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Ατελώς Υπέροχοι by Colleen Hoover

19 reviews

emotional sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not the sort of book I would normally go for. As I went to a spa day with my mum and sister and I had nothing to read, she let me read her book, which was this one.

It's sort of smutty, which I now know is not my thing!

The general vibe is how to recover from a broken relationship and how to make a life with someone else.

The two characters really need to learn to communicate, and not assume the worst all the time. Also, pick up on what is being said about your partner's mental and body health! In a world where everyone is supposed to be virile and fertile, not everyone is, and that can destroy a person.

Some of the things that happened in this story were close to what I have seen others go through, so I did struggle a bit to not to sob. Thank goodness for indoor swimming pools! You can wipe your tears away while everyone things you're just wiping away the sweat!

I'm glad I read this, so I know what I am not interested in.

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I loved the love story is this book, that being said there were elements I felt were problematic and totally unnecessary.

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emotional inspiring sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Overall, I liked this book. I was sucked in right at the beginning. 

I loved the two timelines: watching them fall in love and also go through the hardest moments of their life made it even more beautiful. 

But, it frustrates me that Graham gave up on his “total honesty” policy. That was such a huge thing when they met, and it seemed out of character that he would lose that as much as he did. 

It also seemed out of character to me that he would kiss another woman TWICE. Once would have made some sense, but again—between his total honesty and his personal experience being cheated on HOW could he do that twice?


I really enjoyed the ending and didn’t find it too predictable. I’m definitely excited to read the next book!

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emotional lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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