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    ‼️⚠️Trigger warning about s/a and abuse below please don’t read or stop reading if it triggers ⚠️‼️

    So many of you probably have read more then just two books about Colleen Hoover, now I wanted to see last year why everyone disliked her, I decided to get “it ends with us” and i actually quite enjoyed it, the movie missed some good parts but it wasn’t bad, I also read the sequel, while many victims of abuse and s/a dislike it, In my opinion I saw nothing bad of the sorts.. it’s a pov of what it’s like to get into a abusive relationship and while many women struggle to get out of a abusive relationship not every single persons experiences are the same- in my experience I left and only once almost got back with the abuser, a lot of the time when I hear about others experiences I feel very invalidated and insecure because I don’t think my experiences are enough to even consider myself a victim and when people talk about lily and how easy it was for her it makes me remember that feeling that I don’t want to remember, I find every single way that comes in my mind to convince myself I am not a victim because I was either persuaded into it or I am into bdsm so it’s okay, it doesn’t count.

    Now I do wanna say I have not checked out her other books like November 9th and I have looked into the allegations aganist her son which according to many who were there and my own research the victim actually ended up deleting everything and never went to the police about it, the photo of when Colleen blocked her wasn’t right ( when your blocked on instagram you can’t message the person and it showed that you can) the stories didn’t line up because someone said she was sexually assaulted in person while the others mentioned online inappropriate messages, according to Colleen Hoover she spoke to her son but also hired a lawyer and went to the police, the victim didn’t wish to peruse and that’s when she deleted everything.. now I do want to say that this could be 100% false and Colleen Hoover is a bad person, I usually always believe the Victim and while usually the victim is always right there have been cases where women do lie to get some guy in trouble.. amber heard is a very good example of this and so is the whole cardi b case where the other women just wanted money, a lot of police cams reveal that women will lie about officers touching them, their boyfriend threatening them.. uhh there was one video where an only fans model would always try to get her boyfriend arrested and she ended up stabbing him and footage reveals how abusive she was.

    I really don’t see an issue with her but again I could be 100% wrong and that is why I am asking..I also don’t get the fact that those who hate on celebrities for whatever reason like Taylor or Ronnie always seem to harras, listen to the artist and then complain about that artist.. look if you don’t like Taylor or Colleen Hoover thats fine but why would you buy the ticket to a concert, a movie or buy a book or even listen to their music when you dislike them? Why harras them or the fandom? Why flip their content only to make it harder on the employees and why buy the books only to rip, ruin or destroy it.. like this lady had Colleen’s entire collection of books and commented on why she didn’t like them or her.. even if you want to spread the word on why someone may want to dislike someone like that, why get mad at someone for separating the artist from their art? I think it’s kinda hypocritical that people will read or watch Harry Potter even tho the author clearly is aganist trans people even if it is second handed or celebrate jennetts book that doesn’t contain trigger warnings on why her mom was a bad parent growing up on but the minute someone like myself who separates the art from the artist gets thrown under the bus for simply liking the content or having a different opinion about a book that is seen as controversial, i think regardless books should be accessible to everyone as long as it isn’t preaching hate or genoicde and is age appropriate

    Also one more thing before I repeat myself again, I am not certain about this statement I am about to say so please take this with a grain of salt but don’t publishers and book stores have more say over where a book should go? If Colleen Hoover did have all authority over where her books should be, where would you want to see her books in a store? I know a store in my boyfriend’s mall job has a lot of books but very little categories.. horror, romance, spicy romance, Bible and fiction/non fiction, classics and i believe that’s about it..

    Again I am here to give my thoughts and opinions on my perspective and based on what I’ve looked up and what I agreed with based on others as well as my own research on these topics but without being mean please do explain why you disagree with me, I am here to try to be open minded snd understand your point on why I am wrong to see maybe if I could come to a conclusion that Is either gonna change my mind completely or just simply put me on the fence again, if you do know books that would help me understand even further please comment below

    I hope everything I’ve said so far isn’t to much to read, I hope you understand my pov even if you disagree with it or hate me now.. and happy holidays to everyone regardless of what you celebrate

    by Giraffewhiskers_23

    12 Comments

    1. What the what?

      Read what you like. She’s very popular, so you’re in good company if you enjoy her books.

    2. Maybe I am just cranky bc of pregnancy hormones but I am so tired of this mindset. Let people like what they want. You can like Colleen Hoover. Who cares if some people don’t. No more fighting over things that don’t matter 

    3. What? I don’t like her or her books but I‘m not gonna tell people what or who they should like

    4. I’m glad you’re asking because I haven’t been able to sit through the hours long Youtube videos explaining why she’s awful (I just don’t have the energy to sit through those videos that may trigger me with the subject matter anyways. Reading about those triggering topics gives much more power to me to step away.)

    5. rose_the_reader on

      This was a long read for a whole lot of nothing. You can like what you like. No one is stopping you.

    6. I don’t know any of that backstory, but just read what you like. Personally, the repeated consent issues in Nov 9 were enough to put me off her books, but I didn’t find it very appealing anyway.

    7. Forsaken_Wallaby4136 on

      the incest/inappropriate relationships, the rapist abusive boyfriends who always get away with it, the internalised misogyny of her fmcs, all the cheating romances, the weird use of neurodivergent people in her books and the lack of diversity of her characters. this is just the tip of the iceberg. she’s not the worst writer in the world, but her books send a dangerous message to her mainly young and impressionable audience about whats “normal” in relationships. thats my biggest issue with her personally.

      edit: i hope im not coming across as if im trying to police anyone on what they should enjoy. if you like colleen hoover books, thats completely fine! just wanted to share my perspective on this.

    8. Substantial_Insect7 on

      I don’t like Colleen Hoover because Verity was the worst book I have ever read. I have had no desire to try anything else by her. But one of my really good friends loves all her romances (she didn’t read Verity because she doesn’t like suspense). And I still love and respect that friend.

      It’s really only online that people act like they would ruin a friendship over an author they do or do not like. I’m sure there are people like this offline too but 1) probably not that many and 2) you can see it coming from a mile away so it’s not like it would be an old friend that you love and respect dearly (these are people you would only tolerate if you have to).

    9. Catlady_Pilates on

      Her books are absolutely garbage but very popular so if you like reading her books you’re not alone. Read whatever you want. No one cares.

    10. I think the books are garbage but there are plenty of books I love that other people think are garbage. I don’t think anyone is holding out to try and convince you not to like what you like.

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