Very Romancy, But VERY Good!

Ugly Love

By: Colleen Hoover

Genre:  Romance

Pages: 324

Published: 2014

Audiobook: 9 hours 13 minutes

Read:  December

2 out of 5 stars

I don’t read romance novels, but after reading the fabulous Verity, Colleen Hoover’s first and only psychological thriller, I thought I’d give one of her other books I try. Her primary genre is romance, which is in Verity

as well, but not main premise.

My first reaction to Ugly Love was this is NOT my type of book. Where is the plot? It was all explicit love scenes. I wanted substance. The middle third of book I felt as though I was listening to porn.

However, the last third was Amazing and the writing of Hoover that I loved. I was very emotional and on verge of tears. I ended up falling in love with the characters and story. My star rating drastically increased. If you don’t mind a lot of romantic descriptions, give this one a try! I’m glad I read it, well listened to it.

SKIP THIS BOOK!!

Invisible Friend

By: Stephen Chbosky

Genre:  Horror

Pages: 720

Published: 2019

Read:  October

2 out of 5 stars

We have all read – or at least heard about – Perks of Being a Wallflower. If you read it as a teen, I can almost guarantee you loved it. As an adult, it’s a toss-up. Either way, many people were excited about Chbosky’s 2nd novel after 20 years. It didn’t matter if this one was an adult horror versus his YA coming-of-age debut novel. I know because I felt that way.

Well let me tell you, Imaginary Friend, started out Fantastic. The premise was great, the story engaging. I felt I was reading a Stephen King – totally engrossed. I couldn’t put it down; all I wanted to do was read. Until about halfway through – when it should have ended – but he went on and on and on. There were so many tangents and nonsense story lines, that my interest was lost. There were so many points it could have ended, but it was as though he was determined to write a tome. It was just a tiresome train wreck.

Honestly, I would have a difficult time explaining the ending – I’m not sure what happened.

And can someone explain the underlining of words and random capital letters – “Don’t leave the street. tHey can’t get you if you don’t leave the street.” Did the “H” denote the imaginary friend? And what was with the mailbox people? Just a confusing, poorly edited, pointless read.