non-trendy-readers who are Hoover-curious. If it's too much for you, then you probably won't enjoy Hoover's adult books
There were so many scenes where I was telling the 17yo main character, "Oh no honey, don't do that. Oh nnnnoo!" 🫣 But overall, this book is about family trauma and mental health - vital to talk about. It's meant to be f_<ed up. How bad can the main character's day-to-day life get before she turns a corner and starts unraveling the mess around her? For me, it was rough to read from the start through the middle, then I slowly came around, and by the end, I was rooting for the main character.
Graphic: Incest, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Self harm, Confinement, and Animal death
Minor: Abandonment, Car accident, Cancer, Outing, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Eating disorder
kotashomelibrary's review against another edition
- 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
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
dailbrae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Cancer, Car accident, Grief, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Minor: Pregnancy, War, Animal death, Sexual assault, Vomit, Bullying, Alcohol, Incest, and Self harm
anereadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Mental illness
emmaxo4321's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This book does go through suicide attempt. (Accidental)
I thought the ending was cute but I thought it would of been better. Like I'm happy for the family but is that it ??
Parts in this book had me 😶😲 gobsmacked and shocked! Like what 🤯🤯
Overall it had me hooked!
Onto the next 😚
Minor: Suicide, Alcohol, and Cancer
daydaybookbay's review against another edition
- 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
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
spkysi's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Drug use, and Suicide attempt
carolineee_86's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Vomit, Alcohol, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts
anjelicanarvaez's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Vomit
Minor: Abandonment and Animal death
kat_rowlen's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Incest, Mental illness, and Animal death