From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover comes a novel that explores life after tragedy and the enduring spirit of love.
When Leeds meets Layla, he’s convinced he’ll spend the rest of his life with her—until an unexpected attack leaves Layla fighting for her life. After weeks in the hospital, Layla recovers physically, but the emotional and mental scarring has altered the woman Leeds fell in love with. In order to put their relationship back on track, Leeds whisks Layla away to the bed-and-breakfast where they first met. Once they arrive, Layla’s behavior takes a bizarre turn. And that’s just one of many inexplicable occurrences.
Feeling distant from Layla, Leeds soon finds solace in Willow—another guest of the B&B with whom he forms a connection through their shared concerns. As his curiosity for Willow grows, his decision to help her find answers puts him in direct conflict with Layla’s well-being. Leeds soon realizes he has to make a choice because he can’t help both of them. But if he makes the wrong choice, it could be detrimental for all of them.
Review:
Whew, well I'm almost relieved to have finished this one unscathed. When I went to check out what my Goodreads buddies had rated it before I started there was everything from 1-star reviews to 5 stars so I just didn't know where I'd end up at.
I think a lot of CoHo fans might have been a bit non-plussed with the genre shift as well so that could explain the wildly varied ratings. It hasn't given much away in the blurb so I won't either, but just to say this isn't your typical CoHo rip-your-heart-out-and-stomp-on-it contemporary romance, there's a very definite twist.
Also, it's entirely from the male character's point of view which I think is also unusual for her. I don't claim to be an expert on Colleen Hoover at all, I've only read 3 or 4, but it was definitely a different type of story than I was expecting.
So did I like it? Ehhhhhmmmmmm... kinda? I feel like I've definitely read better books in this genre and I felt a little restrained only being in Leed's head although I fully understand the reasoning for that in the story. The last 20% of the book was a nice twist I didn't see coming. But, honestly, when I grab a book by Hoover I want waayyy more romance than this so... eh. I give it a wishy-washy 3 stars.
★★★
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