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A review by slut4_smut
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
0.5
This book should have a trigger warning list.
I was waiting for Holden to hit her the entire book, and waiting for “Sky” to realize that she wasn’t experiencing lust for the first time but fight or flight.
I then got to page 149 where something sinister comes to light and couldn’t read this book word for word anymore. I don’t know if it says something about the predictability but I was able to skip absolute chapters without missing a single important thing.
Trauma as a plot device seems sloppy but I’m not an author.
I was waiting for Holden to hit her the entire book, and waiting for “Sky” to realize that she wasn’t experiencing lust for the first time but fight or flight.
I then got to page 149 where something sinister comes to light and couldn’t read this book word for word anymore. I don’t know if it says something about the predictability but I was able to skip absolute chapters without missing a single important thing.
Trauma as a plot device seems sloppy but I’m not an author.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Incest, Death, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Stalking, Rape, and Kidnapping
Minor: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Car accident