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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
Oh wow. What a brilliant piece again Colleen! I think I might want to start writing poetry now. :D
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"If you can't answer yes to these three questions, don't even waste your time in a relationship..
..Does he treat you with respect at all times? That's the first question.
The second question is, if he is the exact same person twenty years from now that he is today, would you still want to marry him? And finally, does he inspire you to want to be a better person?
You find someone you can answer yes to all three, then you've found a good man."
And life definitely doesn't want me
To just let it tell me
that the girl I met,
The beautiful, strong, amazing, resilient girl
That I fell so hard for?
Should only come in third..
..There's room for her in FIRST.
I'M PUTTING HER FIRST."
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"If you can't answer yes to these three questions, don't even waste your time in a relationship..
..Does he treat you with respect at all times? That's the first question.
The second question is, if he is the exact same person twenty years from now that he is today, would you still want to marry him? And finally, does he inspire you to want to be a better person?
You find someone you can answer yes to all three, then you've found a good man."
And life definitely doesn't want me
To just let it tell me
that the girl I met,
The beautiful, strong, amazing, resilient girl
That I fell so hard for?
Should only come in third..
..There's room for her in FIRST.
I'M PUTTING HER FIRST."
Re-read this and gosh, say what you will about CoHo but no other author can pull me into a story quite like she does.
I felt so uncomfortable reading this book but I can’t not finish a book so…oof
Okay, holy shit. Excuse me, but no, I can't. This book was absolutely, positively incredible. It was exceptional. I technically read this entire book yesterday, July 10th. When I clicked home on my Kindle, the book still said 1% for a minute before changing to 99%, meaning I'd read all 98% that day. I couldn't believe it. I hid in my brother's room and I was stuck inside the story ALL. DAY. LONG. It was THAT good. Will and Lake are the greatest, truly. I loved their relationship. I loved the slam poetry. I loved everything about this book. I cried a lot, several times. It was quite emotional. I honestly can't believe I hadn't found this book sooner. I'm ready to bury myself in the second one, Point of Retreat. I know for a fact that I will be reading this book again one day, and when I do, I think I'll listen to the Avett Brothers for background music. It was perfect and beautiful and I want to (and will) remember it for the rest of my life.
I might be biased because I freaking love poetry, but this book was amazing. I've read many of Colleen Hoover's other books before reading this one and it's interesting to see where she started as an author. She has obvious talent in this book, and it only continues to grow. I'll definitely have to get the next in the series.
It was cute! Certainly a taboo topic - teacher/student romance - but handled with tact for the most part.
challenging
If I mentally pretend that the spoken word aspect was actually just creative writing, it was still a good book..
Overall rating: 7/10
Daaaamn.
I loved this book. I didn't expect it to be so compelling. It is written in a simple yet striking manner that kind of hits a chord in you.
When I first picked it up, I thought it was going to be another generic, contemporary romance with all the clichéd things that always happen in books like this.
Boy was I wrong.
It took me a while to realise just how powerful and passionate this book was, because it took a while for everything to start happening. But when it did, my heart kept on breaking again and again. My heart broke for Kell and Caulder and Will and Eddie and everyone else in the damn book. The character's circumstances were tragic, but not overdone.
Layken was stong, thoughtful, impulsive - but not reckless - and most of all, resilient. Her character was written flawlessly, though her desperation might have been a little exaggerated for two people who had known each other barely a week.
Will shared these traits, but the way he handled the situation made me fall in love with him again and again, and although it's a little hard for me to imagine him at 21, doing a job that might be a little over his head in terms of maturity and responsibility, he handled himself well.
Kell's innocence and naivete and his whole outlook on his life made me weep tears of grief and laughter. The way he dealt with his father's death, and the events that occur later in the book made me feel so protective over him - definitely a first for me. His optimism and hopefulness was tenfold more powerful than a heartbroken scene.
Eddie was one of the best friends Layken could have had; supportive and wise and yet not only there to be a prop for the main character. Her birthday scene was one of the best in the book, I think.
And the poetry, wow. Just wow. Layken's poem which she performed had me wiping away tears, it touched something in me.
It's a very honest book which impressed upon me the importance of love and affection in ones life, and finding a balance between doing what's right for everyone and doing what's right for you.
Looking back on it, I can't exactly put a finger on just why I liked it as much as I did, I'm really not usually a fan of this sort of genre but Colleen has something there that is very powerful and yet quiet at the same time. Nothing jumps out at me as brilliant and inspiring writing and still, I like it. I more than like it. Definitely worth a read.
Daaaamn.
I loved this book. I didn't expect it to be so compelling. It is written in a simple yet striking manner that kind of hits a chord in you.
When I first picked it up, I thought it was going to be another generic, contemporary romance with all the clichéd things that always happen in books like this.
Boy was I wrong.
It took me a while to realise just how powerful and passionate this book was, because it took a while for everything to start happening. But when it did, my heart kept on breaking again and again. My heart broke for Kell and Caulder and Will and Eddie and everyone else in the damn book. The character's circumstances were tragic, but not overdone.
Layken was stong, thoughtful, impulsive - but not reckless - and most of all, resilient. Her character was written flawlessly, though her desperation might have been a little exaggerated for two people who had known each other barely a week.
Will shared these traits, but the way he handled the situation made me fall in love with him again and again, and although it's a little hard for me to imagine him at 21, doing a job that might be a little over his head in terms of maturity and responsibility, he handled himself well.
Kell's innocence and naivete and his whole outlook on his life made me weep tears of grief and laughter. The way he dealt with his father's death, and the events that occur later in the book made me feel so protective over him - definitely a first for me. His optimism and hopefulness was tenfold more powerful than a heartbroken scene.
Eddie was one of the best friends Layken could have had; supportive and wise and yet not only there to be a prop for the main character. Her birthday scene was one of the best in the book, I think.
And the poetry, wow. Just wow. Layken's poem which she performed had me wiping away tears, it touched something in me.
It's a very honest book which impressed upon me the importance of love and affection in ones life, and finding a balance between doing what's right for everyone and doing what's right for you.
Looking back on it, I can't exactly put a finger on just why I liked it as much as I did, I'm really not usually a fan of this sort of genre but Colleen has something there that is very powerful and yet quiet at the same time. Nothing jumps out at me as brilliant and inspiring writing and still, I like it. I more than like it. Definitely worth a read.