Series: Standalone
Author: Colleen Hoover
Published: August 2014, Atria Books
Format: Library Loan
Pages: 337/Goodreads
When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she knows it isn’t love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn’t want love, she doesn’t have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her.
Never ask about the past.
Don’t expect a future.
They think they can handle it, but realize almost immediately they can’t handle it at all.
Hearts get infiltrated.
Promises get broken.
Rules get shattered.
Love gets ugly.
Last night I finished ugly Love by Colleen Hoover. Have you read this book? I'm pretty sure almost everyone has by this point, and I'm a bit late to the game. But oh holy hell, I can definitely see what all of the excitement was about! I loved this book to pieces!
So for those who may not know the premise, Tate is a nurse
and a college student, and she's just moved in with her brother, Corbin. Miles is the very secretive but super sexy
neighbor across the hall. Sparks happen.
Mind blowing scorching sex happens.
Heartbreaks happen. Hey, it's not
called Ugly Love for nothing.
This is a secret lovers trope, with a few twists. They are secret mostly because of Corbin; he's
a good protective older brother. But by
being a secret, it kind of helps with the "no strings" set up they
devised. And there aren't any strings...
more like freaking ropes. Miles and Tate
are so into each other you can FEEL it just when they are near each other. There is oodles of tension, and I love every
second of it.
By jumping between Tate's present and Miles' past, you
really get a feel for each character. Miles' history is filled with joy and then
horrible tragedy. But now Tates and
Miles, their present kind of feels like Deja Vu, and I'm pretty sure that Miles
feels the same way. I can't help but be heartbroken over Miles and
Rachel (his ex), but that doesn't exempt my heartbreak over Miles and Tate when
everything blows up in their face. These
characters easily made me want them together, they just feel so right. When
plans fall apart, I think I feel just as badly as they do.
If I had to describe Miles, I would say he is insightful,
and thoughtful. Complicated. Intense.
He's a shell of who he was, living but not L-I-V-I-N. But he is also a
humble and modest man. Other than the
fact that he feels he doesn't deserve love or happiness, he's darn near
perfect. Miles is aggressive when he
needs to be, but he is still an emotional being whose heart is about to
rediscover love.
As for Tate, she's a strong woman. I love that her best friend turns out to be
Cap, an 80 year old elevator operator in the apartment building they live in. I
love how she refuses to give up on Miles, she keeps hitting that brick
wall. Even after they are apart, I don't
think her heart gave up on him. It just
let go. She sees past his cold exterior, and she's just an all around nice
person.
This book is full of anguish. And love.
And incredibly hot sex. There's a
lot going on underneath the surface. I
couldn't stop reading it. I could feel
the impending doom, like a speeding racecar, but I was like Tate, I was trying
to just take what happiness I could while it was there. But you know what, Colleen Hoover knows what
she's doing, so just trust her on this journey and you won't regret it. This is definitely an emotional and powerful story
you don't want to miss.
Buy It!
