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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
the first half of this really was not doing it for me but then Atlas’s storyline really kept it going. i also was very content with Lily’s choices…. although (this might be a hot take) I think Lily should’ve gotten an abortion… she didn’t even want a baby at the time she got pregnant like why’d she keep it?! Also in a weird way i was expecting this to be a proper steamy romance but was not greeted with those said expectations hahah
also don’t really understand the great importance or necessity for Atlas to be homeless in his teens; I get him and Lily had the connection through abusive home lives but… i don’t know it felt a bit unnecessary to me
however overall I do think Colleen did a good job explain the emotional turmoil of domestic abusive relationships especially to people who have (gratefully) not had to witness or endure said relationships
also don’t really understand the great importance or necessity for Atlas to be homeless in his teens; I get him and Lily had the connection through abusive home lives but… i don’t know it felt a bit unnecessary to me
however overall I do think Colleen did a good job explain the emotional turmoil of domestic abusive relationships especially to people who have (gratefully) not had to witness or endure said relationships
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It is a very addictive and quick read. However I don’t think it does the entire situation of domestic abuse justice. It must be nice to be able to escape the situation when you have the means to support yourself. However this is for a lot of women not the reality.
wow. i honestly don’t have much to say. this book took over my thoughts and feelings for the past 24 hours. i truly had such a hard time putting it down. it is such a great story with so many truths that everyone needs to hear and understand.
My tear ducts are kindda traumatized. I've been crying non-stop because of this freaking book...
3.5 ⭐️Many mixed emotions about this book. The first 130 ish pages felt very Insta-lovey, lusty, and shallow. I almost stopped reading around page 80. I’m very glad I kept reading though because the second half of the book contained so much depth. A very heartbreaking and educational story about something that I know happens more often than it should. I will say, besides the shallowness of the beginning, I also did not enjoy the time jumps all throughout the story; I feel like it left too many gaps for my liking.
"Sometimes separating is better than staying
First CoHo's books I read, and it's really exceptional writing. Even if I don't really like the forty - fitfy percent first pages, cuz it contains lots of sex scene that too explicit. Which is kinda annoying me. But overall, that's literally a powerful story—talks about abusive relationship.
I'm so fucking glad already read it, thank you. The learned I get is, we can't judge some relationship cuz we think it's easy to walk away but if we in the first place of that toxic relationships, I don't think it's easy at all to leave that kind of relationship.
"It’s easy when we’re on the outside to believe that we would walk away without a second thought if a person mistreated us. It’s easy to say we couldn’t continue to love someone who mistreats us when we aren’t the ones feeling the love of that person. When you experience it firsthand, it isn’t so easy to hate the person who mistreats you when most of the time they’re your godsend."
First CoHo's books I read, and it's really exceptional writing. Even if I don't really like the forty - fitfy percent first pages, cuz it contains lots of sex scene that too explicit. Which is kinda annoying me. But overall, that's literally a powerful story—talks about abusive relationship.
I'm so fucking glad already read it, thank you. The learned I get is, we can't judge some relationship cuz we think it's easy to walk away but if we in the first place of that toxic relationships, I don't think it's easy at all to leave that kind of relationship.
"It’s easy when we’re on the outside to believe that we would walk away without a second thought if a person mistreated us. It’s easy to say we couldn’t continue to love someone who mistreats us when we aren’t the ones feeling the love of that person. When you experience it firsthand, it isn’t so easy to hate the person who mistreats you when most of the time they’re your godsend."
I thought I’d be rating this 3-stars until the end. She did a great job covering a complex and difficult subject of intimate partner abuse, in a way that might even leave the reader feeling conflicted. It is incredibly difficult to walk away from relationships that are both very good and very bad, and she makes a great case for why there is ultimately only one right answer.