Reviews with content warning for Emotional abuse - Ugly Love

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asundstrom's review

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emotional 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

2.0

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tucker3696's review

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emotional sad fast-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

1.0

I didn’t hate this book. I didn’t hate the characters and I did end up finishing it. I just don’t think that love needs to be ugly quite like this. I don’t believe that you can love someone back to life, and I don’t believe that men should be given any free passes for their behavior because they are damaged emotionally. I also know how unhealthy it can be for women who are in romantic relationships with damaged men to think that if they just love him enough that he will change. I didn’t hate this book, and I don’t judge those that love it, but I didn’t find this plot line to be romantic, and I wish she had dumped him and never returned.

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stilestastic's review

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dark fast-paced

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

0.25

i would give this book negative stars if i could.

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mirajooris's review

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emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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jessw17's review

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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.

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.

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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elisemarie5's review

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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

4.0

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m11cc444's review

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emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

2.5

If John Green wrote wattpad smut this would be it. Pretty predictable plot/characters that still hits right in the gut. Was a good filler book but not my favorite writing style. Fast moving story (kinda the point) that seems pretty unrealistic at times (it’s a book) but as someone who generally reads fantasy…. With how fast some stuff moved I was subconsciously waiting for a fated mates trope. I will also say that there is a kinda weird heteronormative vibe given off that felt a lil strange at times. No hate at all- still enjoyed the read.

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ksett267's review

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challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was absolutely amazing. It made me have all the emotions especially in the last about 100 pages. I was bawling my eyes out at the end so grab tissues. The cover of the book is so traumatizing now.

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