Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover

Ugly Love

by Colleen Hoover

When Tate Collins finds airline pilot Miles Archer passed out in front of her apartment door, it is definitely not love at first sight. They wouldn't even go so far as to consider themselves friends. But what they do have is an undeniable mutual attraction.

He doesn't want love and she doesn't have time for a relationship, but their chemistry cannot be ignored. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up, as long as Tate can stick to two rules:

Never ask about the past and don't expect a future.

Tate is determined that she can handle it, but when she realises that she can't, will she be able to say no to her sexy pilot when he lives just next door!

This new romance from Colleen Hoover will have you laughing and crying in equal measure - definitely her best book yet!

Reviewed by Leigha on

1 of 5 stars

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Two busy, emotionally stunted individuals decide to have sex in this disappointing new adult romance.

Several years ago, I went through a New Adult reading binge. While I picked up Ugly Love during this time, I never read it until now. To be completely honest, I didn't quite finish reading it now. I skimmed the book around the 85% mark just so I could claim it done. And, oh boy, I was so glad to be done with it.

I hated this novel. The relationship between Miles and Tate is incredibly shallow. In generally, Tate is a character without a lot of depth. She is meant only to help Miles grow as a person. Lots of details are given about her - her career, her family, her education - and yet none of those details gave her much personality. The entire book revolves around Miles' personality and character development. I need both people in the relationship to be well-developed in order to enjoy the romance.

Let's talk about trauma. This book is built around overcoming Miles' trauma. Traumatic events are not necessarily a bad catalyst for great character moments, but I'm so incredibly tired of it as a device in this genre. Not every young adult needs a traumatic back story!!!

tl;dr An unbalanced love story focused on one man's trauma.

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