Layla

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Colleen Hoover é uma das autoras que eu mais gosto de ler, apesar de estar mais acostumada com os livros de romance que ela normalmente escreve. Príbeh je fakt super, originálny, mrazivý, prekvapivý. Zápletku som si myslela, že som odhalila (čo mi nevadilo).

i am so here for CoHo branching out beyond her traditional contemporary romance stories. it just proves she can write human emotions so aptly, no matter the situation. Sometimes, when I look at Layla, I wish she were Willow. At breakfast, I catch myself wishing I were chatting with a cheerful Willow over coffee, rather than Layla complaining about her headache. An aimless young musician meets the girl of his dreams only to have his newfound happiness threatened by several inexplicable—and possibly supernatural—events. Finally! A PNR from CoHo, something I've been desperately hoping for and eagerly anticipating since she announced it forever ago, and if you're the type of person who isn't really into paranormal romance, you may still enjoy Layla. The story has a very mainstream feel and is surprisingly grounded for something containing a supernatural plot, while maintaining the author's approachable writing style. Two things before you glaze over and skim the rest of this review: 1) This book is not a thriller. It is a slow burning love story, and it does have a nice addition of some suspenseful build-up, but again, this is not a thriller. Please do not go into this book assuming it is a thriller and then complain about it not being a thriller after you finish. 2) This book is not Verity, although I could definitely see fans of that book enjoying this one. But again, Layla is not the next Verity. Layla a Leeds sa do seba zaľúbia na prvý pohľad a hneď spolu plánujú celý život. Layla sa k nemu nasťahuje. Ich idylku však rozbije Leedsova bývalá, ktorá Laylu postrelí. Layla sa po tomto útoku zmenila. Už nie je taká ako bývala. Leeds prenajme penzion, v ktorom Laylu spoznal a dúfa, že práve na tom mieste sa všetko obráti k lepšiemu. Opak je však pravdou. Layla je stále zvláštnejšia a vlastne aj Leeds o svojom zdravom úsudku začína pochybovať (a to sa mu vôbec nečudujem, prekvapila ma ale tá jeho zvedavosť, pre ktorú bol schopný pátrať po tom, čo sa vlastne deje).From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover comes a novel that explores life after tragedy and the enduring spirit of love. You know that book that you open up and you instantly feel a connection to? The one that even if you put it down, you can't stop thinking of? That you carry around everywhere with you? THIS is that book for me! I have been in a bit of a book funk, taking at least a week to read a book...this was less than a day...I seriously didn't want it to end. this story is a roller coaster of a journey. i am always amazed at how much CoHos writing can make me feel. whilst reading this, i was constantly contemplating how well two people can really know each other, how fast and genuine love can develop, how much effort is enough to show someone how things used to be and the best way to act when certain feelings have changed. i love that there are no boundaries to this story. its thought-provoking and emotionally compelling. even with the paranormal aspect! Hmmm… now that I've finished, I'm not even sure what genre to categorise Layla as? I would've said psychological thriller until the last 20%. And, Leeds made me too uncomfortable to view him as any type of romantic leading man, so not a romance either? And saying he made me uncomfortable isn’t a spoiler as the first sentence will likely make you feel the same way. And if that's not enough to convince you that Leeds is a creep and a weirdo then the fact that he was utterly consumed with Layla from the moment he laid eyes on her in chapter one, and that he freely admitted he had nothing in his life pre-Layla should’ve sent Layla running for the hills. During the day when I’m chatting with Willow on the computer, I spend that time wishing she could take over Layla and I could talk to her face to face.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover comes a novel that explores life after tragedy and the enduring spirit of love. Mňa táto knižka dostala. Nečakala som nič extra, lebo recenzie boli dosť rozpačité. Možno je fajn, že od Colleen Hoover som ešte nič nečítala, takže som nemala možnosť túto knihu porovnávať s jej inými. A som rada, že som začala práve touto. Confesso que algumas coisas eu desconfiava no decorrer da história, mas outras foram totalmente inesperadas. but regardless, this is another satisfyingly wonderful CoHo story and i would never expect anything less from the queen herself.I’m not soaking up any of the words because I can’t stop thinking about Willow. Layla did agree to give me a few more days in the house, but we’ll still eventually have to leave. Willow will be alone. Even though I wouldn't personally classify this as a romance, it had a strong romantic element that drew me in. I truly enjoyed figuring out what was happening along side our leading man, Leeds. I prefer Willow over Layla now, in almost every way, and it’s a heavy, appalling, shameful realization.

A Layla é um capítulo a parte, porque ela é uma personagem extremamente complexa, e que despertou em mim muita dó, já que ela sofreu muito, e o homem que deveria estar ao lado dela, acabou tomando atitudes controversas. Desde o primeiro momento em que Leeds pousou seus olhos em Layla, ele ficou completamente fascinado por seu jeito de ser. Am I the only person who lives for finding out the dedication in each Colleen Hoover book? No? Just me? Ok, let me start again.But the crux of the issue is that Leeds isn't written as a villain. He's the main character of the love story, and we are supposed to sympathize with him and cheer him on. And when we get to the resolution, it obviously tries to justify what Leeds did. But that's problematic too because he did not actually know of these justifications when he committed his horrible acts.

So it's going to be impossible not to discuss this book and my thoughts in detail, and while I'm going to try not to spoil too much, there are a few twists I have to talk about so you know why I think this hero belongs in a clown college somewhere. Or maybe even jail. Potom príde veľa napätia, ťažkého rozhodovania hlavných hrdinov, miestami ma chytala zlosť na Leedsa (no dobre, naňho som sa príšerne dlho hnevala), potom na Laylu, a aj som sa pri niektorých momentoch cítila naozaj divne, dokonca som sa trochu bála. It’s the worst catch-22 imaginable. I can’t break up with the girl I’m falling out of love with, or I won’t get to spend time with the girl I’m falling in love with.”So yeah, Leeds actions didn’t sit well with me for the majority of the book. I was genuinely concerned for Layla. I found Leeds and Willow’s In short, I hated the first 70% but loved the remaining 30%. If you’re looking for a similar type of romance, I recommend Chase the Butterflies by Monica James. There was nothing I felt towards this book, the characters, and whatever the book's message is. I don’t even remember what I thought I would expect from this book, but what I got was definitely not it. Když se zastavím u hlavních postav Leedse a Layli, tak mi přišo, že jsou napsaní tak, aby si je čtenář neoblíbil. Leeds je prostě boyfriend kterého nechcete - manipulátor, sobec a přestože na konci ho máme asi litovat nebo ho chápat, tak mě prostě neskutečně vytáčel. U Layli mám zase pocit, že jí nebylo dáno dostatečně prostoru, aby jsme ji mohli poznat a tím pádem s ní soucítit. Mě vlastně na konci bylo úplně jedno jak to dopadne. Nejlepší na tom všem byla Willow. Také mě štvalo, že celou knížku vyprávěl Leeds. A upřímně tím, že jsem knihu měla jako audioknihu, tak ten kdo jí namluvil, mu taky zrovna dvakrát nepomohl. I never thought I’d feel more for someone than I felt that night. But right now . . . I’m feeling everything I can feel in this world, coupled with everything I could feel in Willow’s world.