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Reviews | April 2019

April started off as a really good reading month, but ended up not being so great towards the end because that's when I went into a reading slump that I couldn't really get out of it. I spent this month trying to catch up to my Goodreads goal so I read a lot of shorter books. It would've worked out if I kept it up but unfortunately, life had other plans. But, reviews! Reviews Bossman by Vi Keeland I don't know what it was about this book that didn't do it for me. I really thought this was going to be another one of those steamy books I love, but for the most part, it was okay. I think the past vs. present story line wasn't something I really enjoyed. While I get that the author was trying to show the tragic past of the male protagonist, I felt like it was dragged on too long. It could've been told as a prologue and then I would've felt more attachment seeing his side of the story as well. I found this to be a little predictable and overall meh in the sex...
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Review | It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Title: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
Series: N/A
Genre: New Adult - Romance
Publication: August 2nd 2016 by Atria Books
Format: Paperback
Source: Purchased
Rating: ★★★★★

Synopsis: Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She's come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.

 Ryle is assertive, stubborn, and maybe even a little arrogant. He's also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily, but Ryle's complete aversion to relationships is disturbing.

 As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan - her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.

 With this bold and deeply personal novel, Colleen Hoover delivers a heart-wrenching story that breaks exciting new ground for her as a writer. It Ends With Us is an unforgettable tale of love that comes at the ultimate price.

Thoughts: Colleen Hoover has the magical ability to keep me up way past my bedtime to read her books. I was up until 3AM reading It Ends With Us. Then after sleeping for a few hours, I woke up and continued reading it. To say that It Ends With Us is an emotional roller coaster that broke my heart is an understatement.

I literally had no idea what It Ends With Us was about, but as soon as I was offered the opportunity to take another part in CoH0's newest book, I jumped at the chance. After reading one of her previous books, she easily became one of my favorite authors, and I think I will read anything that she writes from this moment forward. Once I had a copy, though, I didn't read the synopsis, because I hardly ever do, and dove right into this without the slightest idea what to expect.

Woah.

I can't say much about It Ends With Us without spoiling the story, but this book is so much more than just a romance. CoHo is known for taking a romance and twisting it a certain way that literally breaks your heart, and It Ends With Us is probably her most emotional book. And it's so difficult to write my feelings without giving anything anyway that I don't know what to say.

Things I loved about It Ends With Us 
- All the characters
- That it made me laugh (in public = I got lots of stares)
- That it made me cry (real tears, I even sobbed a few times)
- That it's a romance
- But also deals with tough stuff
- The story line
- The unexpected things that I don't even see coming
- How it helped me understand things I didn't before about a very difficult subject
- It hurt my heart
- Made me feel all kinds of feels
- The ending

Things I didn't love about It Ends With Us
- It kept me up until 3AM
- That I am done reading it

I guess it's easy to see that I very much loved It Ends With Us and am Colleen Hoover's newest, biggest fan. I definitely recommend it to anyone who loves romance, contemporary, adult fiction, books about tough subjects, and everyone else. This book is amazing and definitely one of my new favorites.


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