by: Colleen Hoover
Published: Aug 2, 2016
Genre: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary
386 Pages, Audio Book (HH:MM) 11:11
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*spoilers ahead*
I’m glad that Lily left and did not try to “fix” Ryle. I loved that Allysa told her, “If you take him back I will never speak to you again.” I loved their friendship. Pretty much the only redeeming value of this book.
Ryle does not need a relationship, he needs a medical professional to diagnose, prescribe, and treat him.
I get the idea of Lily trying to be stronger than her mother and leaving this abusive relationship however, she wasn’t any smarter than her mother (no shade, CoHo). Why not have her go to the police? Document the abuse? Especially once she finds out that she is pregnant. Documenting the abuse would have guaranteed that he never get joint custody and would have given grounds for supervised visits. Who is thinking of the unborn child here? Not Lily.
Atlas, was he needed as the white knight? His savior complex is borderline manipulative (if not outright).
I don’t want to overlook the opening scene of Lily and Ryle on the roof, going over who had the worse day because this really showed us who Ryle is when no one is looking. He was angry before we even knew him to be abusive – red flag? Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe he just had a really bad (one) day, that is a thing. But what I hated most was, it took so much for Lily to really see who he was before she made changes.
CoHo if you’re going to write a book about triumph over domestic violence, then go balls to the wall. Don’t write the victim to be meek and understanding, in so many eloquent words, Lily should have told Ryle, “You’ve got the right one but the wrong day!” If you know you know. But instead, everyone else needed to validate to Lily that she should leave before she made an effort. Lazy.
Final Thoughts: Who named these people?
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