Beautiful but also tragic and heartbreaking. Some heavy themes like domestic violence, abuse and rape. But boy oh boy, Atlas Corrigan will steal your heart.

Colleen Hoover has done it again. I'm making my way through her books, and this is easily top 3 for me. Miles and Tate are just... ugh. I didn't expect Miles' backstory, and it's so gut wrenching and heartbreaking but I am so glad he found love with Tate. I knew it would be hard to resist and I was right. This definitely lived up to the hype. The coolest part might just be that these two (and Ian) make an appearance in November 9. CoHo, you tricky minx!

I did enjoy this and it was a cute little quick read to pass time, but I wish Carson and Bmake wouldn't have gotten together so quickly. It seemed so rushed and given the length of the book, that's definitely the case. This had the potential to be so much more, and I would have enjoyed that.

Some of the things they did to each other were MEAN, and not funny joke pranks like it seemed it would be. Also, the entire book could have been avoided if they had just TALKED to each other about their feelings and why they were unhappy and hesitant to get married? Also, we didn't get a scene of them discussing how they would avoid going down the same path in the future. They just loved happily ever after, forgetting that they once were in love, hated each other and tried to get the other one to break up first, then back to love. Not exactly realistic. That pretty much sums it up.

OMG I see what all the hype was about! I cannot believe it took me this long to read it, because it was everything I could have ever hoped for! The entire story is absolutely amazing. From Alex and Henry's love story, to the supporting characters, to the election and the first female president, to tackling homophobia and overcoming obstacles and the TROPES (enemies to lovers done so well) - it was all just so perfect. And all of this as her debut novel?! I'm so impressed.

So many highlights for me:
-Alex and Henry's chemistry
-The banter
-The humor (I laughed out loud at several parts)
-The pop culture references
-The supporting characters (I fell in love with Nora, June, Pez and Bea, I mean???)
-The election and the fight for a second term
-Ellen unwaveringly supporting Alex, even at potential cost to her career
-The spice was just right
-Shaan and Zahra actually being together was such a great twist??? And their relationship was so funny
-Well written
-Tackling homophobia and defying odds and being yourself no matter what
-The emails *cries*
-Enemies to lovers
-RAFAEL LUNA!!!

I could go on and on. This was amazing and will be a high recommendation for me. I will read anything and everything Casey McQuiston writes ALWAYS.

This is every bit as amazing as I thought it would be. The love story spanning over a decade between Eva and Shane was heartbreaking, tragic and beautiful.

These two had such hard childhoods that they were were lucky to be alive. I can't imagine going through what they both did and the courage it took to break the cycle. I loved the supporting characters (Audre, my girl; CeCe, Ty, Belinda, Troy, Lizette). The mark of a truly great author is the ability to make you love the main characters but also the side characters in the world. It was so well written with some AMAZING lines and I'm just blown away by Williams's ability to take my breath away with some of her lines. They made me FEEL and I adored that.

Eva's disability was so remarkably similar to my own and I just FELT for her. I know that pain and that struggle and the need to just numb it all out and try to find a way to cope. It really resonated with me, in the best and worst possible ways. For her to have Shane as support was everything.

I do think the book should have some trigger warnings. It didn't bother me, but I can definitely see how others may be affected. Some were: drugs, abuse, self harm, suicide, violence, sexual assault, alcoholism, etc. Please be mindful of those things when reading as they are heavy, prominent themes throughout this book.

I honestly wasn't sure about this, not because I thought it wasn't good, but because it definitely isn't my usual read. I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm pretty much exclusively a modern day romance reader, so a romance set in B.C. Greece with heavy mythology influences was not even remotely on my radar. However, after hearing so many good things about this book, I thought, why not?

Boy, am I glad I read it!!! It is every bit as amazing as people said it would be. While a little tough to get into, it really picked up after the first few chapters and it was the most epic heartbreaking, beautiful love story I have ever read. The love between Achilles and Patroclus was poetic, literally. Patroclus even says "he is half of my soul, as the poets say" and man, if that isn't so true. There are just so many good lines and it is so well written that I cannot believe this is the author's debut novel.

Yes, it is a gay love story. However, men having male lovers back in this time was certainly not uncommon, so keep that in mind. Regardless of your feelings about gay love stories, that part, at least, is historically accurate. Now, it's debatable whether or not Achilles and Patroclus were actually lovers/in love (some say they were, some say they were just comrades or best friends) but men sleeping with men and women was a common occurrence during this time. I loved reading about all of the historically accurate characters (Helen, Athena, Achilles, etc.) and Greek mythology as a whole. You can tell the author is well educated and informed, despite this largely being fiction.

I sobbed at the end (if you know, you know) and I'm so in love with this book. I wish I wouldn't have waited so long to read it. It's definitely worth the hype!

Um, hello?! The smut in this is God tier. Lottie and Huxley have amazing chemistry and it literally leaps off the pages. This is such a great book and perfect I'd you're looking for a fake dating, fake engagement, grumpy sunshine, enemies to lovers, meet cute (pun intended) read. I couldn't get enough of these two and their story. So many notable moments in this book and I just love how Huxley fell for Lottie, how he grew and changed and the things he did for her. My new favorite book boyfriend.