Ugly Love

Title: Ugly Love

Author: Colleen Hoover

Number of Pages: 322

Publisher: Atria Paperback

Date Read: 6.8.15

Rating: <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

“God gives us the ugliness so we don’t take the beautiful things in life for granted.” - Miles

It’s not exactly love at first sight for Tate Collins when she meets the tormented and secretive Miles Archer. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is a mutual physical attraction that can’t be denied. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they might have stumbled on the perfect no-strings arrangement. He isn’t looking for love, and she doesn’t have time for it – so that leaves just the sex. What they’ve got could be surprisingly satisfying, as long as Tate can stick to the two rules Miles has for her: never ask about the past; don’t expect a future.

      They think they can handle it, but everything is different when real emotions start to change the equation.

Hearts get infiltrated.

Promises get broken.

Rules get shattered.

Love gets ugly.

“Don’t ask about my past. And never expect a future.” - Miles

Holy googly-moogly; this book was hot, hot, hot. I haven’t read a sexy book like that in such a long time. My goodness, thinking about the scenes has me fanning myself even now. *shiver*

      I love how the only Miles POV we get is from his past and how his obsession/love for Rachel coincides with Tate’s present POV and how her obsession/love for Miles progresses. And that’s exactly what it is with them. They become obsessed with the other first, and then slowly start falling in love.

      I will say, Ms. Hoover kept me interested in Miles’s past and what made him so against falling in love (although you can totally tell he’s doing just that the entire time, he just doesn’t wanna label it). Each time she reveals a part of his past, you’re shocked but then it’s not enough to push love away. And then BAM! she smacks you with the ultimate and you are crushed. It made me very bitter toward Rachel.

      Tate; oh lovely, stupid Tate. How could you take one look at Miles and go; sure sex is all I’ll ever need from him. Seriously? He is gorgeous and wants you with a ferocity that knows no limits and you agree to “not ask questions” or “expect a future”??? I’m mystified; but maybe that’s because I’m too curious for my own good and my emotions are entangled in everything I do. I liked her, though; I liked how driven she was with her career and schooling, and I liked her relationship with her brother. Corbin reminds me a lot of my youngest brother and despite my brother being younger by 5 years; he looks out for me just like Corbin does Tate.

“It’s the beautiful moments like these that make up for the ugly love.” - Miles