Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Slammed by Colleen Hoover

6 reviews

renataflick's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Cancer, Addiction, and Death of parent

hugsowls's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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 and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Abandonment, and Drug abuse

whosfernn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

Reading a book about a student/teacher relationship was not on my itinerary for this year, but here we are. If I wanted to read wattpad, I would go on wattpad. I do not need that kind of low-effort problematic romance when I choose to read an actual book. I think my personal favourite part was when **spoilers** a nine year old boy dressed up as his mother's cancerous lungs for Halloween, and said mother willingly made the costume. If someone hadn't already bought me the rest of the series, I wouldn't touch either of the following books with a ten foot pole, but unfortunately they're on my bedroom floor so I guess I have to read them. The only thing stopping this book from being one star was the fact that it was so damn easy to read. I flew through it, and I hated every second of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

rosereadsalot's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Drug use, Cancer, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, and Drug abuse

annabananadel's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

"Push your boundaries, that's what they're there for."

I can't explain how much this books gets me. It's still the best and a good way to start a CH book. I was 18 years old when I first read this and I'll be 28 years old in 5 months time. Been 10 years since I read this but it still made me ugly cry. My heart is broken. I love Julia. It made me want to cherish my own mother and be grateful for her. My life wouldn't be what it is right now if it wasn't for her.

Will and Lake is the type of relationship I aspire to be. Through ups and downs, they're fated for each other. Loving someone so hard you had to let her go so she can focus on her priorities. Too much love it's overflowing and can't contain itself. It's not even the student-teacher relationship that's important here. It's the emotional rollercoaster that you felt throughout reading the book. One second you focus on the happy date between the couple then get crashed by that student-teacher realization then when you thought it's the main plot, it's not. It's the

cancer

. I knew it was coming but that didn't stop me from still feeling the pain. 

This book taught me so much. Everything Julia wrote in her letter is not only for Layken and Kel but it was for all of us. Thank you, Colleen Hoover. It's everything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual assault

Minor: Abandonment and Drug abuse

jessy_03's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Death, and Death of parent