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- 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
An interactive picture book, "Crunch is shy, so you'll have to be the first to say hello. Go on, say HELLO." Crunch's shyness is not something he needs to get over. It's about us (the readers) getting to know Crunch and changing our approach to make Crunch feel his best. It's simple, silly, and just makes my heart happy!
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Murder
Moderate: Genocide, Kidnapping, Colonisation, War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
#youngadultfiction #mentalhealth #familydramafiction #slowromance #mildspicy #dwreads24
Finished my first Colleen Hoover book! I wasn't sure that I'd like her flavors (dark modern romance, dysfunctional characters), so I started with a title recommended for teens / young adults. When I say "for teens", this is NOT for tweens / preteens. Here are screenshots of the content warnings I tagged, and I'm happy to elaborate on any of them, if you ask.
Depsite alllllll the CWs listed, I do recommend this to the right teen or to us, non-trendy-readers who are Hoover-curious. If it's too much for you, then you probably won't enjoy Hoover's adult books
There were so many scenes where I was telling the 17yo main character, "Oh no honey, don't do that. Oh nnnnoo!" 🫣 But overall, this book is about family trauma and mental health - vital to talk about. It's meant to be f_<ed up. How bad can the main character's day-to-day life get before she turns a corner and starts unraveling the mess around her? For me, it was rough to read from the start through the middle, then I slowly came around, and by the end, I was rooting for the main character.
Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing, Abandonment
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, War
Moderate: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault
3.5
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Suicide, Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Drug use
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Abandonment
Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Classism
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Deadnaming, Violence, Forced institutionalization
4.0
Moderate: Ableism
- 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
3.5
Minor: Injury/Injury detail