And you don't want to know what he does to the MPD when she decides she wants nothing to do with this haunted house they're in, or the dude who seems to be keeping her there. But I'll give you a hint. It rhymes with jalse jimprisonment. In any other storyline, this dude would straight-up be the villain and would probably be killed off or sent to jail at the end of the book. But in this book, he's the "hero" and his psycho clown actions are justified to us, even though BY HIS OWN ADMISSION, he didn't actually realize he was doing a good thing. He was totally down to mind-rape just to feel an emotional connection to someone else, using his girlfriend's body as a dial-up server for supernatural phone sex. Whoop-dee-doo. An asshole is you. Sometimes, when I look at Layla, I wish she were Willow. At breakfast, I catch myself wishing I were chatting with a cheerful Willow over coffee, rather than Layla complaining about her headache.

Another thing that bothered me was the reason for bringing in an "expert". He didn't stay to help when he was needed the most. Whenever I see Colleen Hoover put out a book that crosses genres, I'm always salivating to get my hands on it. But it's not long into Layla before it becomes apparent that this story would be bogged down by a problematic narrative, and nothing can save it. Querendo que Layla se recupere totalmente e assim quem sabe salvar o relacionamento deles que a cada dia está mais deteriorado, ele tem a ideia de levá-la até a pousada em que se conhecerem. The end did have a clever twist though, which had me guessing about which woman would come out Victorious... From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover comes a novel that explores life after tragedy and the enduring spirit of love.The story is told entirely from Leeds' perspective, and I have to say, he is the most despicable character I have ever come across. He is extremely self-centered and morally corrupt. What first starts out as manipulation of his girlfriend soon turns into gaslighting, which then becomes full-on physical restraint and emotional torture. Through it all, he justifies it by saying he can't stop himself and it's because he cares for Layla.

Oceňujem hlavne svojský a originálny námet, rozuzlenie, lebo bolo také, aké som nečakala (autorka ma naťahovala, vždy keď som si myslela, že ,,ahaaa, už viem ako to je", tak mi dokázala, že neviem vôbec nič), ďalej sa mi páčil štýl písania knihy - rozhovory so záhadným mužom striedali kapitoly Leedsových spomienok a samozrejme celé to tajomno, ktorým srší tá kniha a filozofovanie o posmrtnom ,,živote". Fui do desespero, ao medo, a incredulidade, a raiva, ao asco, a mais raiva ainda, e no final eu entendi, mas ainda assim julguei muito as atitudes dos personagens. And the final thing is the beginning of the book was too fast. It’s always a good thing to go straight to the point when you write a thriller. The fast pacing spins your mind and you are too hooked to learn what’s gonna happen next. The first 70% had my sense of loyalty warring with my guilt (👎), and the remaining 30% had me feeling all sorts of mushy (👍).

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Colleen Hoover é uma das autoras que eu mais gosto de ler, apesar de estar mais acostumada com os livros de romance que ela normalmente escreve. Desde o primeiro momento em que Leeds pousou seus olhos em Layla, ele ficou completamente fascinado por seu jeito de ser. It’s easy to pretend Layla is Willow because Layla’s face is the only one I can attribute to Willow when I think about her. I wrap my hand in Layla’s hair and watch her for a moment . . . wondering what this would feel like if it were Willow inside of Layla right now. Would Willow use her tongue like that? Would she make the same noises Layla makes? Quando eu li a sinopse deste, e vi relatos de que ele diferia de tudo o que ela já havia escrito, eu fiquei super curiosa. Even though I wouldn't personally classify this as a romance, it had a strong romantic element that drew me in. I truly enjoyed figuring out what was happening along side our leading man, Leeds.