Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

251 reviews

tigerlilliereads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.5

This book and author have been spoken about a lot online. Both good and bad , there is a lot of controversy but I had to see for myself.lt’s a difficult topic, but a very real one and a very real situation for many real people (which is also mentioned in the author’s notes). I’m so glad for the ending, I think it’s definitely a book for older readers due to the topic and understanding of the challenges with it. The book could easily be misread as romanticising the situation but I believe it’s an honest and raw account of the realities of dealing with DV; what makes the situation so difficult is that to the people in that moment … it’s not black and white and the book does such a good job of showing and explaining what DV is really like. A heartbreaking harrowing story that many women have to go through in reality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

wrenerfarious's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Medical content, and Cancer

laheath's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

Hard to put down and hard to read, at the same time. Great characters with a good romance, but there is so much more to this book that I found myself trying to figure out which genre was a better fit. Honest portrayal of domestic violence with a heartfelt author's note (thank you to the publisher's for including this in the audiobook). Strong trigger warnings but great supporting characters and hopeful ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, and Medical content

milliee_rose'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

5.0

I know a lot of people dont like this book/see the hype, but I think I just read it at the right time for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Grief, Gun violence, and Adult/minor relationship

_lunar__'s review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, Rape, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Sexual violence

Minor: Blood

soft_plush's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Decided to read to form my own opinion on the book and I liked it a lot more than I thought! I will say it reads like a Wattpad book at times so be aware of that. Plus it can be tough to read some parts in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

amissabellator's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Self harm, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, and Stalking

This story builds up and then follows an incredibly tense and detailed toxic

and ultimately abusive

relationship. The book also includes graphic depictions of sexual assault and domestic abuse, so be wary. Following the tropes of many romance novels, it includes depictions of sex and pregnancy - including following two prominent characters throughout their pregnancies. A character also acts very jealously and possessively, even accusing their partner of infidelity on multiple occasions

and acts violently because of it

. A separate, but important, plotline follows the main character as she recounts her past with a previous high school lover, Atlas, who was homeless at the time.

Both characters graphically recount the domestic abuse suffered by their parents and themselves.

One of the main characters is also subtly implied to be suffering from a mental illness as the result of a traumatic childhood event involving gun violence (graphically described), and said illness is suspected to be the cause of current emotional dysfunction. A minor character follows the stereotypical trope of the gay best friend (and only exists in a single chapter).

ayshereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent and Medical content

Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, and Murder

reesespuff6's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, Sexism, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Cursing, Medical content, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

seforana's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual content, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness