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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I hate to admit I loved this book. I understand the amount of hate the author is getting for her as a person and it’s completely valid. I had this book so I decided I should read it and understand why people don’t like her writing either. However, this book was hard to put down. I needed to know what came next. I felt so terrible for Lily and for Atlas. This book highlights very important and real themes that are hard to talk about but necessary. I think CoHo executed it perfectly.
Me mantuvo picadísima, creo que está muy bien escrito porque no hay narrativa de relleno sino que todo aporta. Habla de un tema del que nunca había leído en una novela y es la violencia doméstica y el querer romper con estos patrones. Definitivamente NO es un libro que deberían leer lxs adolescentes pues podrían llegar a normalizar o romantizar varias actitudes violentas o peligrosas. En lo personal me gustó que es fácil de leer (pues he andado en un bloqueo lector) y que la personaja principal madura bien conforme avanza la historia, se vuelve más consciente de lo que vive y de lo que quiere. Ojo: todo gira en torno al amor "romántico" y hay trigger warning porque trata temas de violencia doméstica y en un momento habla sobre el suicidio (no es spoiler).
5/5 ⭐️
Holy crap this was a fast read, I started it this morning and was so engrossed by the story I couldn’t stop. This story was extremely upsetting. Tw for domestic abuse and sexual assault. I think this is a story that a lot of women should read—especially the authors note. I will explain why but it unfortunately will contain spoilers.
*spoilers*
I think that the hardest part about reading this book was exactly what Colleen explained in her authors note: you fall so in love with Lily and Ryle that it hurts to think he would treat her like that. Even though the ending was extremely bittersweet to me, and I didn’t necessarily want Lily to end up with Atlas, the authors note was a good finale to it all. Lily needed someone good in her life and unfortunately that someone was not Ryle.
I like many others often did think “why did she never leave her husband if he was hurting her?” Or “why did he not leave his wife if she was hurting him?” When it came to domestic abuse. I always thought of it in a nonjudgmental light because I know it’s not that easy to leave someone, but it’s hard to think that you can love someone so much more than you hate them. Idk. It wasn’t until Lily was having her baby and told Ryle that she wanted a divorce that I realized I didn’t want her to leave him. Even though at times he was a piece of shit. If I’m just reading a book, I can’t imagine how hard it would be for someone in this actual situation.
Personally, I didn’t like the epilogue because I don’t think that Lily should’ve gone to Atlas. I don’t blame him for the dissolution of her marriage, but the fact that the two “end up together” almost proves for a reason for Ryle to have been jealous. Obviously it doesn’t excuse his actions in any way, but Lily loved Atlas enough still to want to spend the rest of her life with him. Atlas is great, but I wish Lily would’ve found someone new, even if Ryle did basically drive her into Atlas’ arms.
I may be wrong, but this is just an opinion!! Feel free to share yours.
Holy crap this was a fast read, I started it this morning and was so engrossed by the story I couldn’t stop. This story was extremely upsetting. Tw for domestic abuse and sexual assault. I think this is a story that a lot of women should read—especially the authors note. I will explain why but it unfortunately will contain spoilers.
*spoilers*
I think that the hardest part about reading this book was exactly what Colleen explained in her authors note: you fall so in love with Lily and Ryle that it hurts to think he would treat her like that. Even though the ending was extremely bittersweet to me, and I didn’t necessarily want Lily to end up with Atlas, the authors note was a good finale to it all. Lily needed someone good in her life and unfortunately that someone was not Ryle.
I like many others often did think “why did she never leave her husband if he was hurting her?” Or “why did he not leave his wife if she was hurting him?” When it came to domestic abuse. I always thought of it in a nonjudgmental light because I know it’s not that easy to leave someone, but it’s hard to think that you can love someone so much more than you hate them. Idk. It wasn’t until Lily was having her baby and told Ryle that she wanted a divorce that I realized I didn’t want her to leave him. Even though at times he was a piece of shit. If I’m just reading a book, I can’t imagine how hard it would be for someone in this actual situation.
Personally, I didn’t like the epilogue because I don’t think that Lily should’ve gone to Atlas. I don’t blame him for the dissolution of her marriage, but the fact that the two “end up together” almost proves for a reason for Ryle to have been jealous. Obviously it doesn’t excuse his actions in any way, but Lily loved Atlas enough still to want to spend the rest of her life with him. Atlas is great, but I wish Lily would’ve found someone new, even if Ryle did basically drive her into Atlas’ arms.
I may be wrong, but this is just an opinion!! Feel free to share yours.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
It took me a while to read, but at the end it was worth it! i enjoyed the meaning behind it “don’t judge women in an abusive relationship” it really changed my way of seeing those situations…
Poison in Honey
I'm not sure if this was done on purpose or not. But It felt as if the writer was in live with the MMC as she wasn't able to demonize him as she should.
This was overly romanticized.
You have to take sometime to think about what you read and to have a better understanding to what was written.
The book was written in a very wicked and twisted ways and I don't think it serves the agenda they claim that they want to serve correctly.
I'm not sure if this was done on purpose or not. But It felt as if the writer was in live with the MMC as she wasn't able to demonize him as she should.
This was overly romanticized.
You have to take sometime to think about what you read and to have a better understanding to what was written.
The book was written in a very wicked and twisted ways and I don't think it serves the agenda they claim that they want to serve correctly.