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This Girl

Colleen Hoover (2013)

SubgenreContemporary Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingNew York City
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.68/5 (185111)

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageStrong

Heroine archetypes

Strong Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersMultiple POVs

Synopsis

Colleen Hoovers New York Times bestselling Slammed series has brought countless readers to their knees with a whirlwind of love passion and heartache. Layken and Wills love has managed to withstand the toughest of circumstances and the young lovers now married are beginning to feel safe and secure in their union. As much as Layken relishes their new life together she finds herself wanting to know everything there is to know about her husband even though Will makes it clear he prefers to keep the painful memories of the past where they belong. Still he cant resist his wifes pleas and so he begins to untangle his side of the story revealing for the first time his most intimate feelings and thoughts retelling both the good and bad moments and sharing a few shocking confessions of his own from the time when they first met.

Tags

Emotional RomanceCharacter-DrivenSeries CompanionRetelling

This Girl: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This married-couple romance contains intimate scenes, strong language, and emotional discussions about painful past experiences including grief and trauma. Best for mature readers comfortable with adult romantic content.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, steamy sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include emotional abuse, death of parent, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers will connect with this emotional exploration of a young married couple working through their painful pasts together.