Reviews with content warning for Self harm - All Your Perfects

i promised myself i would have zero expectations had i decided to read another book written by colleen hoover but all your perfects is a perfect book to change my opinion of her as an author.

this book is all rounded, it’s emotional and hopeful at the same time. colleen hoover exceptionally writes realistic characters with flaws and complexity to extent that you won’t know what to expect from them next. quinn and graham wells are two characters with their own imperfections that were molded so perfectly well into each other. their story had me from prologue to epilogue, i’m hooked when i knew their fates intertwined in such a despicable way and i’m blown away by how their current lives had such a dramatic turnaround since then.

it was an experience reading this. i was smiling from the then chapters and i was emotional from the now chapters—it was, suffice to say, a ride.

i got emotional from reading what’s inside the wooden box the most. it was so exhilarating to know that what saved their marriage are their past selves full of hope they’d last.

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taelorslibrary's review

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emotional 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

5.0

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alexis_mai's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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arthur_ant18's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

While All Your Perfects isn’t especially terrible (Maybe Someday still holds the spot as my least favorite CoHo novel) and I do think it handles Quinn’s infertility with enough respect, it just didn’t stir that many emotions in me and it wasn’t nearly as three-dimensional as CoHo’s other books. Plus, the infidelity and the overabundance of blatant sorrow are just a little too much. Seriously, why are these elements so thoroughly present in CoHo’s bibliography? I know people have criticized the ending for coming across as rushed, but I’m actually okay with it, particularly the hopeful epilogue. This may not be a CoHo read that I’ll recommend to others, but I don’t regret consuming it myself as an aspiring CoHo completionist.

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phoenixjude14's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I actually enjoyed the book, showing the ups and downs of a relationship and infertility in a women which is a big problem for many. The fact that the characters changed and went through many emotions, how Graham would send so many mixed feelings that I finally decided that he was a decent person who wanted the best for Quinn. Amazing writing and plot overall was a pretty great book.

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rd77's review

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emotional fast-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

3.5

Definitely an emotional book, but pretty good overall. I liked how it was realistic and showed their flaws and troubles, but it still worked out and had a happy ending even if it wasn’t the one the characters first wanted.

I’m very glad that the author didn’t decide to throw in a pregnancy or even adoption. A lot of authors do that when talking about infertility which is kind of insulting and ignoring the realities of infertility. Sure it’s happier for the characters, but unrealistic and could be upsetting for readers.

That being said, it felt like a very short book that honestly wasn’t super intriguing. A lot of things were glossed over that could have added more depth to the book. I also didn’t like

the premise of Graham’s affair or how it was handled. The reasoning was strange and Quinn really got over it oddly fast.

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My favorite part was the letters. Without it, I probably would have given this book 3-3.25 stars.

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a_libra_library's review

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Boyfriend Graham is wonderful, amazing, a solid book boyfriend
Husband Graham awful, horrible, immature and not a great husband.
I guess that fits with showing how couples grow and change over time and how it isn't always for the best. This does not have a HEA and everyone should check the triggers going into this book.

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alexi_a96's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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