A review by lydiakach75
Ugly Love, by Colleen Hoover
dark
emotional
sad
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
4.0
Shout of to my Coho sister, Tirzah, for letting me borrow this book and making reading so much fun. I loved it. It's so precious.
I'm going to clarify something though at makes this only 4 stars. Miles and Tate definitely had a toxic relationship and he manipulated her so many times. She couldn't say no to him at anytime and tells us this multiple times... How is that healthy? Obviously it's not and if this was like It Ends with Us, it would be an even more heartbreaking ending.
Yet no matter how many red flags were thrown, I couldn't and wouldn't stop for rooting for Tate and Miles. These characters were very complex and I really loved the writing pattern. It looked like this: Tate's at present day then Miles 6 years ago. I liked how it worked because then we didn't just get Miles feelings but rather the causes behind his effects. Tate was also a very interesting character because she could recognize who she thought she should be but just couldn't and I love characters who are able to do that.
In the grand scheme of Coho books, I would say this book is in the top 5 so far after Verity with spot numero uno.
I'm going to clarify something though at makes this only 4 stars. Miles and Tate definitely had a toxic relationship and he manipulated her so many times. She couldn't say no to him at anytime and tells us this multiple times... How is that healthy? Obviously it's not and if this was like It Ends with Us, it would be an even more heartbreaking ending.
Yet no matter how many red flags were thrown, I couldn't and wouldn't stop for rooting for Tate and Miles. These characters were very complex and I really loved the writing pattern. It looked like this: Tate's at present day then Miles 6 years ago. I liked how it worked because then we didn't just get Miles feelings but rather the causes behind his effects. Tate was also a very interesting character because she could recognize who she thought she should be but just couldn't and I love characters who are able to do that.
In the grand scheme of Coho books, I would say this book is in the top 5 so far after Verity with spot numero uno.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Child death and Pregnancy
Minor: Car accident, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Death of parent