These are important messages that young people should be exposed to.Ī pity they were not included in a better written, more enjoyable book. Similarly, there is value in Hoover’s mention of safe sex in her books. Given her books’ appeal and popularity among young adults and teenage girls, there is value in Hoover showcasing what an abusive dynamic looks like and shining a light on the toxicity that abusive partners can exhibit. The scenes of Ryle getting mad are genuinely terrifying at times. It is the abusive relationship Lily shares with her ex-husband Ryle, who is violently jealous of Atlas. The most affecting parts of her books is simply not the romance. There is hence a jarring depiction of Lily, while having sex with Atlas, thinking about how she is on birth control and how she and Atlas were tested for sexually transmitted diseases. It is as if Hoover was worried that without her spelling out every single emotional beat and explicitly explaining every move made, readers would be lost. Juvenile writing plagues the book as well.Īlternating between Atlas and Lily, the book is narrated in the first person throughout.Įvery single thought process, action and feeling that both characters have is explained in excruciating detail. Such a relationship must be a dream in real life (even if Atlas’ cloying sentiment is more ick than slick to this reviewer), but it does not make for fun reading.
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