Ugly Love

Written by Colleen Hoover

Narrated by Deacon Lee and Grace Grant

From Colleen Hoover, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us and It Ends with Us, a heart-wrenching love story that proves attraction at first sight can be messy.

When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn't think it's love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn’t want love, she doesn’t have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her.

Never ask about the past.
Don’t expect a future.

They think they can handle it, but realize almost immediately they can’t handle it at all.

Hearts get infiltrated.
Promises get broken.
Rules get shattered.
Love gets ugly.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Aug 5, 2014
• ISBN: 9781442372979

Colleen Hoover

Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-three novels, including It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us, All Your Perfects, Ugly Love, and Verity. Colleen lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. For more information, please visit ColleenHoover.com.

Reviews for Ugly Love

[Naomi · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Horrific, is all I have to say… don’t pick this up if you value your time and happiness!!!

[Janet Arnold · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The narrator and dialogue for Miles made me cringe most of the time, but overall the book was not bad.

[jennifer shankland · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was ok. Last 5 chapters were good.bthe rest was slow. And the name rachel was way too repetitive.

[Olivia Jasmin · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It wasn’t too bad. I do appreciate the fact that the book was well rounded, and it answered all of our questions leading up to the end.

This is my third or fourth book that I have read by this author, and I have noticed she has a very predictable storyline:
One of the parents is always dead in the beginning of the book.

Girl meets boy.

Boy is always really good looking and great in bed.

There is a tragic death somewhere along the way, but everything always works out in the end.


I will say though, I was not a fan of the male reader who played the part of Miles. It might just be a personal preference, but I felt that it really took me out of the story.

[LukeGoodall · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fantastic book my first Hoover book but I don’t think it will be my last

[Stephannie Cloninger-Hultz · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The female narrative was excellent but the male doing some narration was terrible

[Lauren Williams · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The voice of young miles comes off a little creepy, almost as if he's mocking the words at some points, I feel myself cringing alot. Definitely felt there could be a better narrator for his part.

[Heather Venter · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I’ve now read this twice. Once over a year ago and then this week. It was such a mediocre book that I couldn’t remember the story, but I remember being annoyed by it. The repetitive words, the shallow character development and the dull storyline. I expect more from a Colleen Hoover novel. Read “Verity” instead of this book, it’s 1000% better. Ugh- I can’t believe I listened to this twice and didn’t recall the story. Save yourself, don’t do it.

[Sherry Torres · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I did not like the guys voice for this book. Idk why but when he says “Rachel” I cringe.

[Amanda Cline · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I just could not get over the male narrator. He makes intimate moments very uncomfortable.

[Sarah · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The Myles narrator ruined this whole book for me. His voice made Myles seem so creepy and I genuinely couldn’t finish the book because of this. Too bad because I was enjoying it and the narrator of Tate did a great job but just couldn’t get past the voice of Myles.

[C D Rex · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The audiobook narration was good. I listen to a lot. The voice of Mike however was entirely annoying!! The way he said “Rachel” was so annoying. I like Colleen’s books very much. They are an enjoyable read (“listen”). I just think they need to find better actors!

[Natalie Gilmer · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I usually love Coleen Hoover’s stories but this one was not my favorite. The male voice was very dorky sounding and kind of drove me crazy so I don’t know if that just ruined the story for me.

[Theresa Sutton · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

"Oh, God Rachel." The most emotionally gripping line from any book I've read within the last decade. This book was amazing. Heartwrenching. Steamy. Tear inducing. But overall a wonderful journey. Would recommend. But also, have tissue and a glass of wine (or bottle) ready.

[Pallavi Prakash · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Please save your time and mental space. Don’t read it. Very predictable with a horrible message.
Stay with a man that tells you not to ask about his past and never imagine a future with him, because hey “something terrible happened to him” and he is incapable of love. Women give up so much of themselves in the hope that they will be enough for a man and this entire story unfolds with this hard working young woman that continues to consciously allow a man to use her because they agreed on a physical relationship. She looses her self worth, she feels miserable but stays with the Hope that she will change him. Surprise: he suddenly changes his mind after a pep talk from his friend and a visit to his ex. Yuck yuck yuck.

[mary beth wentz · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Love Colleen Hoover, but did NOT love this book. Actually found it to be quite annoying at times. Backstory could have been great, except that it wasn’t talked about much. 75% of the book was centered around their sex, and only 25% backstory. And the number of times the name Rachel is used makes me have a new dislike for the name altogether now.

[Ashley Barnes · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The slow burn romance, the tragic story that is Myles is so relatable. Maybe it’s the eerily similar emotions from my personal life but this was a well written and beautiful story

[Wendoline Mercado Rojano · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It felt like one of those things you listen to in order to pass the time or fill the silence. The story didn't capture me particularly, and I never felt like I could empathize with the characters. Still, I listened to the end just to be able to cross this off my list.

[Maria I Torres Gonzalez · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This story is good, but I read it right after reading This Ends With Us and it’s not nearly as good that.

[Ashley Woodford · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This book maybe better if I read it instead of listening to it. The voice of miles was horrible and cringey

[Emilia Márquez · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Nope. I’m sorry but I’m so disappointed with that ending. It started being at least more “realistic”, but such a happy ever after ending when they had such a toxic relationship during the whole book? Bullshit

[84jazzy5941 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved the story but my mind immediately thought it would be sinister based on Miles voice. It really felt creepy and the way he said "Rachel" made my skin crawl. I was wrong, of course, but his voice was just... wrong for Miles.

[Alyson Wolf · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Am I the only one who cares for my romance novels to be the least bit realistic?

I was ok until they started making out in the middle of a department store and every time he touches her she forgets how to breathe. Very “Twilight” to me.

Miles loves making rules. Then literally breaking then twelve seconds later. Too predictable. They didn’t even try. Rolling my eyes.

I’m ok without the pseudo-incest, too. Just done.

[Tisha · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Really enjoyed the story but the male narrator was horrible to listen to.

[McCamey · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Book is good. Audiobook readers don’t fit this book though.

[Megan Barkley Romero · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Haven’t even finished the book yet, but omg the narrator for Miles is pretty much ruining it for me. He sounds like the main character from “You”, he just makes him seem creepy. “Rachel, Rachel, Rachel”, I literally cringed hearing his voice at times ?
Second Colleen Hoover book that everyone seems to just ‘love’ and honestly not understanding the hype!

[Bill Hair · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Is this a multi-part story? No
Does it end in a cliffhanger? No
Genre(s) : Drama Romance Drama Drama
Instalove? Yes on both
Do the MCs act like: HS, YA, NA or Adult: HS to Adult
Was cheating involved? No
Any major triggers to be aware of? Death of a family member (cannot say more as it would be a serious spoiler)
Listening Speed? 1.25

3 Stars for me!
My rating range of this story... 1 - 4.25 Stars
If significant, why? R A C H E L
Biggest deduction? RACHEL - 1 Star (see final notes)

Main Character Ratings...
H (Miles) = 5/10
h (Tate) = 6/10
TSTL Moment(s)?

Narrator Rating(s)
M (Deacon Lee) = 7/10
F (Grace Grant) = 8/10
If below 5/10, why?

If Comedy... Type? N/aa
Funny, Cute, Cringe Inducing, Mixed or Just No!

Angst Level? Extreme Please Stop
Light, Moderate, Heavy or Please Stop

Internal Monolog/Dialog? Please Stop
Light, Moderate, Heavy or Please Stop

Scenes with heat... Yes
When does it start? 40%
How much of the story? 5-10%
Anything beyond M/F? No
If yes, explained

Heat Rating... 6/10
Clean or Fade to Black - 1 or 2
Normal to Descriptive 3-5
Detailed Descriptive Sex - 6-7
Um, Wow, Beyond Descriptive Sex - 8 or above

Was there so much sex or unrealistic sex that you rolled your eyes and/or skipped forward? No

The back story... The MCs meet when the h is moving in to her brother's apartment and she stumbles over the drunken and passed out H in front of her brother's door. He is crying about a person named Rachel (you will hear/listen to that name hundreds of times throughout the story).

Romance or Gist: it builds once they start to get to know each other but the H is being an idiot.

The drama explosion... The H continues his self destructive behavior
Did it feel Real, OK or contrived? A bit too much
Was it OTT? Yes
Separation involved? Yes
Was it resolved properly or rushed? I guess properly

Final Notes... The name Rachel is said so many times throughout the story that I got visibly frustrated. It drove me insane.

HEA or HFN? HEA (alluded to)
Book Source: Scribd

[Lori Garrett · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The story was great! My only negative was the male narrator. I found it hard to listen to him.

[Adabelle Quintos · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved it! I was in tears with suspense! Needed to know what happened!

[Ben · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good book, sad at times. Didn’t love the voice reader for miles.