Review: Slammed by Colleen Hoover

Slammed 

By Colleen Hoover

from goodreads:

Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she's losing hope.

Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form an intense emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense of hope.

Not long after an intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together, and the secret that keeps them apart

Review: 

A few months ago I read Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover and I loved it so much I stayed awake until 6 a.m. reading it! In fact, I have a 3000 words review expressing my feelings about it. 

Needless to say was pumped to read Slammed, which I've heard nothing but good things. I was expecting to love it, but then in the first chapters it happened, INSTALOVE HAPPENED!

And by instalove I don't mean insta atraction. I'm not talking about "He's hot, I don't know him but I wouldn't mind kissing him", I'm talking about "I've know you for two days, we've been on one date, we kissed once but I'm in love with you". I was so mad when that happened. She couldn't stop thinking about him and had barely had one conversation with the guy! It threw me off almost completely but I decided to give it a shot anyway. 

It did not get better! While thinking about what to write, I was trying to find words to describe Will and I came up empty. We never got a chance to get to know him. I mean Layken doesn't spend much time with him and when she does, they are either fighting about their situation or she's crying because of something.

On the other hand, we get to know Layken. She's selfish, childish and stupid sometimes. I understand she was angry and in denial and such, but she shouldn't have treated her mother and acted they way she did. I think she was a little empty. There's nothing remarkable about her personality, she's just there.

Therefore I didn't care about this characters, they were shallow. I  didn't feel anything, I was not hurting like they were which was what I was expecting after reading Maybe Someday.

Beside the instalove thing there's also the instafriendship. Layken and Eddie knew one another for a few weeks and they were already best friends forever. I mean, Layken didn't even make an effort to be her friend, they never hung out outside school and suddenly they were super close. It was just surreal. 

Now, moving on to the things I liked. Cauldron and Kel are just the most amazing kids ever. They were super weird but also funny and unique. Their relationship is super cute, I guess friendships are easier when you're a nine-year-old and like imaginary sword fighting! 

The writing style and poetry were the only thing that kept me reading. I usually don't like poetry, but I found myself fascinated with slam poetry, the expressiveness of it and how the author inserted in the book. I even liked some of the clichés attached to it.

To sum up. I'm not saying this was a bad book, I was disappointed, I was hoping for a different thing. Please, do not not read the book because of my review, your opinion my differ from mine, there are a lot of people who love this book, I'm the one going against the current.

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Review: Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

Maybe Someday
By Colleen Hoover

from goodreads:

At twenty-two years old, Sydney is enjoying a great life: She's in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her best friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers that Hunter is cheating on her; and she's forced to decide what her next move should be.

Soon, Sydney finds herself captivated by her mysterious and attractive neighbor, Ridge. She can't take her eyes off him or stop listening to the passionate way he plays his guitar every evening out on his balcony. And there's something about Sydney that Ridge can't ignore, either. They soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one.

It’s her birthday, Sydney find out her boyfriend is cheating on her with her roommate, she loses her job and is now homeless. She’s lost and heartbroken, she definitely is not expecting Ridge to offer her shelter, after all, they had only known each other for two weeks. The inevitable happens and they start developing feelings for each other. But Ridge has a girlfriend, Maggie, who he loves very, very much.

I was hesitant to pick up this book. 

I’ve heard amazing things about Colleen Hoover but I’ve been so disappointed with New Adult lately, I haven’t found a book I actually liked in a long time. I was utterly surprised to have enjoyed this book as much as I did. I read it in one sitting, I couldn’t put it down and ended up staying awake until 5 a.m. so I could finish it.

The plot itself was something I was not expecting. This is not a cutesy contemporary, there’s so much hurt, self-doubting and confusion that I’m having trouble putting it into words. It portraits heartache and love in such a way that I could feel it like it was me in that situation. I was so emerged in this story that I was hurting alongside the characters.

Both Sydney and Ridge are confused. They don’t know how to deal with the feelings they have for one another. Ridge is loyal to his girlfriend and feels guilty for developing feelings for Sydney. Sydney doesn’t want to be a Tori, she doesn’t want to hurt other people like Tory hurt her. They soon find themselves trapped in this bubble of love, confusion, guilt and desire, and this is what makes these characters so real. Sometimes in books the characters have it all figured out, there’s no doubt or confusion. They know exactly what they want, who they want and what they need. Yet, that’s not how it works in real life. In reality we are all like Sydney and Ridge trying to make sense of something nobody really understands.

I am making this book sound really depressing. And although it does have its depressing moments, there are also fun ones. Ridge’s roommates are always playing pranks at one another and making stupid jokes. I loved Sydney and Warren’s (Ridge’s best friend and roommate) relationship. Warren was such a reliable and strong character. He was always there when things went wrong, supporting whoever needs him.

The only reason I gave it 4/5 stars and not 5 was because of some of the cheesy moments. I’m not a cheesy person, and there are some moments that are too cheesy for me. I could never find certain moments that are presented romantic.

This heartbreaking novel will definitely tear up your heart, make you cry and laugh and take you into an emotional journey you will never forget. I recommend this book to everyone who likes contemporary. Although it is considered new adult, there’s not as much mature content as the NA books I’ve read so far and I think it is appropriate to anyone who is 16+.