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A review by amybibliophile
Layla by Colleen Hoover
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
CoHo has this way of keeping my on my toes whenever I read a book of hers, and to never take anything at face value. Layla for me was exactly that. From the start we are put into an 'interview' scene, only being told there is a woman tied to a bed upstairs and her boyfriend downstairs being interviewed. Only the interviewer doesn't seem phased too much about why there is a woman crying out for help. Next the book takes us to a time when a girl called Layla and a musician named Leeds meet at a wedding reception. For me the majority of this book was spent trying to piece together how one situation results in the other. The ending? My heart felt like it was going to beat out of my chest, not predictable in the slightest!
My main conflicting thoughts throughout is that I couldn't settle on whether I trusted Leeds or not, honestly at times I wanted to strangle him but when the plot starts unfolding the story is truly romantic. It's like you start to really hate the characters and the direction the book follows, and then BAM, huge revelation and I'm screaming with delight for something I could never see coming. Such a confusing review I know, but Colleens characters are flawed 'real' people that cannot be contained in neat little boxes.
As always with books by Colleen, this is such an unforgettable read, so different from any other paranormal books I've read yet at the same time for me it didn't have that something special that Verity did. I'm still going to recommend this book to every passerby though!
My main conflicting thoughts throughout is that I couldn't settle on whether I trusted Leeds or not, honestly at times I wanted to strangle him but when the plot starts unfolding the story is truly romantic. It's like you start to really hate the characters and the direction the book follows, and then BAM, huge revelation and I'm screaming with delight for something I could never see coming. Such a confusing review I know, but Colleens characters are flawed 'real' people that cannot be contained in neat little boxes.
As always with books by Colleen, this is such an unforgettable read, so different from any other paranormal books I've read yet at the same time for me it didn't have that something special that Verity did. I'm still going to recommend this book to every passerby though!