A review by filipa_maia
Se Fosse Perfeito, by Colleen Hoover
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I can never get tired of Colleen's writing. Her books are so passionate, so involving, they go straight to your heart and get stuck into your brain.
Once again Colleen give us a story about love and pain, and it make us think about how much pain can destroy a love story. Although I've never been in this situation (or met anyone going through a tough time like this) I felt every single emotion that both Quinn and Graham are going through. Since Quinn's feeling of failure to Graham's feeling of helplessness, everything is very clear and though through in this book. This could be a story about a miracle: a couple that after years and years finally gets the baby they always desire. But this is Colleen we are talking about, so I knew (right from the start) that it couldn't be that "easy". On the other hand, not every couple gets their miracle so, in a way, this book can be kinda conforting for those people.
Now, to my "not favorite part". Dear Lord! I didn't want to not like Quinn, but Colleen does not make that easy. She is perfectly aware that her marriage is falling apart, she knows exactly how she is contributing to that happening, and she just watches... I spent half of the story just being mad at her.
With that being said: this was another 5 star reading! Highly recommend!
Once again Colleen give us a story about love and pain, and it make us think about how much pain can destroy a love story. Although I've never been in this situation (or met anyone going through a tough time like this) I felt every single emotion that both Quinn and Graham are going through. Since Quinn's feeling of failure to Graham's feeling of helplessness, everything is very clear and though through in this book. This could be a story about a miracle: a couple that after years and years finally gets the baby they always desire. But this is Colleen we are talking about, so I knew (right from the start) that it couldn't be that "easy". On the other hand, not every couple gets their miracle so, in a way, this book can be kinda conforting for those people.
Now, to my "not favorite part". Dear Lord! I didn't want to not like Quinn, but Colleen does not make that easy. She is perfectly aware that her marriage is falling apart, she knows exactly how she is contributing to that happening, and she just watches... I spent half of the story just being mad at her.
With that being said: this was another 5 star reading! Highly recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Grief, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Pregnancy