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November 9
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Ugh, I hate NA. Basically CoHo books are the only ones I can stand in the sea of clichés that is this genre. But after Confess and this new novel I seriously think I should stay away from New Adult books forever.
@ NA AUTHORS please STOP with the bullshit of the girl with low self-esteem and the guy who's hidding a secret. STOP writing insecure girls who fall for the douchey "you don't know you're beautiful, that's what makes you beautiful" boyfriend. STOP writing relationships that are based on LIES and SECRETS. STOP writing slut-shaming bff's. Please....
On page five I was excited. On page fifty I had a terrible feeling about this read. One page 100 I wanted to cry because every single thing these characters said was cheesy and dumb. Honestly, guys, IT WAS SO BASIC AND SO WRONG. I would've never expected this from CoHo. Just look at these quotes:
He's definitely a fan of One Direction.
Sorry I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
Oops, it happened again.
Not only are Ben and Fallon walking clichés but the plot-twist is something you would find in -you guessed right!- any other book of the genre. But I wonder if it can really be considered a plot-twist since it couldn't have been more obvious.
Nice try but it was too obvious, honey.
So Ben lied about everything and instead of telling her the truth about the accident first-hand, he made her fall in love with him and wrote a book about their beautiful story blah blah blah. So yeah, it gets worse:
You know that's what abusers do, right?
SO YOU DON'T REGRET CAUSING THE ACCIDENT THAT ALMOST CLAIMED HER LIFE, TELLING EVERYTHING ABOUT IT TO YOUR BROTHER SO YOU COULD BOTH PROMISED YOU WON'T TELL IT WAS YOUR FAULT?????????????
BYE.
I AM DONE.
And somehow, with the way he’s looking down at me, I even believe I’m beautiful.
@ NA AUTHORS please STOP with the bullshit of the girl with low self-esteem and the guy who's hidding a secret. STOP writing insecure girls who fall for the douchey "you don't know you're beautiful, that's what makes you beautiful" boyfriend. STOP writing relationships that are based on LIES and SECRETS. STOP writing slut-shaming bff's. Please....
On page five I was excited. On page fifty I had a terrible feeling about this read. One page 100 I wanted to cry because every single thing these characters said was cheesy and dumb. Honestly, guys, IT WAS SO BASIC AND SO WRONG. I would've never expected this from CoHo. Just look at these quotes:
I laugh again, and then I press my face to his chest and hug him back, because why couldn’t he have been there the second I woke up in the hospital two years ago? Why did I have to go two whole years before finally being given the tiniest bit of confidence?
“You wear your hair like you do because you don’t want people to see too much of you. You wear long sleeves and collared shirts because you think it helps. But it doesn’t.”
He's definitely a fan of One Direction.
“I don’t want to be your first, Fallon. I want to be your last.”
Sorry I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
“Baby,” he says, his lips forming a smile. “You have already made this the best sex I’ve ever had, and I’m not even inside you yet.”
Oops, it happened again.
Not only are Ben and Fallon walking clichés but the plot-twist is something you would find in -you guessed right!- any other book of the genre. But I wonder if it can really be considered a plot-twist since it couldn't have been more obvious.
“Does she know, Ben? Does she have any idea that you’re the one who started that fire? That you’re the reason she almost died?”
Nice try but it was too obvious, honey.
So Ben lied about everything and instead of telling her the truth about the accident first-hand, he made her fall in love with him and wrote a book about their beautiful story blah blah blah. So yeah, it gets worse:
I make a new pile with the pages I’ve already read. I stare down at the manuscript in disbelief. I know I should be angry that he’s lied to me for so long, but being in his head is somehow justifying his behavior to me. And not only that, but it’s also justifying my father ’s behavior.
You know that's what abusers do, right?
We were drawn to each other. We made each other happy. And I know without a doubt there were several times during the past few years that we were madly in love with each other at the same time. Not everyone experiences that Fallon, and I’d be lying if I said I regretted it.
SO YOU DON'T REGRET CAUSING THE ACCIDENT THAT ALMOST CLAIMED HER LIFE, TELLING EVERYTHING ABOUT IT TO YOUR BROTHER SO YOU COULD BOTH PROMISED YOU WON'T TELL IT WAS YOUR FAULT?????????????
I should have given you the chance to explain it then. If I had just listened to you, then we could have avoided an entire year of heartache. So for that.... I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. And I hope you can forgive me.”
BYE.
I AM DONE.
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Reading Progress
February 26, 2014
– Shelved
February 26, 2014
– Shelved as:
to-read
November 10, 2015
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Started Reading
November 16, 2015
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3.23%
"It's been six days and I have only read ten pages. Just great. Well done, Yonaily. #EpicFail"
page
10
November 17, 2015
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11.61%
"I know. I’m pathetic. But if we’re just going to sit here and stare at each other, it’d be nice if she were showing a little cleavage, instead of wearing this long-sleeved shirt that leaves everything to the imagination. It’s pushing eighty degrees outside. She should be in something a lot less . . . conventinspired.
I know. You're not only pathetic but also an asshole."
page
36
I know. You're not only pathetic but also an asshole."
November 17, 2015
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18.06%
"“I was so relieved,” I tell her. “Because I could tell with that one simple movement that you were really insecure. And I realized—since you obviously had no idea how fucking beautiful you were— that I just might actually have a chance with you....
"
page
56
November 17, 2015
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21.29%
"“You wear your hair like you do because you don’t want people to see too much of you. You wear long sleeves and collared shirts because you think it helps. But it doesn’t.”
lmfao this sounds like a One Direction song.
Try again, Ben."
page
66
lmfao this sounds like a One Direction song.
Try again, Ben."
November 18, 2015
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25.81%
"“You’re a reader?” he asks.
I look over my shoulder and he’s fingering the books on my shelves. “I love to read. You should hurry up and write a book, because it’s already on my TBR pile.”
“Your TBR pile?”
“To be read pile,” I clarify.
He's a writer who doesn't know what TBR pile means... DO NOT TRUST HIM."
page
80
I look over my shoulder and he’s fingering the books on my shelves. “I love to read. You should hurry up and write a book, because it’s already on my TBR pile.”
“Your TBR pile?”
“To be read pile,” I clarify.
He's a writer who doesn't know what TBR pile means... DO NOT TRUST HIM."
November 18, 2015
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32.26%
"
Why would a girl care to find herself when she’ll never be able to make herself feel as good as a guy can?
NO...
SHE DID NOT...
@ Colleen Hoover I thought you were better than this"
page
100
NO...
SHE DID NOT...
@ Colleen Hoover I thought you were better than this"
November 20, 2015
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38.71%
"“Meeting up once a year on the same date sounds like a really good basis for a romance novel. If you fictionalized our story, I’d add it to the top of my TBR.”
Meeting up once a year on the same date with a total stranger sounds like a really good basis for a horror book. I'd read it."
page
120
Meeting up once a year on the same date with a total stranger sounds like a really good basis for a horror book. I'd read it."
November 20, 2015
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41.94%
"He’s always saying things that seem so simple, yet profound at the same time.
I think it's time to use my favorite eye roll gif ever. Enjoy!
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page
130
I think it's time to use my favorite eye roll gif ever. Enjoy!
November 21, 2015
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64.52%
"Injured in a fire? Shit happens.
Lost your career? Shit happens.
Lost the love of your life to a widow with an infant? Shit happens.
One of your favorite authors wrote a book and you don't like it? God hates you."
page
200
Lost your career? Shit happens.
Lost the love of your life to a widow with an infant? Shit happens.
One of your favorite authors wrote a book and you don't like it? God hates you."
November 21, 2015
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70.97%
"“I’m not about to compete with a woman who is raising a child on her own, Ben. I won’t be the one who took you from her when she’s already been through too much. So don’t worry, you don’t have to make any decisions. I just made it for you.”
Esto ya parece una telenovela.
"
page
220
Esto ya parece una telenovela.
November 22, 2015
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77.42%
"“Please tell me you haven’t had sex with him.”
“We’ve only been out four times,” I tell her. “I’m not that easy.”
“You had sex with Ben on the third date,” she says in retort.
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page
240
“We’ve only been out four times,” I tell her. “I’m not that easy.”
“You had sex with Ben on the third date,” she says in retort.
November 22, 2015
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80.65%
"So Ben finds out Fallon's a virgin and says this:
“Thank you for this beautiful gift.”
THE HORROR."
page
250
“Thank you for this beautiful gift.”
THE HORROR."
November 23, 2015
– Shelved as:
2015
November 23, 2015
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Finished Reading
November 25, 2015
– Shelved as:
new-adult
November 25, 2015
– Shelved as:
romance
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