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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
sad
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is my second Colleen Hoover book, and I am pretty impressed (the first one was disturbing). It had some editing errors, which I find annoying for a Kindle edition, but the story itself really drew me in. I usually try to avoid abuse stories because I have one person in my life who went back again and again, no matter how much I tried to help her get away and start a new life. No matter how hard I tried to understand, I could not comprehend how she could keep going back. This book provided a little perspective for me. Aside from the unappealing, embarrassing, and unrealistic begging that Ryle does in the beginning, I fell in love with his character along with Lily. Did the author have to make him beg though? He was a handsome neurosurgeon with a sense of humor. Surely he could get women without begging. Anyway, that aside (and the reason for my star deduction), I get why Lily was willing to believe him after the first incident. After the second incident, I was less sure, but then came the story about his brother that his sister strongly encouraged him (in front of her) to tell him. So he’s aware of his issue and has been getting therapy for years. That’s respectable, right? I’m still less likely to get past it, but I can see why she wanted to. The third and final incident broke my heart. I wanted him to be a good guy… and not a good guy who sometimes does bad things.
I respect Lily’s character for making the good choice. It’s nice that she did it for her daughter, but I wish she could have recognized that she needed to do it for herself, too.
I think the author did a really nice job of telling Lily’s story from her 15-year old perspective and then her 25-year old perspective. The fact that she fell in love with Atlas and saw past his troubled life and homelessness said a lot about her character. I don’t know if guys that perfect really exist, but his character was quite easy to adore, too. It’s ironic that he stayed in the background when he returned from the military because he thought she was happy in college and then again when he saw her with Ryle when he ended up being the root of all their abuse incidents.
There were lots of different emotions from reading this book. Mostly, I appreciate the bit of understanding gained in regards to why women stay. I’m glad Lily left before she was too seriously injured, but her situation was eye-opening. Abuse targets all demographics and all types of people. It even targets people who are clearly in love and men who don’t appear to want to harm those they love. It’s a sad situation. I think everyone should read this book. The perspective it provides can be helpful for women in Lily’s situation, as well as those trying to help abuse victims.
I respect Lily’s character for making the good choice. It’s nice that she did it for her daughter, but I wish she could have recognized that she needed to do it for herself, too.
I think the author did a really nice job of telling Lily’s story from her 15-year old perspective and then her 25-year old perspective. The fact that she fell in love with Atlas and saw past his troubled life and homelessness said a lot about her character. I don’t know if guys that perfect really exist, but his character was quite easy to adore, too. It’s ironic that he stayed in the background when he returned from the military because he thought she was happy in college and then again when he saw her with Ryle when he ended up being the root of all their abuse incidents.
There were lots of different emotions from reading this book. Mostly, I appreciate the bit of understanding gained in regards to why women stay. I’m glad Lily left before she was too seriously injured, but her situation was eye-opening. Abuse targets all demographics and all types of people. It even targets people who are clearly in love and men who don’t appear to want to harm those they love. It’s a sad situation. I think everyone should read this book. The perspective it provides can be helpful for women in Lily’s situation, as well as those trying to help abuse victims.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
emotional
sad
medium-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
Toen ik aan dit boek begon, was ik onderweg voor een drieweekse rondreis in India. Qua timing en onderwerp was dit niet de beste keuze, want uiteindelijk heb ik het boek tijdens de terugvlucht uitgelezen en heb ik netto 3 á 4 dagen over dit boek gedaan. De reis was namelijk zo intensief dat ik er in de vrije uurtjes gewoon geen puf meer voor had.
Partnergeweld is een beladen onderwerp, en ondanks dat er zat negatieve reviews zijn geplaatst over dit boek wilde ik het graag lezen alvorens ik de film zou kijken. Je kunt er van alles van vinden en ik heb er ook zeker mijn mening over, maar ik ben momenteel zo overprikkeld en vermoeid door mijn reis dat ik me even niet in deze discussie ga mengen.
Aangezien ik komende week nog verlof heb, ben ik voornemens die tijd te benutten om het tweede deel te lezen.
Partnergeweld is een beladen onderwerp, en ondanks dat er zat negatieve reviews zijn geplaatst over dit boek wilde ik het graag lezen alvorens ik de film zou kijken. Je kunt er van alles van vinden en ik heb er ook zeker mijn mening over, maar ik ben momenteel zo overprikkeld en vermoeid door mijn reis dat ik me even niet in deze discussie ga mengen.
Aangezien ik komende week nog verlof heb, ben ik voornemens die tijd te benutten om het tweede deel te lezen.
The most unserious book I've ever read. I read it during peak CoHo era. This was my singular CoHo book. I read this one and couldn't handle any more. I've never read her since.
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
Classic booktok recommendation. Definitely a big page turner with a feeling of thrill. Romance but deals with heavy topics