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savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Lily Bloom finds dangerous cycles repeating when she ends up in a relationship with neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid.
I had never heard of Colleen Hoover before joining bookstagram, and when I did I quickly put several of her books on my tbr and then…didn’t read them. Sometime last year-ish, my friend Hannah read this one and I promised her I would too—before the movie came out. Well, the movie is out tomorrow and I am a woman of my word, and BOY am I glad past me made that promise because I LOVED this book.
I knew the general plot of the book going in so the following were not spoilers to me but be aware they COULD BE SPOILERS FOR YOU, so stop reading if you want to be absolutely blind about this one.
I thought Lily’s journey was absolutely gorgeous and so real and raw and vulnerable, and the author’s note at the end was absolutely perfect. This is such an important and poignant story that so deserves to be told. I’m not a DV survivor and would never claim to have that lived experience, but much of my career both as a practicing attorney and a scholar/academic has focused on DV and family law, and it’s also an area I teach in now. As a result, I feel really confident in saying I’m educated in these topics, and they are handled *so well here.* The nuance and complexities of the relationships and characters? The various myths and misconceptions debunked and corrected? So many more authors need to be telling these kinds of stories in this way. I’ve seen FAR too many people claiming this book “romanticizes abuse” and truly, I think they read a different novel from the one I did, because that couldn’t be farther from the truth.
I could go on, but this isn’t exactly an underhyped book and you probably don’t need me to sell you on it if it’s not already on your radar. But if you’re on the fence, I urge you to give it a chance. I’m so glad I did.
CW: Domestic/physical/sexual violence; child abuse; child death; gun violence; suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse
lekutches'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
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol
burnourhistory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
thealmightykatt's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Rape and Sexual content
Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, and Death of parent
heyitsmarie30'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
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gun violence and Pregnancy
Minor: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
haj2296's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual assault
a22jfruscione'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
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
cloudy_boy's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
Minor: Child death and Gun violence
alliebebbs9's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.25
While I have some issues with how DV may come across as trivialised/romanticised in this book, I understand what CoHo’s intent was and I have a lot of respect for that and how it is portrayed in this book.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Rape, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, and Gaslighting
kmmorgan618's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy