4.14 AVERAGE


Right now I’m super into quick, easy reads that you don’t want to put down and this book was exactly that. Colleen Hoover does a great job of making you feel connected with each of the characters and highlighting the vulnerabilities of each of them that are touched by common societal stereotypes. Loved the love story and definitely teared up a few times!
emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

Gripping from the first page. I literally finished the book in one sitting. It questions and makes you question also alot of what you are sure of and the white/black principles.

The characters are beautifully structured with enough depth to make you feel that you can see them.

Still I expected even more from Colleen Hoover.
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

“Damaged people recognize other damaged people. It’s like a club you don’t want a membership to.”
This was such a cute and heart warming story. Really emotional to be honest. Colleen’s writing is just insane to me how she can transport you in to a different world. I felt like I was watching everything play out right in front of me.
Super powerful

Listen...I'm a coho girl through and through. I've never really understood all the hate she receives for her writing, BUT I won't sugarcoat my reviews just because I like the author.

I had no connection to this book whatsoever. Usually, I can find pieces of myself reflected in the mc or even just get caught up in feeling the pain or joy they feel. This mc was the QUEEN of "poor me". I get it - you were poor. Your mom was an addict. Your dad was mia. Okay. Got it. Point made. The more you wallow in your shitty situation the more you become the root of the problem.

The whole book just felt like some poorly filmed indie movie trying to be "different" and "edgy". Even Sampson...the only thing I really liked about him...was his name.

Definitely read way better by coho and was let down by this one. :/
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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

Amazingly heartfelt … seriously one of my favorite books read it in one day

I grew up not too far from where this book takes place which made it instantly relatable for me. On top of that, the character of Beyah is someone you just want to hug. She's had a ROUGH life but she's resilient and capable. Her love story with Samson is full of hope as they cling to each other to try and both repair their respective damage. It's beautifully told and yet another book from Colleen Hoover that you won't want to put down.