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Layla by Colleen Hoover

33 reviews

froggybooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i cried

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Torture, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a unique take on a romance novel. I know that some people are put off by the paranormal themes explored in this book, however, I actually didn’t mind the concept and overall, I found it to be an enjoyable read. As usual, Colleen Hoover's writing style is great and easy to read - I binged it quite quickly as I was very keen to see how things unfolded. 

 

Although I enjoyed the mystery of this book, I found that the character development wasn’t up Colleen Hoover's usual standards. It is primarily focused on the present happenings; however, I feel as though a little more back story on Leeds and Layla would have helped me to be more invested in them. I also felt disappointed by the ending, which just didn’t sit right with me.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol

emilys_editions's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Layla was an interesting book. My first CoHo read and it was a bit of a romance/thriller... Maybe? It was easy to read but slow and while I think the concept was good, the execution wasn't that great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood

beetllebum's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

i’m crying this book was amazing but i’m still so confused on what the hell just happened in it. anyways i <3 layla. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Gun violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual content

mldog3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

marybsimp's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

becksreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Stalking, and Gaslighting

jessy_03's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

fbzreadswhatever's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Stalking

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I'm gonna need at least 200 more of these thriller/supernatural books from Colleen Hoover, because this knocked me on my ass almost as much as Verity. I didn't even know what this book was half the time, but I knew that it was really hard to detach myself from my kindle because I just wanted to know what happened and what it was all leading up to. It didn't disappoint me, I'm happy to report. However, I wanted to push the main character, Leeds, off of the nearest cliff. Have I ever hated a male protagonist more? I don't think so. I feel like that was almost the goal of the narrative, though. If it was, congrats Ms. Hoover, you win at writing insufferable men 😂 i don't even know what to do with myself after this one. I already cried, now what?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, and Stalking