For instance, there’s this entire scene where Ben wants her to wear this really revealing dress and she doesn’t want to but he keeps pressuring her to and finally Fallon is about to have a panic attack and cry and she’s squeezing her eyes shut because Ben is running his hands along her shirt and unbuttoning it (WHICH DEFINITELY MEANS FUCK OFF SHE DOESN’T WANT YOU TOUCHING HER FUCK YOU BEN FUCK YOU) and he finally takes off her shirt and looks her over and it’s so uncomfortable and nonconsensual and totally inappropriate having only met a few hours ago. Anyway, after that, he actually doesn't help her pack at all (I'm serious) and she hears him book a table for two at a restaurant without asking her if it's ok. The fact that every single review on Goodreads is 5 stars and nothing less, really makes me question the state of book blogging right now and how honest certain people can be when it comes to reviewing hyped books or books by author 'friends'. After that, I never really knew if he really felt that way, or if it was out of guilt for being the cause of that.

And the thing is that, it’s so obvious that the whole scenario I just talked about was written that way to make the book “unique”, “interesting”, “mysterious”, “original” blah blah BLAH. I’ve never wanted to use physical force on a girl before, but I want to push her to the ground and hold her there until the cab drives away. On the second anniversary of the fire that left her scarred, an angry 18-year-old Fallon O’Neil meets her father, former actor Donovan O’Neil, for lunch. As you can guess from the blurb, the story takes place over several years focusing on Fallon and Ben’s single day together each year. I’ve finished several books over the past couple of weeks but I’m going through a phase where I can’t express myself (more like I’m too lazy to articulate anything) so the reviews will have to wait.Suspension of disbelief often applies to fictional works of the action, comedy, fantasy, and horror genres. She has so much internalized misogyny that she allows men to control her and tell her what to do and she contributes it to the alpha male personality in the romance books she reads. I’ve always gotten subtle homophobic vibes from Hoover’s books, but on page 28 MC says “No gay man I know would have left the house looking like you do right now” and just the outright stereotyping and trying to use that to be funny is just gross.

I really felt like (regardless of whether I agreed with them), I understood these characters and I absolutely adored their beautiful yet unconventional love story. If you are avoiding spoilers, simply skip that part and head to the end to my non-spoilery final thoughts. The third installment in Colleen Hoover’s immensely popular series has the story told from the point of view of Will, Layken’s love in the original two books.I went into this story completely blind without knowing anything other than what the blurb said and knowing the fact that it was a standalone. She wishes he would stop, she is crying, she is shaking - she doesn't voice this, because she's scared but, honestly? The book's main character, Lily, experiences domestic violence at a young age, witnessing her father's abuse towards her mother, on top of experiencing it firsthand, and then she ends up in a violent relationship as an adult. I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time. This kind of negated all the 'your scars are what makes you beautiful' and 'you are lucky to be alive' and all that other after-school speeches he gave her.

I barely know you, so I’m not about to argue with you over your level of intelligence, because you could very well be as dumb as a rock. and Ben proceeds to FREAKING UNDRESS HER WITHOUT PERMISSION AND SHE'S LITERALLY CRYING AND ITS LIKE WHAT THE FRICK AND YEAH OBVIOUSLY I HATE HIM. I don’t like making people uncomfortable, and if I wore something like that, they would feel weird looking at me. Anyways, I started this book late at night but ended up staying up til the wee hours of the morning to finish it because I just needed to find out what happened next for Fallon and Ben. After she loses her virginity to him, she literally describes it as she “lost a part of [her]self to the person inside [her] .And no matter who is at fault for that, whether it's mine for walking away last year or yours for not knowing I did it for your own good, none of it changes things. There’s just enough showing at her neckline to keep me good and happy, but I’m not even positive I’ll be able to look away from her face long enough to stare at her cleavage.

Fallon moves back to Los Angeles and is waiting for Ben at their restaurant, excited to tell him about the move.I’m not shaming anyone who likes this book, but I can’t believe it has escaped notice of so many people. By the end of the trilogy, it is apparent that the future rests on how well Layken and Will manage to deal with their pasts, together. In the aftermath of this apology, I have edited my review for a less hostile tone (and to cut out my overuse of the word "literally" lol).