Okayokayokayokayokayokayokayokayokayokayokayokay…as I’m sitting down to write this, that’s all that keeps running through my mind. It’s like: Where do I begin? I need to focus here. And then it starts again…Okayokayokayokayokayokayokayokayokayokayokayokay. Okay. For real this time. Here I go. Okay.
Two words: Ugly Love
Three more words: BUY. THIS. BOOK.
Eight more words: WHY does she ALWAYS do this to me?
You know, maybe the question shouldn’t be ‘WHY?,’ rather;
HOW?!?!? Every. Single Time.
So here’s the deal. I pre-ordered Ugly Love forever ago because…well, because it has Colleen Hoover’s
name on it and I’m buying whatever she’s selling. I knew it would hit my Kindle
first thing Tuesday morning but then I saw people tweeting that B&N had it.
B&N was selling the hard copies early. Hmmmph. What’s a girl to do? I don’t
NEED this book now. It will be in my Kindle Tuesday morning. I don’t even like
reading real books. They make it difficult (read: impossible) to read in bed in
the dark. They are a pain to take on the elliptical and turning actual pages? *insert
whining* Oh! And if I want to highlight something, I have to use an actual
post-it instead of a swipe of my finger to highlight my favorite parts? What
kind of medieval torture is this? Reading real actual books is hard. That’s
what I kept telling myself anyway.
But it was there. I knew it was there because I called my
local B&N to see if they had it and they did! And they even offered to hold
a copy for me at the counter. I mean, after all, they had done all this work
and were being so nice. How could I say no? AND the book is SO pretty. So, so,
soooooooooo pretty. I think it’s my favorite of all Colleen’s covers. AND! I
want Colleen to sign it one day. You see, I want to win her competition! You
know, the one where she comes to your book club? Yeah. BUT I want her to come
to Vegas when me and all my book besties are there in October. More on that
later…
So yesterday I got a copy of Ugly Love in my hot little hands and it’s even prettier in person!
I love this cover. Have I mentioned that yet? It’s pretty. Like really pretty. But
enough about the outside. Let’s talk about what’s on the inside. No spoilers. Promise!
There’s this part in Ugly
Love where Tate says, “Until this moment, I thought a kiss was a kiss was a
kiss. I had no idea kisses could mean different things and feel so completely
opposite from one another.” Well, I say, “Until Colleen Hoover, I
thought a book was a book was a book. I had no idea books could mean different
things and feel so completely opposite from one another.” I say this because EVERY.
SINGLE. TIME. she gets me. How does she do that? Just when you think you know
where the story is going, Colleen lets you know that you don’t really know jack
sh*t. It’s her way of telling me that a book is not a book is not a book—and especially
not her books because they are all vastly different yet equally cry-inducing. It’s
fascinating really. Disturbing, even. She is incredible. Incredible.
SO I don’t know the answer to the ‘Why?’ or the ‘How?’ Colleen
does this but I do know that I am thankful. I am thankful that she took a
chance on writing. I am thankful that she is a wonderful daughter who just
wanted to write a book for her mom because that one act of kindness—that has
given us some of the most genuine, and heart-wrenching books that earn their
way to the top of the NY Times Bestsellers List by the quality and heart of the
content alone. Colleen doesn’t write rainbows and sunshine. She writes books
that will rip your heart out, keep you up reading past your bedtime, often
resulting in you waking up with a swollen and puffy face as a result of the
ugly cry she elicited. But at the end of the day, you keep coming back for more
because it’s always worth it. Colleen always makes it worth it.
I know what you are wondering. Yes. The answer is YES. You will cry when you read Ugly Love. You will cry more than once.
You will also get that sinking feeling in your stomach every time you open a
chapter from Miles’s point of view because you know—you just know Colleen is
about to bring the pain. But you can’t look away no matter how anxious it makes
you because it’s always worth it. Colleen always makes it worth it. Of all
Colleen’s books, Hopeless sits at the
tippy top of my Colleen list. But guess what? Guess who gives the unforgettable
Dean Holder a run for his money? Yep. Miles Archer. You NEED some Miles in your
life. Trust me. I love Miles and I love this book and I love Colleen. Wow. That’s
a whole lot of love:)
Full review of Ugly
Love to come upon release but at this time, the only thing you need to know
is that you NEED to buy this book. Buy it here! Read it. Cry your face off. Love
it!!!!!!! Oh! And while you are one-clicking the book, also one-click Griffin
Peterson’s song Ugly Love. Find it here! Oh…also
stock up on tissues—you know, standard when reading a Colleen Hoover book. I promise that Ugly Love is worth EVERY laugh, every tear, and every little crack in your heart throughout the book. Happy reading!!!!
xoxo
