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Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

48 reviews

saraohneh's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

colleen hoover took my heart and ripped it to tiny little pieces (just like she always does) the definition of steamy and heartbreaking 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Violence, Pregnancy, and Child death

Minor: Death of parent and Cancer

isla_gracereader13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Death

capybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

Ugly Love definitely lived up to the hype it has been given. Although there was not a huge amount of plot and it was more the characters going back and forth with each other, it was written well and I was hooked. A nice, typical romance story with very complex characters. It tackles some really devastating topics which even though parts were very difficult to read, I'm glad it mentions them. My favourite moment was one of the last few chapters, where Miles visits Rachel to get some closure about their traumatic past. It was such a brilliant bit of writing and full of raw emotion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Car accident, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

mention of PTSD, drowning

_ma_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

arys_library's review against another edition

3.0

Not my favorite Colleen Hoover book but it was still decent. It was a fun read at first but as you think a little more the more you realize it wasn’t as great as you think. I just feel like the character traits and growth was inconsistent and that really messed with the plot. For example, (no spoilers don’t worry) Miles, one of the main characters used grief and panic as an excuse for many many things that shouldn’t have an excuse. Grief is very prominent in this book but other characters simply forgave and moved on. It was never addressed as how badly certain actions hurt others or how people and actions/things needed to change. And this book would have been liked more if that had changed. Other than that I like the two main characters relationship towards the end. But in the beginning again, their relationship felt uncomfortable. Like somehow manipulation or gaslighting was involved, even though it was never directly stated or somewhat brought up. Maybe it was just me that felt uncomfortable by parts of their relationship, but I didn’t like many parts of it which made my liking for the book go down. It wasn’t a horrible book, just don’t one of my favorites. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Cursing, Medical content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abandonment and Alcoholism

kathrinellis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is my new favourite book. 
Everything made sense, the ending was just perfect and you could really experience the growth of the characters. The story gave me butterflies as well as several streams of tears running down my face. Colleen Hoover never disappoints. Hopefully, I‘ll always remember my first time reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence

karlisimp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

4.25

Really liked this book. First Colleen Hoover Book. made me cry. Interesting and kept me wanting read. Sometime the style was hit and miss and at points it dragged but I really enjoyed it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Medical content

readingrin's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

The story was fast-paced for me especially at the beginning, to the point I got I confused. I had a hard time connecting with the characters at first, but eventually empathized with them as the story progressed. I have a love-hate relationship with Miles. I hated him for being like that with Tate, but I also kind of understand him & I like how he is aware of his actions. The writing is okay for me. I appreciate the alternating present-past chapters because it felt like CoHo was giving us a glimpse of Miles' past so that we know his story behind and why he is acting the way he is. Also I cried lol. Good read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

mllewellyn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Alcoholism, and Cancer

maggieed's review against another edition

For me personally, I was not a fan of the sexual scenes in this book. They seemed  dragged out and overly descriptive, in my opinion. I think I could have pushed through and finished the book if I was more attached to the characters. I did not like the relationship between Miles and Tate, nor them as individual characters. I also wasn’t a big fan of the writing but the plot was quite fast-paced. That being said, I am not typically a romance reader so I can see why some people love this book. It just wasn’t for me as it’s not a genre I particularly enjoy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy and Injury/Injury detail