Ugly Love discussion

My feelings on this book changes everyday honestly. I see my opinion mixed with everyone else's and I sincerely understand.

This book was something else and I can't seem to get with the girls that seriously defends Miles.

I don't defend miles but he went through hell. yes even though he had it really hard when he was just 18 he still didn't deserve tate. But hating on miles is just unnecessary because honestly what he went through was awful. The only person everyone should hate in this book is Rachel. She dumped all the responsibility and guilt on to Miles and moved one from him and their dead kid.

I don't think hate should be thrown anywhere. Every person responds to trauma differently. Miles did let Tate know from the get go what this "relationship" was. It wasn't on him that Tate repeatedly got her hopes up. That isn't to say that some of the decisions he made didn't lead her on, and that was on him. There isn't a right or wrong way to deal with your child's death. They were just trying to cope, and may have hurt other people along the way, but that is why Rachel and Miles were trying to pick up the pieces they lost along the way and right their wrongs.

I completely understand why so many people dislike the writing style and one of the tropes in this book, and i do not think Colleen writes timeless literary marsterpieces, but this book is so profound (the story, not the weird chaptersand the comments on the balls lol), and i think so many people have missed the whole point of it. Miles has gone through serious overlooked trauma , and yet he was so realistically portrated. Everyone deals with trauma differently, and those who may argue that "He should´ve just gone to therapy then", forget about the stigmas of therapy. The whole point of the book (who happens to be called "ugly love") is to show the ugly side of love, the inconvenient and the pain. In the book comunity, many poeple have such irrealistic perspectives on love, but i think this book smoothly showed the contrast between ugly and beautiful love. I don´t think Miles is the best book boyfriend, but i do think that so many people hate him for having a mental breakdown during sex (reasonably so, considering that his son had died and he was blamed for it). Also, i think people are hypocrates when they hate miles for *the scene* but at the same time praise and love elliot (from "love and other words") even though he also called his girlfried by the name of his ex. His and tate´s relationship started strictly as FWB (which she agreed to, knowing his boundries).

^^Yes, I think that was perfectly explained and exactly what I was thinking as well!

the writing style is kinda plain and simple. other than that its a cute, cliche love story. if youre looking for a complex, deep book i wouldnt recommend this one (or any of colleen hoover's books tbh)

this is the best book i’ve ever read and no one can change my mind

i hate this book nothing in it was great i hate miles so mush and Rachel more Tate deserve better like why waste your time on this man he is annoying and people don't know how to describe this book this isn't a romance book in my opinion it more of a finding what you want and healing and moving on from the past

I think the book sheds a lot of light onto modern relationships and how the actions of one person in a relationship can affect the other for a long time like Miles and Rachel's relationship. Although I didn't really hate a specific character in the book, Rachel was not one of my favorites because even though she was a big part of why Miles was the way he was she also caused a lot of unnecessary pain by choosing to only blame him for what happened and on top of that, letting Miles suffer for 6 years because of the guilt. I read this book in one day and it honestly was one of the best books I've read. I totally understand why some people could absolutely hate the book because of the trope and the entire storyline itself but the last 30 or so pages have the deepest and most beautiful concepts of love in them. Of all the romance books I've read, this book intentionally tells the story of how ugly love can really be instead of picture perfect love stories that only feel like stories. I feel like a lot of people will be able to relate to Miles and Tate's relationship and feelings throughout the book.

i think this book teaches some great lessons but its not a great romance book. Its not even a good one. It completely mediocre and annoying to read. Theres nothing to like and if were talking in terms of colleen its one of her worst ones.

I really think the book should have ended in the "ugly love" chapter.
the ending didn't match the vibe of the entire book and was a bit corny.
the point of the book would have been so much stronger if it just had ended there, kind of hopeless but yes.

I honestly will never stop thinking about this book, I know some people love it and some people hate it but the story it tells is phenomenal!

The book has a very important lesson in it too that I think alot of people don't realize needs to be wrote about more.

I loved the book and have even went back and read specific chapters in between the readings I have on my tbr because it touched me so much!

Ugly Love is a phenomenal book. It teaches one that nothing in life is permanent, not pain, not feelings of guilt. I think it was carefully written although women are portrayed as these weak unstable beings throughout the whole storyline. Tate's inconsistency to stay away from a man that constantly keeps lying to her, breaking her heart and objectifying her shows me that we have a long way to go as women if we can't for once write books about women that can easily walk away from situations that undermine their will to put themselves and their feelings first. But all in all, it is a great book. I was hooked and I keep flipping back the pages because of the beautiful happy ending the messy couple had.

MY FAVORITE COHO BOOK EVER!! I know a lot of people hate on it but I don't care, like the spice in it is AMAZING, and just the whole thing overall there's nothing else really haha.