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kenmakozumehq's review
emotional
medium-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Incest, and Child death
Minor: Abortion and Terminal illness
crystal689's review
emotional
sad
medium-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Death of parent and Terminal illness
jessw17's review against another edition
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.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Grief
Minor: Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Blood
thelibraryofanolive's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
really good book i just think it got kind of repetitive and colleen hoover makes me want to rip my eyes out
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Cursing, Child death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Incest, Sexual violence, Blood, Cancer, Sexism, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Violence
itsmeyseniab's review against another edition
emotional
fast-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
I had been interested in picking up a Colleen Hoover novel for a few years simply due to her polarizing popularity, and I will say that I’m glad that I chose this one as my first foray into her writing. While it wasn’t the most groundbreaking romance that I’ve ever read, I did enjoy my time with it. I think this is the case because I didn’t find this one as outwardly offensive and controversial as some of her other works are described as being.
We follow our main characters Tate and Miles as they navigate a “friends with benefits” relationship, which I think is very realistic and relatable (especially in this day and age). I didn’t find this dynamic “toxic,” as it was a consensual relationship and Miles was upfront about his expectations from the moment they discussed having any type of physical relationship. I will say I didn’t love the “woman tries to ‘fix’ the man and erase his dark, traumatic past” trope, and that turned out to be the toxicity in the relationship at times.
The story was told in dual POVs and alternate timelines, with Tate’s being present day and Miles’ being six years prior (and surrounding his previous relationship). I liked this format, but I do wish Miles’ chapters were longer, and not written in a verse-like style.
Miles’ previous relationship with Rachel was the main aspect that I didn’t enjoy. Their dynamic was just weird and VERY unnecessarythem being step siblings added NOTHING to the story - they could’ve just been classmates and their traumatic event would’ve had the same impact in my opinion . I also wish that Tate found out about Miles’ past a little bit earlier in the story, because although they were f**k buddies, their romance felt a little too insta-lovey for my liking.
Ultimately, I would recommend this to anyone new to the new adult romance genre who is looking for a quick, steamy and emotional love story.
We follow our main characters Tate and Miles as they navigate a “friends with benefits” relationship, which I think is very realistic and relatable (especially in this day and age). I didn’t find this dynamic “toxic,” as it was a consensual relationship and Miles was upfront about his expectations from the moment they discussed having any type of physical relationship. I will say I didn’t love the “woman tries to ‘fix’ the man and erase his dark, traumatic past” trope, and that turned out to be the toxicity in the relationship at times.
The story was told in dual POVs and alternate timelines, with Tate’s being present day and Miles’ being six years prior (and surrounding his previous relationship). I liked this format, but I do wish Miles’ chapters were longer, and not written in a verse-like style.
Miles’ previous relationship with Rachel was the main aspect that I didn’t enjoy. Their dynamic was just weird and VERY unnecessary
Ultimately, I would recommend this to anyone new to the new adult romance genre who is looking for a quick, steamy and emotional love story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Minor: Child death, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Death of parent
keishac13's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Child death, Death, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Terminal illness
gnlee26's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-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
3.25
ehhhh i found the writing pretty weird. it read like someone writing in their diary which is fine if that’s the layout and plan but it really didn’t feel that way. the poetry thing really made so since and it wasn’t even like it was good poetry or useful to the story in any way?? i honestly like miles and rachel better than miles and tate but i can’t say that i even like miles. the actual story was pretty good but i guessed what was gonna happen sooo early on that i didn’t feel any emotional gut punch or cry it just happened and then it was over.
i don’t like the idea that you put up with getting treated like nothing just because a guy is hot and gives you good orgasms.
the story did pull me in and i enjoyed some of it but most of it i was either rolling my eyes or prettttty bored.
i don’t like the idea that you put up with getting treated like nothing just because a guy is hot and gives you good orgasms.
the story did pull me in and i enjoyed some of it but most of it i was either rolling my eyes or prettttty bored.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death, Grief, and Sexual content
Minor: Terminal illness
aylabookworm's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Car accident
Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, and Terminal illness
allygator's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
There was not a single moment in Miles and Tate's relationship that was not absolutely smothered in red flags why is this so highly rated.
Also the sex scenes are just poorly written and repetitive, which is a pretty bad thing when the relationship in question is based purely on sex and it being super good.
TBH I could write an in-depth review of this but I don't really want to think about it anymore so I'm not going to.
Also the sex scenes are just poorly written and repetitive, which is a pretty bad thing when the relationship in question is based purely on sex and it being super good.
TBH I could write an in-depth review of this but I don't really want to think about it anymore so I'm not going to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Child death, Pregnancy, and Death
Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness
nirellis's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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
5.0
AH. THIS WAS SO WORTH IT.
I’m so glad this was my first Colleen Hoover book it felt like the perfect introduction.
I’m in love with Miles 😭 I don’t like sad books but this was perfect just the right amount of angst.
So glad I read this and will be trying out Colleen’s books again!
I’m so glad this was my first Colleen Hoover book it felt like the perfect introduction.
I’m in love with Miles 😭 I don’t like sad books but this was perfect just the right amount of angst.
So glad I read this and will be trying out Colleen’s books again!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Child death and Terminal illness