Ugly Love

by Hoover

[Kelly]

http://www.divabooknerd.com/2014/08/ugly-love-by-colleen-hoover.html
I was incredibly excited to begin Ugly Love, I'm a big fan of Colleen Hoover and have rated all seven books so far incredibly high. I loved the underlying storyline, the broken Miles who won't allow himself to love again, and Tate who believes their arrangement will be nothing more than a physical relationship that they can both enjoy... Yet it seems neither are have been prepared for what's to come.

Tate becomes emotionally attached, and although Miles insists that he isn't giving her false hope of anything more, his actions speak louder than words. Told in dual points of view, Tate's thoughts are of the present from the moment she arrives at her new home with her brother, whereas Miles' tells the story of the past and what has led him to become the closed and private person he is today. I felt incredibly sorry for Tate, she knows that he's infection is slowly destroying her, but sex is the only way she can relate to him and will take what she can get. Even stating herself that she allows him to use her, because she just doesn't know how to stay away. Her actions seemed that of a girl with little or no confidence and although the term love was never used, she is far more involved beyond the physical relationship.

Miles may have outlined what he wanted from the arrangement, but he too is more involved that he claims. Through intimate details of their relationship, thoughtful gestures and seemingly looking for an excuse to spend time with Tate all translate to false hope. He comes across an very emotionally immature, but as the reader doesn't have the same insight into his private thoughts as we do Tate's, and you'll find yourself either dismissing or trying to justify his behavior, much the same as Tate does. But his indecision comes across as cruelty at times, and I found it hard to sympathise with his situation. But Colleen Hoover weaves through an incredibly emotional storyline that allows the reader to see why Miles can't get involved. I didn't see it coming. I went from strongly disliking his behavior towards Tate, to tears.

I couldn't put it down and ended up reading until my blurry eyes filled with tears.

Miles can be seen as cruel and Tate allowed herself to be used. It's not as engaging as the Slammed or Hopeless series, which I both adored, but it's by far her most emotional. I cried, and not often does a book reduce me to tears.