Key takeaways
- The genre swerve is the point — the book uses romance conventions to make the turn hurt.
- Hoover is better at momentum than at prose, and here momentum is the right tool.
- The ending refuses the resolution the romance form promises, which is its strongest choice.
There is no such thing as bad people. We are all just people who sometimes do bad things.
Colleen Hoover
What works
The central decision is handled with more care than the book is usually given credit for.
What doesn’t
The dialogue is flat and the supporting cast exists to move Lily along. The first third is much weaker than the last.
Who it’s for
Readers who want a romance that is willing to break its own rules.
