Colleen Hoover

SnShne322 · October 2015

Dude. Her seriously flawed characters are so draining, but I just can't quit. I've read Hopeless, Slammed, Maybe Someday, Losing Hope, Never Never, Confess and I just finished Ugly Love this weekend. I don't like that I know there's going to be some serious family/personal issues in each book. I'm lucky that I don't really have any triggers, but I feel like some of the issues are like whoa serious sometimes. Still, I can't put them down and enjoy them. Seems like the MO for a lot of New Adult books (Easy, Hopeless etc). Are trigger warnings too PC?

CeeCeeSugaPie · October 2015

I noticed that as well. I enjoy her books, but I definitely need to read something more light when I am done with one.

julie37619 · October 2015

I've read Hopeless and a publisher sent me one to review, but I can't remember which. I've also got one here at the library. Do they need to be read in any particular order, or if I'm just in the mood for some drama/angst can I pick up the ones I have access to?

julie37619 · October 2015

As far as trigger warnings go, I'm opposed to any kind of "official" warning coming on a YA, NA, or adult book. If you're big enough to purchase a book on your own, you're big enough to monitor your own content. I'm also opposed to trigger warnings for college courses. At some age, you've GOT to learn to self-censor. That said, if I read something that I know has a potential trigger and I'm recommending it to a person, I'll mention it in a personal conversation - "It's great, but it's got some animal deaths" or "I liked it but it's got a lot of violence and some of it's sexual". Nothing wrong with warning people about content they may not like, but I'd be super annoyed if a book I wanted to read had some kind of official content warning sticker on it.

SnShne322 · October 2015

julie37619 said:

As far as trigger warnings go, I'm opposed to any kind of "official" warning coming on a YA, NA, or adult book. If you're big enough to purchase a book on your own, you're big enough to monitor your own content. I'm also opposed to trigger warnings for college courses. At some age, you've GOT to learn to self-censor. That said, if I read something that I know has a potential trigger and I'm recommending it to a person, I'll mention it in a personal conversation - "It's great, but it's got some animal deaths" or "I liked it but it's got a lot of violence and some of it's sexual". Nothing wrong with warning people about content they may not like, but I'd be super annoyed if a book I wanted to read had some kind of official content warning sticker on it.

On the whole, I do agree with this. Maybe this is more of a confession that anything, but I've read some erotica that comes with mature theme warnings. It makes me wonder why books with adventurous/nontraditional sex has a warning, but child death or rape does not. That was the motivation behind the question.

SnShne322 · October 2015

julie37619 said:

As far as trigger warnings go, I'm opposed to any kind of "official" warning coming on a YA, NA, or adult book. If you're big enough to purchase a book on your own, you're big enough to monitor your own content. I'm also opposed to trigger warnings for college courses. At some age, you've GOT to learn to self-censor. That said, if I read something that I know has a potential trigger and I'm recommending it to a person, I'll mention it in a personal conversation - "It's great, but it's got some animal deaths" or "I liked it but it's got a lot of violence and some of it's sexual". Nothing wrong with warning people about content they may not like, but I'd be super annoyed if a book I wanted to read had some kind of official content warning sticker on it.

There are a couple that are series related, but they really are stand alone. I haven't read in a particular order.

angelashly · October 2015

julie37619 said:

I've read Hopeless and a publisher sent me one to review, but I can't remember which. I've also got one here at the library. Do they need to be read in any particular order, or if I'm just in the mood for some drama/angst can I pick up the ones I have access to?

I think you will be fine. There are some that are sequels, but I don't think you would miss much if you read out of order. Most of her recent ones (Ugly Love, Confess, Maybe someday) are stand alone and I have loved them the most.

angelashly · October 2015

julie37619 said:

As far as trigger warnings go, I'm opposed to any kind of "official" warning coming on a YA, NA, or adult book. If you're big enough to purchase a book on your own, you're big enough to monitor your own content. I'm also opposed to trigger warnings for college courses. At some age, you've GOT to learn to self-censor. That said, if I read something that I know has a potential trigger and I'm recommending it to a person, I'll mention it in a personal conversation - "It's great, but it's got some animal deaths" or "I liked it but it's got a lot of violence and some of it's sexual". Nothing wrong with warning people about content they may not like, but I'd be super annoyed if a book I wanted to read had some kind of official content warning sticker on it.

I agree with this. Read the synopsis and get on goodreads most tell you on there what it is about and if there are sensitive subjects in it.

angelashly · October 2015

I also can't wait until her November 9 is released.

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