Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I cannot tell you how angry this book made me feel. I’m not sure if I’m the only one, but considering all the five star reviews it seems I’m one of a few that flat out didn’t care for this book. I gave it two starts because 1) I still love Colleen and will continue to read her work. 2) I do love the way she writes, her style is still one of my favorites. Starting out this book moved way too fast for my liking. The middle got extremely slow. Then the end sped up again to the point where I almost stopped reading it. She stayed in the apartment her husband beat her up and tried to rape her in? And then you let him be a part of the child’s life!? I can’t even with this book. This guy never gets in trouble for his actions, and is free to do what he did to Lily to anyone else. Yes, they loved each other, and the result of that love was heartbreaking. However, I can’t say the end result didn’t make me anything but mad. I loved Atlas, and if the story had started with him, broken off with him leaving and her attending college, and then them accidentally meeting up again at his restaurant…THAT would have been a great storyline. I know this book was personal to Colleen and I give her mad props for sharing pieces of her and her moms life. Partner abuse needs to be talked about more. As I said, I still love Colleen Hoover and the way she creates a story, I just can’t get on board with this one. *All personal opinion*