Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

99 reviews

co2lreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

3.25

This book felt so raw, and learning that the author did base some of the situations off of her family makes it even more emotionally charged. I wasn't sure how the book was going to end and there were moments where I was side eyeing the characters hoping they'd make the "right" choices. A throughly engaging book, but definitely check triggers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Bullying

lulunyx's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad 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

5.0

I completely love this book. It emotionally destroyed me and made me feel so many complex things.  Spectacularly written and well handled difficult but important topics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Rape

Minor: Cancer, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Bullying

zoevjester's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

3.5

I didn't know what kind of book this was going into it, and had I had warning, I wouldn't have read it. 

However, overall, a very talented author who poured heart and soul into Lily's story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual assault, and Blood

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Blood, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicide, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, and Stalking

dandelionsanddragons's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Death

Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

coriblake's review against another edition

challenging hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Child abuse

Minor: Death, Alcoholism, Cancer, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

chazza532's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide, Bullying, Death of parent, and Child abuse

deandra_lalonde's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Violence

cluckieduck's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-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

4.25

There is no such thing as bad people. We're all just people who sometimes do bad things.

I'm still fairly new to the CoHo world. I've read Verity and Ugly Love and have participated in forums that discuss her novels, so I'm aware that there's an element of emotional anguish that she likes to write about, but I was not prepared for this book. I went into it blind, as I am wont to do, but I should have paid closer attention to the TWs. I am a child of divorced parents, raised by a single mother who fled domestic abuse, so this novel just hit different. Maybe that skews my opinion, but that's the great thing about art & literature - it's subjective. I'm not going to comment any further about the details of the story itself, other than to say that all (yes all) the characters are great (outside of some very, very odd names) and this is a story that needs to be told.

All humans make mistakes. What determines a person's character aren't the mistakes we make. It's how we take those mistakes and turn them into lessons rather than excuses.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

bethy_joy's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Medical content, Vomit, Death, Violence, and Grief