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A review by mosaicheartsxx
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
2nd colleen hoover book i've read in my lifetime and i have to say it wasn't bad.
i'm someone who's waaayyy too picky about romances, hence, i don't actually read much romance. i find that i really enjoy a romance when it's laced with tragedy. when i already know who's gonna end up with who, i immediately lose interest. and when i try to find a reason for this, i think it just ends up being under my scope of personal preferences and usually, my preference tells me it's too clichè.
and yet.
i found myself rooting formiles and tate. one thing i believe hoover succeeded in doing was creating a complicated character with a complicated history. when i read miles' tragedy, i inadvertently gasped at the sheer horror and surprise of it all. no wonder dude's screwed up. so when you combine this intricate complication + why-are-we-dancing-around-the-truth's, it makes for mediocre suspense but a good plot because how the heck are you suppose to have a romance with that. HOW? THAT'S WHY I NEED TO READ FURTHER.
and that i did.
one thing i didn’t particularly enjoy (though this is wholly my fault, the summary tells me what i'm getting into) is the amount ofsex that happens throughout the book. again. i should've known. but did we really need a description of how hard it was to pull down tate's panties? and how many times she needs to pick up her bra from the side of whatever furniture they're doing the deed on? i found myself reading these parts quickly – not because it was too in-your-face – but because it bored me and i was merely interested in how the relationship develops, not why the level and frequency of eye contact determines whether one is having sex or making love, and how it was all going to end.
so there you have it. a solid 4☆ enjoyable and easy to read (did not need to Google any words i didn't know). but please read the summary properly before getting into it like i did LMAO.
i'm someone who's waaayyy too picky about romances, hence, i don't actually read much romance. i find that i really enjoy a romance when it's laced with tragedy. when i already know who's gonna end up with who, i immediately lose interest. and when i try to find a reason for this, i think it just ends up being under my scope of personal preferences and usually, my preference tells me it's too clichè.
and yet.
i found myself rooting for
and that i did.
one thing i didn’t particularly enjoy (though this is wholly my fault, the summary tells me what i'm getting into) is the amount of
so there you have it. a solid 4☆ enjoyable and easy to read (did not need to Google any words i didn't know). but please read the summary properly before getting into it like i did LMAO.