wqkair_'s review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
"Tate" he says. He's facing his door, and he doesn't turn around to finish his sentence. "Sometimes a man's spirit just ain't strong enough to withstand the ghost from his past." He opens the apartment door and walks inside. "Maybe that boy just lost his spirit somewhere along the way" He closes his door and leaves me attempt to decipher even more confusion.
— page 227
Moment when he leaves.
Because he always leave.
— page 243
"I don't want to swim anymore," He says, sliding his lips from the base of my throat all the way up to my mouth again. "Well, then, what do you want to do?" I whisper weekly. "You" he says without hesitation "In my shower. From behind" I swallow a huge lump of air and feel it all the way to the pit of my stomach. "Wow. That's very specific."
"And also in my bed" he whispersed. "With you on top, still soaking wet from the shower." I inhale sharply, and we can both hear the tremble of my breath I exhale
"Okay," I tried to say,but his mouth is on mine before the word is even all the way out.
— page 257
"Listen,Tate," I tell her. "I want your mess. I want your clothes in my bedroom floor. I want your toothbrush in my bathroom. I want your shoes in my closet. I want your mediocre leftovers in my fridge." She laughs at that. "Oh, and I almost forgot," I say, pulling the other box for my pocket. I hold it up between us and open it, revealing the ring. "I also want you in my future.Forever."
— page 316
— page 227
Moment when he leaves.
Because he always leave.
— page 243
"I don't want to swim anymore," He says, sliding his lips from the base of my throat all the way up to my mouth again. "Well, then, what do you want to do?" I whisper weekly. "You" he says without hesitation "In my shower. From behind" I swallow a huge lump of air and feel it all the way to the pit of my stomach. "Wow. That's very specific."
"And also in my bed" he whispersed. "With you on top, still soaking wet from the shower." I inhale sharply, and we can both hear the tremble of my breath I exhale
"Okay," I tried to say,but his mouth is on mine before the word is even all the way out.
— page 257
"Listen,Tate," I tell her. "I want your mess. I want your clothes in my bedroom floor. I want your toothbrush in my bathroom. I want your shoes in my closet. I want your mediocre leftovers in my fridge." She laughs at that. "Oh, and I almost forgot," I say, pulling the other box for my pocket. I hold it up between us and open it, revealing the ring. "I also want you in my future.Forever."
— page 316
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident, Death, Child death, Incest, Pregnancy, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
!SPOILER! I fucking screamed when i found out that Rachel had a child AND NAMED HER CLAIR!!! !END OF SPOILER! Little advice: don't go looking around at other pages:Dinesfxreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Very toxic romance as usual from CoHo, a bad exemple, I wouldn’t recommend this to a teenager
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
Moderate: Child death and Car accident
Minor: Incest
thelibraryofanolive's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
really good book i just think it got kind of repetitive and colleen hoover makes me want to rip my eyes out
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Cursing, Child death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Incest, Sexual violence, Blood, Cancer, Sexism, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Violence
liv_jones's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I have never wanted to throw a book across the room as much as I did reading this book.
The writing lacks maturity and there are so. many. cringeworthy lines. There are quite a few instances of things I’ve seen in other CoHo books (plot points, characters, tragic backstories etc.) which makes the story fairly predictable. I’ve read worse smut, but that’s definitely not to say that the smut in this book is good. Miles is a walking red flag (which Tate literally says herself!) and the prose-poetry style of his chapters comes off as clever for maybe two pages before quickly becoming exhausting to read. We’re seriously meant to be rooting for this guy? Not to mention that his insta-love obsession with his STEPSISTER reads as extremely creepy (and in the immortal words of Shane Madej, “anytime you have to say ‘it’s not incest technically’ that’s not great”).
In short, the only reason I read this book in two days was because I wanted to be done with it that badly.
The writing lacks maturity and there are so. many. cringeworthy lines. There are quite a few instances of things I’ve seen in other CoHo books (plot points, characters, tragic backstories etc.) which makes the story fairly predictable. I’ve read worse smut, but that’s definitely not to say that the smut in this book is good. Miles is a walking red flag (which Tate literally says herself!) and the prose-poetry style of his chapters comes off as clever for maybe two pages before quickly becoming exhausting to read. We’re seriously meant to be rooting for this guy? Not to mention that his insta-love obsession with his STEPSISTER reads as extremely creepy (and in the immortal words of Shane Madej, “anytime you have to say ‘it’s not incest technically’ that’s not great”).
In short, the only reason I read this book in two days was because I wanted to be done with it that badly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Child death
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Death of parent, Incest, and Violence
kirbyblue's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book was kind of meh. This is the first colleen Hoover book I’ve ever read and I get why people both love her and hate her. This book was very fast paced and simple, with little depth to the characters beyond their trauma. The side characters are there only for dialogue and don’t contribute to the story beyond that. The relationship is incredibly superficial and the main character is so full. With all of that being said, reading this book for what it is, a face paced, easy read, contemporary romance, it isn’t horrible. It’s a light read and the plot, which predictable, is satisfying in the same way hallmark movies are. Overall, not horrible but nothing special. I will try some of her other books just for fun easy reads.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Child death, and Car accident
aannaascott's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child death and Car accident
all i can say is….i can no longer say i’ve never read about incestemcmanaman's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Incest
roznn's review against another edition
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
patrgarcia2's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest
thriftedmemories's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
< spoiler> Lots of unnecessary sex <spoilers>
I felt bored reading the book, it didn’t grab my attention. Nor was I a fan of Tate being emotionally used by Miles. There was no growth between the two characters. The growth didn’t happen throughout the story either.
I felt bored reading the book, it didn’t grab my attention. Nor was I a fan of Tate being emotionally used by Miles. There was no growth between the two characters. The growth didn’t happen throughout the story either.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Car accident, Incest, Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content