Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Slammed by Colleen Hoover

62 reviews

patyche's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Adult/minor relationship

stitchbooks22's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death, Cancer, and Sexual assault

mountainstobeach's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

A well-written youth romance with all of the angst and emotion one would expect. As I’ve grown used to with Colleen Hoover books, there is also a hard aspect not always discussed in YA novels. There are a few points that are hard to comprehend-such as not knowing what your date does for work/during the day which sets the tone for the entire book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

strapmatey's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

1.0

almost dnf'ed it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Cancer, Death of parent, Trafficking, and Terminal illness

mrsigl's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Cancer

hgreen112's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Cancer

emmylunaa's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

0.5

This book might be the worst Colleen Hoover book I’ve ever read. I thought the book would be about slam poetry but it is actually Ezria fan fiction in disguise. The book is about how a teacher grooms his student but Hoover writes this like a romance. The reader is meant to root for the creepy teacher. Horrific, disgusting, triggering 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

martafleite'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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Cancer

Moderate: Car accident

steelepath's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Cancer

deartaylorwoods's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Finally knocked this off of my TBR list after TEN YEARS. I didn’t expect to enjoy it this much, but I also know if I had read it 10 years ago… I’d have somehow liked it even more.

My biggest gripe was that conveniently RIGHT before everything escalates is the moment Lake recognizes the irresponsibility of their relationship. It’s written as quite a revelation, yet she throws it to the wind almost immediately after the climax.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, and Grief