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Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

94 reviews

megan_bbender's review

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

This was my first Colleen Hoover book and that was only because it was chosen for Book Club. With that being said, I was actually really pleasantly surprised. I could not stop reading this book, I read for hours straight and could not put it down. I will definitely be reading more Colleen Hoover books.

I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style but Colleen's storytelling definitely makes up for it. There's a fine line when it comes to authors sharing details and I find that it's very easy to miss the mark and word vomit every single unnecessary detail. Colleen was able to create a perfect balance. I enjoy books so much more when I am able to picture the scenes and images. I think that Colleen did a great job at helping her readers connect to the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Car accident and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Incest, and Death of parent

musicmagician823's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Sexual content, and Child death

Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

merithefish's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

(Spoiler but ur not missing much)


He threw a chair at her… cause she said she missed him. He threw a chair at her… cause he’s a  man baby. He threw a chair at her… cause he had a baby with his stepsister. He. Threw. A. Chair. At. Her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Grief, Child death, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Incest, and Emotional abuse

eddie_ray's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Grief, Alcohol, and Car accident

gmbooks11_'s review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, Death, Grief, Child death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

jessw17's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Tl;dr I think the man was supposed to be likeable, he just wasn't. He needed therapy but depended on the women around him to provide it. He felt a little dangerous. If you've ever been in an emotionally abusive relationship, don't read this. Sex scenes were good though. 

It was okay. The story was sad and it definitely kept my attention. I'm just tired of the "women will fix men" storyline. 

The book starts out in Tate's point of view and it seems like she's going to be the main character. Then it switches to shorter chapter that are Miles' pov. But miles was very clearly the main character. He's a troubled guy, a successful pilot at the ripe age of 24.. he's even promoted to captian during the story. 

Meanwhile we barely learn anything about Tate. That's fine, it's just not my cup of tea to have (who I perceive should be) the main character be so 2 dimensional while the love interest's character is so fleshed out. 

Also, they're 22 and 24 and established in their careers which feels unrelatable.

Spoiler

Anyway, the entire time, Tate is hoping Miles falls in love with her and he's emotionally unavailable and has been for 6 years. You don't find out why until nearly the end, when you find out he'd had a child with his high school sweetheart, got in a car accident while Miles is driving them home from the hospital, the newborn dies, and the girlfriend leaves. 

So Miles cuts himself off from love and happiness but of course, things change when he meets Tate.

Honestly, he treats Tate pretty terribly, even if it was just a hookup situation. He does things that scare her and you kind of assume he doesn't realize he's doing them, until the end when you get his present day POV and you realize he's not clueless. He can read her, he just doesn't care. He doesn't mind intentionally being mean or intimidating to her. 

 

Spoiler

so in the end, he thanks Tate for "waiting for him." Which is valid for her and was her choice to wait for him. I'm just tired of that storyline if "if you wait long enough, you can fix him!" And he also had to find the high school sweetheart, shows up at her house so she can console him. He literally just shows up in her life in an entirely new state, not caring what that would do to her or her family. She didn't tell him where she was, he found her and just inserted himself so she could give him free therapy. It was cringe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Blood

elisemarie5's review

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol

alexismil's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma

shadymist's review

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

• 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

After hearing this being recommended. I decided to give the author another try. Previously I read this girl and it was rated 3 stars. I was surprised at how well written this is. Its slow to begin with but gets better a quarter of the way through. Not my favourite author but pleasantly surprised.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol and Violence

molli_anne's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It’s a colleen hoover books and those tend to be controversial. There is one line in the book that is questionable. It’s also got themes that may not be suitable for kids, so it’s definitely a 16+ book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Child death, Car accident, Cursing, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol