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Lucinda
Jan 01, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Just as I was thinking it was time to put my book down and go to sleep, this book grabbed a hold of me and wouldn't let me go until I finished it.
And it broke me. Now it is almost midnight and I am so tired but I can't sleep because now I am thinking about this book and the people in it. No spoilers but I had to just come here and review it, so maybe I can now get to sleep.
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Ann
Apr 25, 2022 marked it as dnf
CoHo is very popular so I thought I'd go into a book of hers blindly. I picked the wrong one. I spent most of chapter one rolling my eyes:
Book: My name is Lily Bloom
Me: oh god
Book: but I hate it.
Me: fine, I'll stay
Book: My name is Ryle
Me: how tf is that spelled?
So I found out the spelling because I googled the synopsis which I do when I dnf a book. I lasted a chapter, which made my night routine stressful.
Within 40 minutes, Lily was already repeating info that Ryle should have heard. That's a p
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Jaime
Oct 27, 2017 rated it liked it
Shelves: new-adult, read-2017
This book fell solidly into the “eh, it was okay” category for me. I’m not familiar with Colleen Hoover, but she appears to have quite a following. If you look around, you’ll see a LOT of 5 star reviews for this book. But it just didn’t do it for me.

First, the male lead’s name kept pulling me out of the story. Ryle. Is it pronounced “ry-lee”? Or like “kyle”? Either way, my brain went back and forth every time I read the name and completely distracted me.

We won’t even discuss the ridiculousness o
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Rachel
Jul 17, 2018 rated it really liked it
I liked every character in this novel. Not what I expected, which was a boilerplate romance. A lot of serious situations are addressed thru excellent storytelling. Kept wondering how it was going to end and was extremely satisfied.
Celeste
Nov 13, 2022 rated it really liked it
Quick and intense read. I liked the characters and the story was heartbreaking but the character was courageous. Sexual content and language.
Yasmin Khayal
Aug 11, 2017 rated it it was amazing
I loved this book. I loved the rich characters and the plot, and it made me a little teary a few times. No wonder this book won a Goodreads award. A must read.
Jana
Sep 25, 2018 rated it liked it
Shelves: audiobooks
It was ok. I'm not sure how this book ended up on my list... ...more
Sandy
Sep 14, 2016 rated it liked it
Catherine
Jun 27, 2021 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2021
Maggie
Mar 14, 2017 rated it liked it
Shelves: romance, read-2017
Debbie
Sep 15, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Melissa
Jan 31, 2024 rated it liked it
Kelsey
Aug 16, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Dayna
Dec 06, 2019 rated it liked it
Christina
Nov 19, 2020 rated it it was ok
Sue
Jan 09, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Cristina
Feb 10, 2022 rated it it was ok
Rose
Sep 18, 2023 rated it did not like it
Shelves: overbooked
Kate
Aug 16, 2022 rated it really liked it
Shelves: owned
Chelsea
Mar 04, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Jessica
Mar 27, 2022 marked it as to-read
Shelves: authors
Theresa
May 22, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Valerie
Oct 24, 2022 marked it as to-read
Cat
Feb 19, 2023 rated it it was ok
Hilary
Jul 05, 2023 added it
Shelves: unfinished
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