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Too Late
A psychological suspense novel of obsession and dangerous love. The definitive edition of Too Late from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Verity .
Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it’s meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother’s care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her—one that becomes increasingly dangerous every day.
When undercover DEA agent Carter enters the picture, Sloan’s surprised to feel an immediate attraction between them, despite knowing that if Asa finds out, he will kill him. And Asa has always been a step ahead of everyone in his life, including Sloan. No one has ever gotten in his way.
No one except Carter.
Together, Sloan and Carter must find a way out before it’s too late�
Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it’s meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother’s care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her—one that becomes increasingly dangerous every day.
When undercover DEA agent Carter enters the picture, Sloan’s surprised to feel an immediate attraction between them, despite knowing that if Asa finds out, he will kill him. And Asa has always been a step ahead of everyone in his life, including Sloan. No one has ever gotten in his way.
No one except Carter.
Together, Sloan and Carter must find a way out before it’s too late�
395 pages, ebook
First published April 1, 2016
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Colleen Hoover
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I don't like to be confined to one genre. If you put me in a box, I'll claw my way out.
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I don't like to be confined to one genre. If you put me in a box, I'll claw my way out.
My social media username is @colleenhoover pretty much everywhere except my email, which is [email protected]
Founder of charity and Book Bonanza.
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June 12, 2016
Too Late is an excruciating read that could not appease me in any way.
When CoHo released this book, she suggested that this story would be a little edgier and darker than her other reads.
It was, but mostly, Too Late was a melodramatic get-together of underdeveloped characters and a ridiculous plot line.
The story is about Sloan, a girl that is apparently very strong and unyielding, however, in my opinion, she comes across as a whiny doormat.
There, I said it. ^.^
She has an abusive boyfriend, Asa, and she stays with him since he pays the bills for her brother's care. He treats her poorly, he is violent and shows little redeeming qualities.
Nevertheless, she pretends it all is okay and stays with him for her brother's sake.
I cannot comprehend why the main narrator does not find a job or whatever like a typical college student...
Why does she make herself dependable on this douche? I still cannot grasp that idea.
All changes when Carter comes in the picture with a few secrets of his own.
Carter is the typical CoHo boy. He is sweet and dramatic, he talks like a girl and he is quite boring.
Sloan and Carter immediately fall in love and I am not exaggerating. After one hour of being together, Carter cannot stop thinking about her and starts to ramble on and on about Sloan.
I did not see the connection or even character development.
Asa could not deliver a coherent sentence. He went from bad boy to psychotic lunatic very fast.
Sloan was this so-called strong-willed girl, although she was crying on almost every page.
Carter did not have any personality whatsoever. His only purpose was to be the sidekick of Sloan.
The book was trying too hard to be offensive and edgy, but it did not work.
There was too much telling and not enough showing, due to the missing character development.
Invective words were thrown into this story like sugar in cake. I do not have any problems with a bit swearing in books, but this was over the top.
It went like this:
Asa: "I want some motherfucking spaghetti."
Sloan: "I don't want to make you fucking spaghetti."
Asa: "Well, I don't fucking care. Make me some fucking spaghetti."
*Sloan wipes tears away* "Fine, here is your fucking spaghetti, you damned fucker."
O.o
And let's not talk about that ending.
0 stars.
March 3, 2024
heres a discussion question for you all: at what point are you allowed to negatively rate a work of fiction because there are certain aspects you morally disagree with? additionally, at what point are you allowed to overlook those personal objections because the overall concept/idea of the story is just so dang interesting? this is the dilemma i am currently facing.
i love how dark this is. sometimes it does feel like the story is trying too hard to be edgy, but wow. i could not put this down. the story is so gripping, i had to know what happened next. i practically inhaled this in one sitting. i mostly enjoyed carters character and the role he plays in the story - his purpose and connection to sloan is what really makes this for me. but overall, this is dramatic, its intense, its thrilling, and its very impressively different from CoHos main body of work.
but can all that allow me to forget that i cant stand the way mental illness is portrayed in this and hows its harmfully used as a plot device to further develop a certain character as a villain? i am all for hating characters if they are large pieces of trash and have no redeemable qualities. but i dont know if i can promote, even condone, a story which utilises the actions of an untreated mental illness as a way to get the reader to hate a character. if anything, i just felt sad and sympathetic for them towards the end, hating the way the other characters treated him, instead.
so there you have it. how am i supposed to positively rate a book that i really quite enjoyed but dont want to be too generous because there is one major flaw that my conscience wont allow me to overlook? its so much better than 3 stars (its at least a 4), but i personally feel way too guilty with giving anything over that. ughhh.
� 3.5 stars
i love how dark this is. sometimes it does feel like the story is trying too hard to be edgy, but wow. i could not put this down. the story is so gripping, i had to know what happened next. i practically inhaled this in one sitting. i mostly enjoyed carters character and the role he plays in the story - his purpose and connection to sloan is what really makes this for me. but overall, this is dramatic, its intense, its thrilling, and its very impressively different from CoHos main body of work.
but can all that allow me to forget that i cant stand the way mental illness is portrayed in this and hows its harmfully used as a plot device to further develop a certain character as a villain? i am all for hating characters if they are large pieces of trash and have no redeemable qualities. but i dont know if i can promote, even condone, a story which utilises the actions of an untreated mental illness as a way to get the reader to hate a character. if anything, i just felt sad and sympathetic for them towards the end, hating the way the other characters treated him, instead.
so there you have it. how am i supposed to positively rate a book that i really quite enjoyed but dont want to be too generous because there is one major flaw that my conscience wont allow me to overlook? its so much better than 3 stars (its at least a 4), but i personally feel way too guilty with giving anything over that. ughhh.
� 3.5 stars
April 28, 2023
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To jest najgorsza książka jaką przeczytałam w całym swoim życiu.
To jest najgorsza książka jaką przeczytałam w całym swoim życiu.
July 9, 2023
I was assaulted by this book and i need to sue 🙂
September 28, 2023
LMFAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
I'm not in the least surprised it was published on Wattpad originally. It should've stayed there, quite frankly. The dialogue was so cringey, even the make-believe scenes I used to play-act with my Barbie's had more substance than this. Also, this book should be on a SO registry for the amount of times it says "my dick jumped/twitched".
PROS AND CONS
Pros: audiobooks continue to come clutch
Cons: Wattpad energy
I'm not in the least surprised it was published on Wattpad originally. It should've stayed there, quite frankly. The dialogue was so cringey, even the make-believe scenes I used to play-act with my Barbie's had more substance than this. Also, this book should be on a SO registry for the amount of times it says "my dick jumped/twitched".
PROS AND CONS
Pros: audiobooks continue to come clutch
Cons: Wattpad energy
March 20, 2024
2.5 - this was like good? idk i needed/wanted something quick and easy to get me out of the slump that i'm in and usually CoHo does that for me, but the ending/last 30% of this was just not it hahaha
August 5, 2016
So I leave GR for a bit because real life sometimes exists and I hate it. Then I get a message from my bookpushing bestie giving me a 'gentle' nudge to read this book.
So I figured that even if my tiny little brain cannot wrap itself around anything else right now that some smut would be just the ticket to get me back to reading.
I've been missing me some reading.
This little free book surprised me. Colleen Hoover's books are usually full of angst but overall they feature 'goody-goody' characters.
Girlfriend took off her gloves for this one...
The main character Sloan was somewhat annoying for me, which kept the book from getting all the stars. She is trying to take care of a special needs brother, going to college and putting up with a butt-holey boyfriend who is a nut job.
Then enter Carter into the scene, he is a hottie with a super secret that he can't share. He buddies up with the drug dealing boyfriend and Sloan is all sad because she thought he was better than that.
You kinda figure out where this is going don't you?
The thing is? It's juicy goodness. The story made me finish it in one afternoon, because those pages just fly by. I was all up in this book.
AND It's FREE! You can go read it
PS. I agree with Kelly about those little add on's at the end. This book didn't need it. Skip em.
So I figured that even if my tiny little brain cannot wrap itself around anything else right now that some smut would be just the ticket to get me back to reading.
I've been missing me some reading.
This little free book surprised me. Colleen Hoover's books are usually full of angst but overall they feature 'goody-goody' characters.
Girlfriend took off her gloves for this one...
The main character Sloan was somewhat annoying for me, which kept the book from getting all the stars. She is trying to take care of a special needs brother, going to college and putting up with a butt-holey boyfriend who is a nut job.
Then enter Carter into the scene, he is a hottie with a super secret that he can't share. He buddies up with the drug dealing boyfriend and Sloan is all sad because she thought he was better than that.
You kinda figure out where this is going don't you?
The thing is? It's juicy goodness. The story made me finish it in one afternoon, because those pages just fly by. I was all up in this book.
AND It's FREE! You can go read it
PS. I agree with Kelly about those little add on's at the end. This book didn't need it. Skip em.
September 17, 2024
I regret reading this book, but I guess you know ... it Too Late🥲
January 31, 2023
“While Sloan is very, very beautiful,� Carter says, making sure not to look at me. “Looks have shit-all to do with love. Love ’t found in the attraction you have to someone. Love ’t found in the laughter you share. Love ’t even found in all the things you have in common. Love is not, in any way, shape or form, defined by nor found in the abundance of bliss it brings two people.� He downs his third glass of champagne and with the same routine, Dalton fills Carter’s glass for a fourth time. I take a sip of my own glass now that my mouth and throat have completely run dry. “LDZ ,� Carter says, his voice a little more slurred and a little bit louder. �Love is not found. Love finds.� Carter’s eyes move across the room until they land on mine. �Love finds you in the forgiveness at the tail end of a fight. Love finds you in the empathy you feel for someone else. Love finds you in the embrace that follows a tragedy. Love finds you in the celebration after the conquering of an illness. Love finds you in the devastation after the surrender to an illness.�
November 16, 2017
5 Coconut cake and Jesus on a stick STARS
Descorchen el Champán.
Traigan los mariachis.
Saquen los globos y el confeti.
Para celebrar que por primera vez LE VOY A DAR 5 ESTRELLAS A UN LIBRO DE COLLEEN HOOVER, y lo voy a poner en mi estantería de favoritos.
Esta historia fue publicada en Watpadd. Por un lado, que bueno porque es gratis, y ya saben que gratis todo sabe mejor, pero por otro lado me choca leer en esa aplicación. Nunca he sabido como bajar el brillo de la página, no se puede subrayar una frase que te guste, solo te deja hacer esas ridículas imagencillas y lo peor de lo peor, los comentarios de las lectoras, te distraen todo el tiempo y no aportan absolutamente nada.
Colleen se liberó en esta historia, dejo de lado pretensiones, tragedias exagerados, diálogos forzosamente dulces y solo se dejó llevar. Al menos eso es lo que yo sentí mientras leía.
Si ustedes son fans de CoHo y empiezan a leer este libro con la idea de que se van a encontrar un romance lindo tipo November 9 o Ugly love, sorry, pero esta historia no va de eso. Por favor lean primero la advertencia, no la dejen pasar a la ligera, ya que la historia toca temas fuertes y situaciones difíciles de digerir. No es tan depresivo como Hopeless, ya que la narrativa mantiene un humor negro que hace divertidas situaciones de las que no deberíamos reírnos.
La narrativa es más adulta y cruda, no solo por los temas que muestra, sino la forma en que los muestra.
Aunque lo que más disfrute fue la complejidad de los personajes. Son únicos, los amas, odias, aborreces, quieres abrazar, quieres besar, quieres golpear, quieres cachetear y quieres que sean felices a pesar de que todos están bien fuckin locos.
📚 SINOPSIS HONESTA:
SPOILER ALERT
Sloan, una joven huérfana a cargo de su hermano menor, trata de sobrevivir una relación toxica y abusiva, de la que no puede salir. Hasta que conoce a Carter, el peor policía encubierto que solo empeora su situación.
Sloan, me sentí súper identificada con ella. No por la historia del personaje, sino por la forma en la que se comportaba. También por el hecho de que yo igual me sacrificaría por la felicidad de la gente que amo.
Carter, fue el héroe de la historia, pero no el protagonista. Te amé, pero no tanto.
Asa, te odio maldito bastardo. Pero ven te abrazo y te cocino un pastel de coco.
Mi parte favorita de la historia: Cuando Asa hace una analogía entre drogas y personas.
El final es fuckin épico, probablemente estoy mal-utilizando la palabra épico, pero no me importa. Fue épico.
En conclusión: Collen, gracias por arriesgarte a salir de tu zona de confort y por favor, por favor, escribe más historias como esta.
P.D. Pfff ahora ya me estoy volviendo fan de CoHo.
How cliché I am????
***
Update April-22
Ya leí el Epílogo del Epílogo, fue un final perfecto para la historia, pero me quede un poco decepcionada ya que yo pensé que habría un libro completo de continuación.
Pero igual quede súper satisfecha con el final inesperado, Asa sufrió y Sloan por fin tomo las riendas de su vida.
7-Sep-2016
Epílogo del epílogo del epílogo.
Ya leí los últimos capítulos que subió Coho, y solo me queda decir BRA-VO.
Excellent final, excelente desenlace. Me encanto todos los detalles que le añadió a la historia, era obvio y necesario que terminara de esa manera.
Mi amado Asa, es tan fuckin loco, no sabía diferenciar entre el bien y el mal, no tiene conciencia, su cerebro simplemente no funciona de la misma manera que una persona normal, creo que por eso es un personaje tan fascinante.
No creo que sea el final definitivo, espero que la autora siga agregando capítulos, no me resigno a no saber quién es el papá del bebe.
**
Compré el book en amazon y releí toda la historia, por una simple razón. QUERIA SABER QUEN ERA EL PADRE DEL BEBE.
¿Y adivinen qué? No, nos lo dejan en claro.
Igual me gustó mucho el final.
SIN DUDA ESTE ES MI LIBRO FAVORITO DE COHO, Y EL UNICO QUE AMO DE ELLA.
"The world doesn’t owe us a thing. We take what we’re given and we make the most of it. But you took what you were given and you shit on it and then expected more.�
Descorchen el Champán.
Traigan los mariachis.
Saquen los globos y el confeti.
Para celebrar que por primera vez LE VOY A DAR 5 ESTRELLAS A UN LIBRO DE COLLEEN HOOVER, y lo voy a poner en mi estantería de favoritos.
Esta historia fue publicada en Watpadd. Por un lado, que bueno porque es gratis, y ya saben que gratis todo sabe mejor, pero por otro lado me choca leer en esa aplicación. Nunca he sabido como bajar el brillo de la página, no se puede subrayar una frase que te guste, solo te deja hacer esas ridículas imagencillas y lo peor de lo peor, los comentarios de las lectoras, te distraen todo el tiempo y no aportan absolutamente nada.
Colleen se liberó en esta historia, dejo de lado pretensiones, tragedias exagerados, diálogos forzosamente dulces y solo se dejó llevar. Al menos eso es lo que yo sentí mientras leía.
Si ustedes son fans de CoHo y empiezan a leer este libro con la idea de que se van a encontrar un romance lindo tipo November 9 o Ugly love, sorry, pero esta historia no va de eso. Por favor lean primero la advertencia, no la dejen pasar a la ligera, ya que la historia toca temas fuertes y situaciones difíciles de digerir. No es tan depresivo como Hopeless, ya que la narrativa mantiene un humor negro que hace divertidas situaciones de las que no deberíamos reírnos.
La narrativa es más adulta y cruda, no solo por los temas que muestra, sino la forma en que los muestra.
Aunque lo que más disfrute fue la complejidad de los personajes. Son únicos, los amas, odias, aborreces, quieres abrazar, quieres besar, quieres golpear, quieres cachetear y quieres que sean felices a pesar de que todos están bien fuckin locos.
📚 SINOPSIS HONESTA:
SPOILER ALERT
Sloan, una joven huérfana a cargo de su hermano menor, trata de sobrevivir una relación toxica y abusiva, de la que no puede salir. Hasta que conoce a Carter, el peor policía encubierto que solo empeora su situación.
Sloan, me sentí súper identificada con ella. No por la historia del personaje, sino por la forma en la que se comportaba. También por el hecho de que yo igual me sacrificaría por la felicidad de la gente que amo.
"Worries flow from her lips like the random words that flow from her fingertips. I reach out and try to catch them, clenching then in my fists, wanting nothing more than to catch them all. "
Carter, fue el héroe de la historia, pero no el protagonista. Te amé, pero no tanto.
Asa, te odio maldito bastardo. Pero ven te abrazo y te cocino un pastel de coco.
Mi parte favorita de la historia: Cuando Asa hace una analogía entre drogas y personas.
El final es fuckin épico, probablemente estoy mal-utilizando la palabra épico, pero no me importa. Fue épico.
En conclusión: Collen, gracias por arriesgarte a salir de tu zona de confort y por favor, por favor, escribe más historias como esta.
P.D. Pfff ahora ya me estoy volviendo fan de CoHo.
How cliché I am????
***
Update April-22
Ya leí el Epílogo del Epílogo, fue un final perfecto para la historia, pero me quede un poco decepcionada ya que yo pensé que habría un libro completo de continuación.
Pero igual quede súper satisfecha con el final inesperado, Asa sufrió y Sloan por fin tomo las riendas de su vida.
7-Sep-2016
Epílogo del epílogo del epílogo.
Ya leí los últimos capítulos que subió Coho, y solo me queda decir BRA-VO.
Excellent final, excelente desenlace. Me encanto todos los detalles que le añadió a la historia, era obvio y necesario que terminara de esa manera.
Mi amado Asa, es tan fuckin loco, no sabía diferenciar entre el bien y el mal, no tiene conciencia, su cerebro simplemente no funciona de la misma manera que una persona normal, creo que por eso es un personaje tan fascinante.
No creo que sea el final definitivo, espero que la autora siga agregando capítulos, no me resigno a no saber quién es el papá del bebe.
**
Compré el book en amazon y releí toda la historia, por una simple razón. QUERIA SABER QUEN ERA EL PADRE DEL BEBE.
¿Y adivinen qué? No, nos lo dejan en claro.
Igual me gustó mucho el final.
SIN DUDA ESTE ES MI LIBRO FAVORITO DE COHO, Y EL UNICO QUE AMO DE ELLA.
May 31, 2017
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When I read that Too Late would be “different than anything CoHo has ever written before� my reaction was pretty much . . .
I mean for real. She just had a book released yesterday that stated the same thing and from what I’ve heard so far it’s the same angsty instalovey bullcrap with some kind of rip-your-heart-out (assuming that you, unlike me, actually have a heart) plot twist (and YASSSSS of course I’ll still read the damn thing).
But this?????
This is what I wanted Fuck Love to be like.
Now here’s the part where I offend everyone. Ready?
When I saw the ginormously high rating I was more than a bit worried this would not be the story for me. Especially when I read the first page and it was all rapey, but somehow errrrrryone liked it anyway? I still can’t wrap my brain around it. Normally Hoover’s books fall under a pretty specific category . . . .
Don’t get your panties in a twist, I drink the effing Kool-Aid just like the rest of you. The exception to the rule so far has been Ugly Love (yes, Shelby, I will name drop that book until either the day I die or until Nick Bateman shows up at my house begging me to make the sexuals with him - whichever comes first). The more I read porny books the more my taste is becoming crystal clear. I either like them to have a lot of funny ha-ha mixed in or I like them to be dirty and gritty. What can I say?????
Too Late was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay darker than I thought it was possible for Hoover to go. I mean, have you seen her? She’s farking adorable.
So let’s get to the story (finally, right?). Meet Asa . . . .
Yeah, he’s a real charmer. Drug dealer, manbearpig, rapey � everything a girl looks for in a dream man. Sloan kind of sold her soul to the devil and has been with him for two years in order to make sure her special needs brother’s assisted living facility is paid for. She just has to make it to graduation so she can get out. When Sloan meets Carter in class she indulges in the 50 minutes of normalcy he provides. But when Carter shows up at their house as Asa’s new partner, Sloan begins questioning whether or not decent men even exist anymore. However, she can’t deny their mutual attraction and the more she gets to know him, the more she realizes Carter ’t anything like Asa . . . .
Where’s that Kool Aid again????
Ah yes. Thanks, Salvy.
Like I said, I MOTHERF*&^ING LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED THIS! So much so that I never got my fat ass up from the computer from the time I started to the time I finished. I didn’t find the “twist� to be very twisty (probably due to it being the driving storyline behind one of my teenage obsessions), but I’m not sure it was even supposed to be a surprise. My brain still can’t process the fact that this came out of Colleen Hoover. Who knew she could be kind of a badass????
“Funny. I didn’t peg you as a doormat.�
“Funny. I didn’t peg you for a dealer.�
“I guess I do have that going for me. Dealer? Check. Asshole? Check. What else would it take, Sloan? What else do I need to do to get you to fuck me? You want me to slap you around a little bit? Seems to work wonders for Asa.�
“Fuck you.�
“No thanks. Apparently I’d have to hit you first, and that’s not my style.�
All the stars. And the best thing? !
The only recommendation I have? Stop reading at the end of Chapter 45 because that is where the perfection stops. There’s a good chance that the average Hoover fan will be totally put off by the time they finish the two epilogues and the prologue . . . .
At minimum you’ll realize they definitely don’t add anything to the story.
THIS review is the exact opposite of mine, but oh my god talk about hilarious. I want to be her friend.
ORIGINAL "REVIEW":
This book begins with the female lead being woken up by her boyfriend having sex with her . . . . and then stating "I'm nothing more than a prisoner in my own bed, and he's the warden of the bedroom." Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooookay????
I think I need to put this aside for a minute until I can wrap my brain around how all of the fangirls who are offended and "triggered" by errrrrrrrrything somehow don't have a problem with this. The CoHo Kool-Aid most definitely must be the strongest blend, that's for sure.
When I read that Too Late would be “different than anything CoHo has ever written before� my reaction was pretty much . . .
I mean for real. She just had a book released yesterday that stated the same thing and from what I’ve heard so far it’s the same angsty instalovey bullcrap with some kind of rip-your-heart-out (assuming that you, unlike me, actually have a heart) plot twist (and YASSSSS of course I’ll still read the damn thing).
But this?????
This is what I wanted Fuck Love to be like.
Now here’s the part where I offend everyone. Ready?
When I saw the ginormously high rating I was more than a bit worried this would not be the story for me. Especially when I read the first page and it was all rapey, but somehow errrrrryone liked it anyway? I still can’t wrap my brain around it. Normally Hoover’s books fall under a pretty specific category . . . .
Don’t get your panties in a twist, I drink the effing Kool-Aid just like the rest of you. The exception to the rule so far has been Ugly Love (yes, Shelby, I will name drop that book until either the day I die or until Nick Bateman shows up at my house begging me to make the sexuals with him - whichever comes first). The more I read porny books the more my taste is becoming crystal clear. I either like them to have a lot of funny ha-ha mixed in or I like them to be dirty and gritty. What can I say?????
Too Late was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay darker than I thought it was possible for Hoover to go. I mean, have you seen her? She’s farking adorable.
So let’s get to the story (finally, right?). Meet Asa . . . .
Yeah, he’s a real charmer. Drug dealer, manbearpig, rapey � everything a girl looks for in a dream man. Sloan kind of sold her soul to the devil and has been with him for two years in order to make sure her special needs brother’s assisted living facility is paid for. She just has to make it to graduation so she can get out. When Sloan meets Carter in class she indulges in the 50 minutes of normalcy he provides. But when Carter shows up at their house as Asa’s new partner, Sloan begins questioning whether or not decent men even exist anymore. However, she can’t deny their mutual attraction and the more she gets to know him, the more she realizes Carter ’t anything like Asa . . . .
Where’s that Kool Aid again????
Ah yes. Thanks, Salvy.
Like I said, I MOTHERF*&^ING LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED THIS! So much so that I never got my fat ass up from the computer from the time I started to the time I finished. I didn’t find the “twist� to be very twisty (probably due to it being the driving storyline behind one of my teenage obsessions), but I’m not sure it was even supposed to be a surprise. My brain still can’t process the fact that this came out of Colleen Hoover. Who knew she could be kind of a badass????
“Funny. I didn’t peg you as a doormat.�
“Funny. I didn’t peg you for a dealer.�
“I guess I do have that going for me. Dealer? Check. Asshole? Check. What else would it take, Sloan? What else do I need to do to get you to fuck me? You want me to slap you around a little bit? Seems to work wonders for Asa.�
“Fuck you.�
“No thanks. Apparently I’d have to hit you first, and that’s not my style.�
All the stars. And the best thing? !
The only recommendation I have? Stop reading at the end of Chapter 45 because that is where the perfection stops. There’s a good chance that the average Hoover fan will be totally put off by the time they finish the two epilogues and the prologue . . . .
At minimum you’ll realize they definitely don’t add anything to the story.
THIS review is the exact opposite of mine, but oh my god talk about hilarious. I want to be her friend.
ORIGINAL "REVIEW":
This book begins with the female lead being woken up by her boyfriend having sex with her . . . . and then stating "I'm nothing more than a prisoner in my own bed, and he's the warden of the bedroom." Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooookay????
I think I need to put this aside for a minute until I can wrap my brain around how all of the fangirls who are offended and "triggered" by errrrrrrrrything somehow don't have a problem with this. The CoHo Kool-Aid most definitely must be the strongest blend, that's for sure.
July 15, 2017
VERY disappointing!!! I cannot believe CoHo wrote this book. Perhaps one of the worse books I've read this year. >: (
January 2, 2021
Too Angsty, Too Poignant, Too Heartbreaking. This book pinches all over my soul. All smiles dipped in tears and all love covered in thorns of Torture, Colleen has taken upon her to rip out reader's hearts with this story of Trapped Love.
"I don’t even have enough energy left to tell her it’s too late."
Sloan is clutched tight in Asa's grip like a bird in Eagle's talons, she's flailing and fluttering to escape and so did my heart for Sloan.
The only reprieve is in Spanish class, writing random lines with Carter.
He looks like a saviour, or is he Asa #2?
"I can’t save her. As much as I want to, we’re both stuck. I can’t risk ruining something that is so much bigger than just the two of us. I can’t sacrifice what it is I’m here to do for the sake of helping her leave."
Beautiful, rough edged story which chafed my heart and made me cry
4.5 stars
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"I don’t even have enough energy left to tell her it’s too late."
Sloan is clutched tight in Asa's grip like a bird in Eagle's talons, she's flailing and fluttering to escape and so did my heart for Sloan.
The only reprieve is in Spanish class, writing random lines with Carter.
He looks like a saviour, or is he Asa #2?
"I can’t save her. As much as I want to, we’re both stuck. I can’t risk ruining something that is so much bigger than just the two of us. I can’t sacrifice what it is I’m here to do for the sake of helping her leave."
Beautiful, rough edged story which chafed my heart and made me cry
4.5 stars
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July 28, 2021
This book was problematic in so many ways, but I think it was supposed to be so I won't judge it on that. I love CoHo so much and I wanted to love this book, but it wasn't for me. I just didn't enjoy it. It was captivating and kept my attention 100%, but I found myself not connecting and not really liking any of the characters. I was frustrated more often than not and I think a lot of it is just my reading tastes changing some over the years. Had I read this when it first came out I think I would have enjoyed it much more. I can definitely see why people would love this one, and I truly think I'm in the minority of not liking it. I get what Hoover was trying to do with it, but unfortunately it just didn't work for me.
Audio book source: Audible
Story Rating: 2 stars
Narrators: Emma Hudson, Ryan Gray & Max Thomas
Narration Rating: 4 stars
Genre: Contemporary (romance, maybe?)
Length: 13h 4m
November 16, 2016
It's 4.00 am in Turkey and my eyes are killing me right now but I don't even fcking care cause I loved this story a lot. :)
Colleen, I love you so much woman... You're my all time favorite author. :)
November 19, 2016
****4.5 STARS****
Okay, well that happened! I really enjoyed this one!
We have 3 main characters�.
Sloan � college student and girlfriend of Asa.
Asa � the biggest drug dealer on his campus who is being investigated.
Carter/Luke � undercover police officer assigned to bring down Asa. Also the other man.
I liked Sloan, she was a great heroine. You see Sloan is strong, even though she didn’t think so. She wanted out of her relationship with Asa but if she leaves her brother, Steven won’t be able to receive services to help him physical and mentally. Asa is paying thousands of dollars a month to cover his expenses for treatment. She puts up with a lot from Asa from physical and mental abuse to being him in house sex slave (her term, not mine).
Luke’s undercover name is Carter and it’s his job to get close to Asa and gather enough evidence to bring him down. But wait a minute�.he didn’t expect to meet Sloan who made him rethink if he can handle the job without getting too close. You see he knows and sees Asa abuse Sloan and wants to save her. He’s trying to be the next “Caption Save-A-Hoe�.
�.I know that was a wee bit wrong of me to say but it was funny!
Asa was crazy as fuck, like seriously crazy. He’s that, “you need to be on medication� crazy. I can deal with a little crazy from time to time, but only that “sexy crazy�. I can’t deal with Asa’s crazy. He is so fucking delusional that I was scared of him and I live in the real world. I mean, his thought process is fucking ridiculous. The things he did were shocking to me. But here’s the thing � he wasn’t only crazy, he was smart too.
Being crazy and smart at the same damn time is a recipe for disaster.
The lengths Asa went through to get what he wanted were scary and he wanted Sloan anyway he could have her even if that meant committing murder to do it. Let me share a bit of his fucked up thought process with ya�.
Here’s the another thing with Asa � he gets off by placing fear into other, mainly Sloan. He even likes it when she cries during sex. WTF! Crazy ass motherfucker!
That’s a fucked up thing to learn as a child.
So what is love? How should one be loved? Who the fuck knows�.Sloan found out what love wasn’t after meeting Luke. She realized that she never truly loved Asa and Asa’s version of love was unhealthy.
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Okay, well that happened! I really enjoyed this one!
We have 3 main characters�.
Sloan � college student and girlfriend of Asa.
Asa � the biggest drug dealer on his campus who is being investigated.
Carter/Luke � undercover police officer assigned to bring down Asa. Also the other man.
I liked Sloan, she was a great heroine. You see Sloan is strong, even though she didn’t think so. She wanted out of her relationship with Asa but if she leaves her brother, Steven won’t be able to receive services to help him physical and mentally. Asa is paying thousands of dollars a month to cover his expenses for treatment. She puts up with a lot from Asa from physical and mental abuse to being him in house sex slave (her term, not mine).
Luke’s undercover name is Carter and it’s his job to get close to Asa and gather enough evidence to bring him down. But wait a minute�.he didn’t expect to meet Sloan who made him rethink if he can handle the job without getting too close. You see he knows and sees Asa abuse Sloan and wants to save her. He’s trying to be the next “Caption Save-A-Hoe�.
�.I know that was a wee bit wrong of me to say but it was funny!
Asa was crazy as fuck, like seriously crazy. He’s that, “you need to be on medication� crazy. I can deal with a little crazy from time to time, but only that “sexy crazy�. I can’t deal with Asa’s crazy. He is so fucking delusional that I was scared of him and I live in the real world. I mean, his thought process is fucking ridiculous. The things he did were shocking to me. But here’s the thing � he wasn’t only crazy, he was smart too.
Being crazy and smart at the same damn time is a recipe for disaster.
The lengths Asa went through to get what he wanted were scary and he wanted Sloan anyway he could have her even if that meant committing murder to do it. Let me share a bit of his fucked up thought process with ya�.
�.I think the only option I really have left is to shoot Luke in his goddamn smug face and get Sloan out of here while I still can. Sure, she’s going to be a little traumatized. But we could go to therapy or something whenever we get settled again. She’s going to need it after being brainwashed like she was.
Here’s the another thing with Asa � he gets off by placing fear into other, mainly Sloan. He even likes it when she cries during sex. WTF! Crazy ass motherfucker!
I wish my mother wasn’t a whore. I wish she would stop lying, so she wouldn’t get in trouble so much. I don’t like watching her get in trouble. Daddy says it’s good for me, though. He says if I want to grow up and be a man, I need to see what a woman look like when she cries. Daddy says a woman’s tears make men weak, and the more I see their tears when I’m younger, the less I’ll believe their lies when I’m older.
That’s a fucked up thing to learn as a child.
So what is love? How should one be loved? Who the fuck knows�.Sloan found out what love wasn’t after meeting Luke. She realized that she never truly loved Asa and Asa’s version of love was unhealthy.
"I never met anyone who brings more relief to my life than they do stress. Until Luke.
Love shouldn’t feel like added weight. It should make you feel as light as air.
Asa made everything in my life heavy.
Luck makes me feel like I’m floating.
I guess that’s the difference between being loved the right way and the wrong way. You either feel tethered to an anchor�.or you feel like you’re flying.
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September 3, 2022
"Love is not found. Love finds.
Love finds you in the forgiveness at the tail end of a fight. Love finds you in the empathy you feel for someone else. Love finds you in the embrace that follows a tragedy. Love finds you in the celebration after the conquering of an illness. Love finds you in the devastation after the surrender to an illness.
Love finds you in the tragedies."
"Worries flow from her lips like the random words that flow from her fingertips. I reach out and try to catch them, clenching then in my fists, wanting nothing more than to catch them all."
WOWZA!
I didn't know Colleen had this in her. This story was addicting, angsty, and so damn stressful I felt like I was having a heart attack at least 8 times while reading. Props to anyone who read this piece by piece as she was releasing chapters (For those who do not know, this was a project Colleen started to help with writing blocks while writing other books. She had no plan to release it, but released a few chapters on Wattpad and would occassionally update it. The book is now complete and can be purchased on Amazon). There is no way I could have read each chapter and then waited for the next without throwing my iPad across the room.
I don't want to say too much on the plot because you ALL NEED TO READ THIS. Some fans of Colleen will be pleasantly surprised with the darker tone she went with in this. Some fans who are not used to this type of writing from her may NOT like this.
But the short version is this: Sloan is a college student and is in a relationship with Asa who is a complete psycho controlling asshole drug dealer. Can you tell I didn't like him much? Sloan is pretty much forced to be with him (when you read you'll see why). During a class, Sloan meets Carter. Sweet, sweet, amazing, OMG I LOVE HIM SO MUCH, Carter. She learns Carter (really named Luke) is undercover and trying to take down Asa. Anddddd that's all you'll get from me on the plot.
"You're all I see, Sloan. Beyond the job, beyond right and wrong. You're all I see."
My mouth finds hers again and I kiss her the way she deserves to be kissed. With conviction. With respect. With feeling.
She begins to move on top of me and she's all I see.
I close my eyes and she's all I fucking see.
READ IT READ IT READ IT! Trust me when I say this was SO wildly entertaining and a must read! Especially if you like your romance with a little sprinkle of dark ;)
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August 2, 2020
2.5 Stars
I really don’t know what to say. I’ve just finished chapter 45, the final chapter of this continuing story on Wattpad, and I’m disappointed.
I was struggling with this book and no matter how hard I tried, I wasn’t invested in the story nor could I connect with the characters. It’s hard to explain why without giving away any spoilers so this is going to be short and vague.
Something different. The story is certainly more violent and more graphic than we are used from this author and that’s probably the best thing I liked about this book.
Insta-love. I can read books with insta-love as long as the characters are well-developed and the author convinces me of their epic love. But here the hero and the heroine practically spend no more than a few minutes together and they’re suddenly in love? I didn’t buy their love. There is no depth to their relationship.
Writing style. I've always loved Coleen Hoover’s writing. She is a talented story teller. Her writing is always simple and poetic and her words have the ability to pull the emotions out of the readers.
But one of the things this story lacks is the emotional depth. Sadly, I didn’t feel a thing except maybe the frustration while waiting for the new chapters.
The story. The story is totally unbelievable despite the seriousness of the subject matter. Nothing was really happening and the whole book seemed just like a single scene.
The characters. Carter is a typical CoHo hero and I did like him, though I didn’t really have a chance to get to know him better.
I’m not sure what to think about Sloan. She is described as strong and mature but her actions scream otherwise.
And then there’s Asa, the villain of the story. I’m not sure if the author wants us to hate him or like him. If it’s the former, then she didn't succeed because I felt sorry for him and I actually liked him. And if it’s the latter, then the whole story doesn’t make sense.
The ending. What kind of ending is that? I had to check three times to make sure there will be no more new chapters. Because the ending is incomplete, abrupt and unsatisfying.
Anyway, many thanks to the author for giving us a free story. I'm really sad that I couldn't enjoy it more.
I really don’t know what to say. I’ve just finished chapter 45, the final chapter of this continuing story on Wattpad, and I’m disappointed.
I was struggling with this book and no matter how hard I tried, I wasn’t invested in the story nor could I connect with the characters. It’s hard to explain why without giving away any spoilers so this is going to be short and vague.
Something different. The story is certainly more violent and more graphic than we are used from this author and that’s probably the best thing I liked about this book.
Insta-love. I can read books with insta-love as long as the characters are well-developed and the author convinces me of their epic love. But here the hero and the heroine practically spend no more than a few minutes together and they’re suddenly in love? I didn’t buy their love. There is no depth to their relationship.
Writing style. I've always loved Coleen Hoover’s writing. She is a talented story teller. Her writing is always simple and poetic and her words have the ability to pull the emotions out of the readers.
But one of the things this story lacks is the emotional depth. Sadly, I didn’t feel a thing except maybe the frustration while waiting for the new chapters.
The story. The story is totally unbelievable despite the seriousness of the subject matter. Nothing was really happening and the whole book seemed just like a single scene.
The characters. Carter is a typical CoHo hero and I did like him, though I didn’t really have a chance to get to know him better.
I’m not sure what to think about Sloan. She is described as strong and mature but her actions scream otherwise.
And then there’s Asa, the villain of the story. I’m not sure if the author wants us to hate him or like him. If it’s the former, then she didn't succeed because I felt sorry for him and I actually liked him. And if it’s the latter, then the whole story doesn’t make sense.
The ending. What kind of ending is that? I had to check three times to make sure there will be no more new chapters. Because the ending is incomplete, abrupt and unsatisfying.
Anyway, many thanks to the author for giving us a free story. I'm really sad that I couldn't enjoy it more.
June 29, 2016
"And that's where love finds you... in the tragedies."
3 Stars
Whoa, Colleen Hoover just showed us her dark side! was so different compared to her previous works because this book contains some graphic sex scenes, use of drugs, and domestic abuse. Once again I was awed by Colleen's writing and I'm happy that she was able to come up with something new, but I honestly can't say that I loved everything in this book. Although there were parts that blew me away, there were things that unfortunately didn't hit the mark for me.
The book is told from three POVs. It's a story about college girl Sloan who has been enduring an abusive relationship with her boyfriend Asa. Now let me tell you that Asa is a sick fuck. He's a selfish asshole and a drug dealer who treats Sloan like she's a possession and cheats on her and fucks around with other girls behind her back. Sloan is well-aware of Asa's drug involvements but she cannot get away from him because she owes him a lot financially. When she met Carter though, she felt an instant connection with him. But how can she be attracted to him when he is, after all, one of Asa's constituents?
First, I love dark books so it was so easy for me to get sucked into this story. Plus, CoHo's beautiful writing is a bonus! I especially loved that she offered intensity in every chapter. There was also an angst which is my weakness in a New Adult book.
The romance, by the way, was definitely there, but it wasn't as overwhelming as I expected it to be. The thing that made it kind of off, I guess, was the insta-love. After Carter and Sloan met for the first time, they already decided that they're in love.
Right. And it didn't sit well with me.
I also didn't see the chemistry between Sloan and Carter. There was certainly none.
Aaaand don't even get me started on Sloan!
Ughhh...
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Given her freedom to freely get in and out of Asa's house, she could easily leave him behind, report him to the cops or whatever but why did she has to need Carter to save her? She can do it herself. I don't understand why for once, she can't stand on her own and just let somebody save her ass. What also irked me most was how she can never say NO to Asa whenever he needs a quick f*ck. I get it that she's helpless and compromised but like I said, she had all the chances to get out of the abusive relationship.
Wish she did this to Asa.
The action scenes in the last few chapters were badass though and I have to give it to CoHo. It was so intense my level of adrenaline was on top! All in all, it was an enjoyable dark read but I wasn't totally charmed. Still, it's a must if you're an avid CoHo fan.
"You're all I see, Sloan. Beyond the job, beyond the right and wrong. You're all I see."
NOTE : This book may not be suitable for minor readers.
April 12, 2018
3.5 Stars
I wanted to really like this book but I can't with Sloan and Asa. Neither of them is very appealing. Not one of my favourites of hers.
I wanted to really like this book but I can't with Sloan and Asa. Neither of them is very appealing. Not one of my favourites of hers.
December 8, 2016
Non Spoilery section:
Hello non spoilery person! Why on earth haven’t you read this book yet? What are you waiting for?!
On second thought, there miiiiiiiight be a few reasons why you don’t want to read this book and by a few I mean a lot. You see this book has a trigger warning for basically everything you can possibly think of.
Here’s a list of all the trigger warnings:
If you somehow made it through all the previous warnings then congratualtions, you’re good to go my friend. This book is a slap to the feels (just like most of CoHo’s books) but it is absolutely AMAZING! So basically �
Now go read the book and come back to discuss it with me when you’re done.
Spoilery section:
* sighs deeply * Where do I even start?
� Let’s talk about Asa: What a great character! I mean he’s a shitty person but I absolutely loved him as a villain. He definitely has a few loose screws in the brain but when it comes to evil plans, the dude knows what he’s doing!
➨Sloan: I had a love/hate relationship with Sloan’s character. She has been through a lot and I know she is a strong female character in her own way but man, there were a few scenes I wanted to shake the life out of her! For example that scene when Asa found her house and raped her in her own bed. I wanted her to fight back for once! I know, I know, she would probably be dead if she had but man, that was so cringy to read about Ughhh *shudders* A quick kick to the balls would have been nice, Sloan.
➨Carter AKA Luke AKA The worst cop in the history of cops: Luke should definitely go find himself a new job. I’m not even sure why he hasn’t been fired yet but this guy says the cutest things and you can’t help but fall for him.
➨The Fake FBI situation: As mentioned above. Luke is the worst cop in the universe. I saw Asa’s plan coming from a mile away! How can a real cop not know when he has a fake cop in front of him? WTH Luke?
➨The car crash situation: CoHo has done it again! I might be wrong but I think CoHo likes to put a car crash scene in most (if not all) of her books. I LOVE THAT! I was actually waiting for it to happen and boy oh boy it did not disappoint. Our favorite cop managed to get in a car crash, break some bones, hit his head, run to his house and kill Asa in a matter of five minutes. This guy must be high on pewter or something (oops wrong book.)
➨The baby situation: It’s gonna eat me up for the rest of my life. I have to know if it’s Asa’s baby or Luke’s! I think I might message Colleen begging her to reveal the secret to me. It’s obviously more likely to be Asa’s but if that’s the case, will the baby be a crazy psycho like his dad and grandad?!!! I hope for everyone’s sake that it’s Luke’s. I NEED ANSWERS!
Overall, this story was so entertaining. I found myself talking and yelling at the book a few times which is always a good sign ... well, probably not always but in this case it was.
I can’t wait for Colleen to release more books. #CoHoTrash
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December 18, 2016
3.75 STARS
”Love is not found. Love finds.�
This story is about a desperate college girl named Sloan who is trapped in a relationship with her boyfriend/drug lord, Asa Jackson. Asa has a firm hold on Sloan including her housing and her affections while dangling her handicapped brother’s welfare to keep her put. When an undercover detective named Luke begins to penetrate Asa’s organization he finds himself falling hard for Sloan.
”He'll never walk away. He'll either do this until he's in prison...or until he's dead."
The author incorporates all three character’s povs which I thought was extremely well done especially being in Asa’s demented mind.
”Do you love me?� I carefully whisper the words against her mouth. “Or are you a whore?�
The story though being on the long side was very exciting especially after Asa makes severalbrilliant crazy plays.
”How’d you like my surprise? Luke.�
Overall this was entertaining. I loved Colleen’s dark pov of Asa and found it truly captivating. As for Luke and Dalton I found them pretty lame and not kick ass for detectives, and Sloan was a bit hard to connect to as well. Still a good read that has me interested in what Colleen could produce if she went even further with a dark character.
”My Sloan. It’s my own fault. I should have known not to love something as much as I loved her. But I couldn’t help it.�
”Love is not found. Love finds.�
This story is about a desperate college girl named Sloan who is trapped in a relationship with her boyfriend/drug lord, Asa Jackson. Asa has a firm hold on Sloan including her housing and her affections while dangling her handicapped brother’s welfare to keep her put. When an undercover detective named Luke begins to penetrate Asa’s organization he finds himself falling hard for Sloan.
”He'll never walk away. He'll either do this until he's in prison...or until he's dead."
The author incorporates all three character’s povs which I thought was extremely well done especially being in Asa’s demented mind.
”Do you love me?� I carefully whisper the words against her mouth. “Or are you a whore?�
The story though being on the long side was very exciting especially after Asa makes several
”How’d you like my surprise? Luke.�
Overall this was entertaining. I loved Colleen’s dark pov of Asa and found it truly captivating. As for Luke and Dalton I found them pretty lame and not kick ass for detectives, and Sloan was a bit hard to connect to as well. Still a good read that has me interested in what Colleen could produce if she went even further with a dark character.
”My Sloan. It’s my own fault. I should have known not to love something as much as I loved her. But I couldn’t help it.�
November 20, 2022
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Edited: Apparently TOO LATE is no longer free to read. :(
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the first Colleen Hoover book that I've ever actually liked. Every single other one of her books that I've read ended up getting a one-star review from me, but this...this was good. I devoured it the way I devoured the Meiji chocolate mushrooms I bought in San Francisco last week: all at once - with no regret.
Sloan is in an abusive relationship with an influential drug-dealer named Asa Jackson. She's tried to leave him before but he has a hold on her that makes this almost impossible, so she's saving up money on the sly and waiting for her chance to escape.
One day in Spanish class, she meets a guy named Carter who's everything Asa isn't - considerate, patient, kind. She feels an instant attraction for him which she unsuccessfully tries to suppress. It's more than a crush, it's a feeling of rapport.
But it turns out that Carter isn't what he seems; and to make matters worse, he's involved with Asa. So much for her chance of playing it cool and hoping she never lays eyes on him again! As Carter's and Sloan's feelings for one another grow and Asa grows increasingly jealous and insane, tension spikes, leading to what you know is going to be a major shit-storm of a climax.
Obviously, Hoover doesn't disappoint. She's become pretty infamous for her mind-fucking climaxes. TOO LATE is no exception. There were several twists and turns that definitely took me off-guard.
So why did I devour TOO LATE when all of her other books made me want to throw them out the window? The writing was better here. Bar a few typos that I chalked up to a lack of professional editing, her prose was significantly less clunky than it was in earlier works. Also, previous Hoover love interests were kind of slimy and overly familiar, whereas Carter plays it cool and - gasp! - actually respects the heroine's boundaries. There were moments when he was an utter jerk and I wanted to slap some sense into that fool, but for the most part, I liked him. Shocked? I am, too.
But don't think that the males in here are all likable, because the villain - Sloan's rapist, abuser boyfriend, Asa - is sicker than me after I've eaten a bowl of corn chowder (because I'm allergic to corn, you see - ha ha). Oh my God, his POVs made me feel like I was coated in a thick layer of slime. He's sexism personified, clad in designer pants, and everything he said made me want to punch him. Men are biologically driven to cheat. Women are biologically obligated to remain faithful in spite of this. All women are whores unless they're virgins who only sleep with one man for the rest of their lives. He gets sexually aroused by hymens. Oh yes, this guy is a real piece of work. And when he starts talking about marriage, Tim Curry's performance of from Pebble and the Penguin started playing in my head on repeat because Asa is SO DRAKE, you guys, it isn't funny.
Not sure what else to say about this novella that doesn't veer into spoiler territory. I like this edgier, darker version of Colleen Hoover. It's practically a shoujo manga.
3 stars.
October 16, 2023
I thought I was in for a very dark and twisted read but it was more on the ridiculous side imo.
Sloan is in a difficult situation and made the decision to be with her manipulating and abusive boyfriend Asa, she feels she has no other choices since she is not able to pay for her brother’s care at the facility and Asa offered to do it. One day, in class, she meets Carter, they flirt together and legit instantly fall in love. Little does she know she’ll be spending alot of time with Carter afterward since he’s a undercover cop. (And a crappy one at that.)
There is really nothing else to say after that, nothing interesting or intriguing happens, just two grown men obsessing over the same girl, only difference is one is literally crazy obsess with her. Obviously Carter and Sloan «Try» to stay apart but just cant, the book will let you know every chance it gets how much Carter is better and the complete opposite of Asa.
I thought maybe the investigation would be interesting but no, even at the end it proves to be totally useless, it just seemed like a filler to justify the forced proximity between Sloan and Carter. Oh my, this guy was NOT a good undercover cop, id be scared for my life if I had to work with him.
The characters especially Sloan and Carter felt underdeveloped. Sloan is suppose to be strong and the «no one like her» type and yet she cries every 2 pages I was scare she might run out of tears,she felt pretty basic to me. The same goes for Carter, he is the typical CoHo’s boy character. Asa is no better but do feel more complexed than the other two. Also really didnt like how Colleen portrayed mental illness in her book, it seemed all over the place and under researched.
1.5⭐️
Sloan is in a difficult situation and made the decision to be with her manipulating and abusive boyfriend Asa, she feels she has no other choices since she is not able to pay for her brother’s care at the facility and Asa offered to do it. One day, in class, she meets Carter, they flirt together and legit instantly fall in love. Little does she know she’ll be spending alot of time with Carter afterward since he’s a undercover cop. (And a crappy one at that.)
There is really nothing else to say after that, nothing interesting or intriguing happens, just two grown men obsessing over the same girl, only difference is one is literally crazy obsess with her. Obviously Carter and Sloan «Try» to stay apart but just cant, the book will let you know every chance it gets how much Carter is better and the complete opposite of Asa.
I thought maybe the investigation would be interesting but no, even at the end it proves to be totally useless, it just seemed like a filler to justify the forced proximity between Sloan and Carter. Oh my, this guy was NOT a good undercover cop, id be scared for my life if I had to work with him.
The characters especially Sloan and Carter felt underdeveloped. Sloan is suppose to be strong and the «no one like her» type and yet she cries every 2 pages I was scare she might run out of tears,she felt pretty basic to me. The same goes for Carter, he is the typical CoHo’s boy character. Asa is no better but do feel more complexed than the other two. Also really didnt like how Colleen portrayed mental illness in her book, it seemed all over the place and under researched.
1.5⭐️
June 9, 2023
this was 370 pages longer than it needed to be
hint: it’s a 370 page book
hint: it’s a 370 page book
January 7, 2018
*aviso de gatilho: cenas de estupro, violência exacerbada, abuso físico e psicológico.
Acredito que este tenha sido um dos livros mais loucos que eu já li. Não é de hoje que sou discípula de Colleen Hoover, mas isso não me impede de pontuar exatamente o que me incomoda nas histórias dela, que foi o caso de Novembro, 9 (o que eu menos gostei até hoje) e .
Too Late é um livro diferente dos outros da autora. Não em questão de qualidade, mas história. Não existem limites nessa narrativa, não existe um ponto final que faz o leitor ficar sossegado pra continuar o livro num outro momento, não existem problemas impossíveis de serem resolvidos e nem personagens perfeitos. O livro inteiro é narrado sob a perspectiva dos três personagens principais e, por mais que EXISTA um triângulo amoroso, não soa como isso. Não é como se a história fosse sobre três pessoas que se envolvem direta ou indiretamente, é muito mais do que isso. É principalmente sobre a construção e o desenvolvimento de um relacionamento abusivo em cada pedacinho dele, desde o começo de tudo. Eu não estava pronta pra mergulhar nessa narrativa, mas fico feliz de ter feito isso. Too Late me lembrou o motivo de eu me inspirar TANTO nessa autora incrível: Colleen não mede esforços para apresentar o leitor à vida real, goste ele ou não.
É claro que existem situações exageradas, sentimentos duvidosos e personagens estranhos, mas tudo cabe nessa história. Nada é em excesso a ponto de incomodar.
Difícil tirar o posto de Um Caso Perdido, mas acho que Too Late é meu novo livro favorito da Colleen.
Acredito que este tenha sido um dos livros mais loucos que eu já li. Não é de hoje que sou discípula de Colleen Hoover, mas isso não me impede de pontuar exatamente o que me incomoda nas histórias dela, que foi o caso de Novembro, 9 (o que eu menos gostei até hoje) e .
Too Late é um livro diferente dos outros da autora. Não em questão de qualidade, mas história. Não existem limites nessa narrativa, não existe um ponto final que faz o leitor ficar sossegado pra continuar o livro num outro momento, não existem problemas impossíveis de serem resolvidos e nem personagens perfeitos. O livro inteiro é narrado sob a perspectiva dos três personagens principais e, por mais que EXISTA um triângulo amoroso, não soa como isso. Não é como se a história fosse sobre três pessoas que se envolvem direta ou indiretamente, é muito mais do que isso. É principalmente sobre a construção e o desenvolvimento de um relacionamento abusivo em cada pedacinho dele, desde o começo de tudo. Eu não estava pronta pra mergulhar nessa narrativa, mas fico feliz de ter feito isso. Too Late me lembrou o motivo de eu me inspirar TANTO nessa autora incrível: Colleen não mede esforços para apresentar o leitor à vida real, goste ele ou não.
É claro que existem situações exageradas, sentimentos duvidosos e personagens estranhos, mas tudo cabe nessa história. Nada é em excesso a ponto de incomodar.
Difícil tirar o posto de Um Caso Perdido, mas acho que Too Late é meu novo livro favorito da Colleen.
May 2, 2016
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Witty, wildly addicting, and scary at times. This over the top Wattpad story will have you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Colleen is out of control.
Omg you guys. I had to rate this 5 stars on the sheer fact that I was SO addicted to this story. It's super far fetched, but I really didnt care. I read this in one sitting, minus the 6 chapters I read back in October before all this craziness. This is classic CoHo and totally new twisted CoHo. I didn't know what to think after reading some parts, but it was like a trainwreck, I just couldn't look away. Not to mention it's free on Wattpad!
The epilogue to the epilogue was posted today (4/20) so I can rest easy that the story is complete... finally.
And I really want some Coconut Cake.
I love Colleen for so many reasons. She is kind and generous, but also so humble so she feels uncomfortable when people say things like that about her. So Colleen, I’ll just say that you are out of control, but I loved every second of it. You could do whatever you wanted with this book and it WORKED. I felt like I was on a soap opera and it was magnificent.
With that said, something beautiful came out of this on the Too Late Discussion page on Facebook. So many women got to share their stories about sexual assault, consent, victim blaming, etc. It turned into more of a support group and that was awesome. I don’t post much, but I read almost everything and it was great to see so many women come together and talk about such a taboo subject. Talking about it helps and also knowing what consent is helps. So, great job Colleen for making that sort of accidental awesomeness.
Waiting for each chapter to be posted was pure torture. Especially after a certain epilogue. I just stared at my computer screen, thinking “What? This can’t be it. I’m going to pretend I didn’t read that.� Then, the next day she came through with a “just kidding guys� UGH COLLEEN! You are a horrible person, and by horrible, I mean awesome. The epilogue to the epilogue was just what I needed and now I can rest easy.
I actually really enjoyed the story without the epilogue I thought it left it open, but it still felt complete. The last chapter made me laugh and I liked the way it was left.
I’m not going into any specific details because you really just need to experience it for yourself, especially now that it is all written. It was such a fun ride going through each chapter with everyone and Colleen. One of my favorite experiences. I won’t forget it.
Also, this is absolutely ! I mean, how much better can it get?
Now, I absolutely can’t wait for her next novel . <<
I have been waiting on chapters for forever, it seems! I see a lot people talking about it and now there is like 40!!! OMG! Reading ASAP!
Witty, wildly addicting, and scary at times. This over the top Wattpad story will have you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Colleen is out of control.
Omg you guys. I had to rate this 5 stars on the sheer fact that I was SO addicted to this story. It's super far fetched, but I really didnt care. I read this in one sitting, minus the 6 chapters I read back in October before all this craziness. This is classic CoHo and totally new twisted CoHo. I didn't know what to think after reading some parts, but it was like a trainwreck, I just couldn't look away. Not to mention it's free on Wattpad!
The epilogue to the epilogue was posted today (4/20) so I can rest easy that the story is complete... finally.
And I really want some Coconut Cake.
“Trains and buses stole my shoes and now I have to eat raw squid.�
I love Colleen for so many reasons. She is kind and generous, but also so humble so she feels uncomfortable when people say things like that about her. So Colleen, I’ll just say that you are out of control, but I loved every second of it. You could do whatever you wanted with this book and it WORKED. I felt like I was on a soap opera and it was magnificent.
With that said, something beautiful came out of this on the Too Late Discussion page on Facebook. So many women got to share their stories about sexual assault, consent, victim blaming, etc. It turned into more of a support group and that was awesome. I don’t post much, but I read almost everything and it was great to see so many women come together and talk about such a taboo subject. Talking about it helps and also knowing what consent is helps. So, great job Colleen for making that sort of accidental awesomeness.
Waiting for each chapter to be posted was pure torture. Especially after a certain epilogue. I just stared at my computer screen, thinking “What? This can’t be it. I’m going to pretend I didn’t read that.� Then, the next day she came through with a “just kidding guys� UGH COLLEEN! You are a horrible person, and by horrible, I mean awesome. The epilogue to the epilogue was just what I needed and now I can rest easy.
I actually really enjoyed the story without the epilogue I thought it left it open, but it still felt complete. The last chapter made me laugh and I liked the way it was left.
I’m not going into any specific details because you really just need to experience it for yourself, especially now that it is all written. It was such a fun ride going through each chapter with everyone and Colleen. One of my favorite experiences. I won’t forget it.
“Worries flow from her lips like the random words that flow from her fingertips. I reach out and try to catch them, clenching them in my fists, wanting nothing more than to catch them all.�
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“He unclenched his fists and dropped her worries, unable to catch them for her. But she picked them back up and dusted them off. She wants to be able to hold them herself now.�
Also, this is absolutely ! I mean, how much better can it get?
Now, I absolutely can’t wait for her next novel . <<
I have been waiting on chapters for forever, it seems! I see a lot people talking about it and now there is like 40!!! OMG! Reading ASAP!
February 4, 2024
sick and twisted and hard to swallow�. and I loved every moment.
this book is very confronting. I can do almost anything - and when I saw the trigger warning at the start I rolled my eyes thinking “it’s Colleen Hoover� it can’t be that triggering�
WOAH was I wrong lmao. This was so full on, yet so captivating. Some parts were making me very uncomfortable, but it’s not getting less stars for that.
The story is captivating, the writing style is fine, the pacing is great, but even with how thrilling it all was, it was very very basic writing. Almost no descriptive language (which might be CoHo’s thing, I’m not sure). In a way it’s good cause my brain can imagine any scenario, but sometimes it’s nice to have a picture painted for you or to let your imagination run wild.
I LOVE that everything was going a million miles a minute right up until the very end - the worst part about a book is when the ending happens but then there’s 4 chapters of ~tying up loose ends~ and explaining how happy everything has become. None of that here, a very short epilogue.
So many jaw-dropping moments throughout, some were predictable but still exciting to see happen. some I had NO inkling they were even on the horizon. I binged this book and couldn’t stop. LOVE LOVE LOVE.
Updated to add: although I said the writing was basic, the fact that it was written from 3 different perspectives as the story was moving along was SO GOOD!!!! It might be my favourite way to read a book, it makes it SO much more interesting! Does that type of writing have a name? If so, I need more books like that.
this book is very confronting. I can do almost anything - and when I saw the trigger warning at the start I rolled my eyes thinking “it’s Colleen Hoover� it can’t be that triggering�
WOAH was I wrong lmao. This was so full on, yet so captivating. Some parts were making me very uncomfortable, but it’s not getting less stars for that.
The story is captivating, the writing style is fine, the pacing is great, but even with how thrilling it all was, it was very very basic writing. Almost no descriptive language (which might be CoHo’s thing, I’m not sure). In a way it’s good cause my brain can imagine any scenario, but sometimes it’s nice to have a picture painted for you or to let your imagination run wild.
I LOVE that everything was going a million miles a minute right up until the very end - the worst part about a book is when the ending happens but then there’s 4 chapters of ~tying up loose ends~ and explaining how happy everything has become. None of that here, a very short epilogue.
So many jaw-dropping moments throughout, some were predictable but still exciting to see happen. some I had NO inkling they were even on the horizon. I binged this book and couldn’t stop. LOVE LOVE LOVE.
Updated to add: although I said the writing was basic, the fact that it was written from 3 different perspectives as the story was moving along was SO GOOD!!!! It might be my favourite way to read a book, it makes it SO much more interesting! Does that type of writing have a name? If so, I need more books like that.
April 27, 2016
Update: I changed my rating to one star after those two epilogues, like ugh no! Okay, lemme say something about this book. It could have been amazing, I love how it deals with mature themes, how Colleen wrote it as to make the victims of abuse aware of the fact that they can ask for help, but (and this is a huge but), I hate how she handled everything. Why does Luke have to be Sloane's savior, why can't she help herself? Why does it always have to be a guy who helps the girls get out of an abusive relationship? What sort of crappy message is this? Also, this book was full of dramatic plots that could have been left out, like the two epilogues that did absolutely nothing, but added unnecessary drama to the plot. Also the scene of Sloan's revenge just didn't make me feel well, I guess I just didn't find it realistic at all. Like, that girl should have been hella traumatised and wanting to close the door in Asa's face, so that she wouldn't see his face ever again and not doing that... Well... And also, Luke and Ryan were supposed to be great policemen, especially Ryan, they had been undercover before, but their work just seemed shitty to me. Especially how easy Asa tricked Ryan. I don't know, I just felt like this book had many plot holes and was mostly a disappointment for me. If you guys enjoyed it, that's great. It just didn't do its magic to me.
While I appreciate Colleen letting her fans read her book for free on wattpad, I wasn't all that happy about the style of the book. It was obvious that it hadn't been edited and it felt a little bit like a fanficiton. The plot didn't help that much either, it was full of cliches and I didn't connect with either characters. Also, the ending was just rushed. So, yeah, not really my cup of tea.
While I appreciate Colleen letting her fans read her book for free on wattpad, I wasn't all that happy about the style of the book. It was obvious that it hadn't been edited and it felt a little bit like a fanficiton. The plot didn't help that much either, it was full of cliches and I didn't connect with either characters. Also, the ending was just rushed. So, yeah, not really my cup of tea.
March 1, 2017
This book is full of sex, drugs, and rock&roll PSYCHOPATHS! As it has already been said, is by far 's darkest book to date. I wouldn't say it officially falls into the "dark" genre, but it is dark compared to the current books that feature her recognizable name. It's graphic in terms of language, sexual content, drug use, and violence, which is not the norm in your typical CoHo book. This fact in no way, shape, or form counts against Ms. Hoover in the slightest. Authors are allowed to explore outside their typical genres. I applaud her for it actually. My 3-star rating reflects only my personal enjoyment.
Insta-love and CoHo's infamous "twists" are nothing new in her books but I didn't think they worked or made sense in this one. What I did like though was the villain: Asa. Adding glimpses of his upbringing offered a complexity that I very much enjoyed. I also enjoyed the action and suspense. The violence was graphic but it was incredibly engaging in my opinion. I would support Ms. Hoover if she moved forward with adding darker stories in the future.
Note: was going to be 3.5 stars (rounded up to 4), but instead I reduced it to a flat 3 stars after finishing the book that never quite ends. Yes, most books these days have epilogues but the epilogue was more like a sequel novella (40 pages). Then there was a prologue (35 pages), then an epilogue to the epilogue (60 pages). It was too much. Maybe for readers who absolutely loved this book, it was a true bonus, but for me it started to feel like a chore. In an effort of transparency, I finished the main book and then read the first epilogue. After being surprised by the length of the (first) epilogue, I checked the length of the remaining content and decided to end it there. I had no interest in continuing.
My favorite quote:
"Sometimes cancer is cured... sometimes it ’t. Sometimes people hit their heads and die, most of the time they hit their heads and survive. And anytime you hear of a person beating the odds... that’s all they’re doing. Beating the odds. Because people never really think about how, in order to beat the odds, a lot of unfortunate deaths have to occur for that particular survival to be considered 'out of the norm."
Insta-love and CoHo's infamous "twists" are nothing new in her books but I didn't think they worked or made sense in this one. What I did like though was the villain: Asa. Adding glimpses of his upbringing offered a complexity that I very much enjoyed. I also enjoyed the action and suspense. The violence was graphic but it was incredibly engaging in my opinion. I would support Ms. Hoover if she moved forward with adding darker stories in the future.
Note: was going to be 3.5 stars (rounded up to 4), but instead I reduced it to a flat 3 stars after finishing the book that never quite ends. Yes, most books these days have epilogues but the epilogue was more like a sequel novella (40 pages). Then there was a prologue (35 pages), then an epilogue to the epilogue (60 pages). It was too much. Maybe for readers who absolutely loved this book, it was a true bonus, but for me it started to feel like a chore. In an effort of transparency, I finished the main book and then read the first epilogue. After being surprised by the length of the (first) epilogue, I checked the length of the remaining content and decided to end it there. I had no interest in continuing.
My favorite quote:
"Sometimes cancer is cured... sometimes it ’t. Sometimes people hit their heads and die, most of the time they hit their heads and survive. And anytime you hear of a person beating the odds... that’s all they’re doing. Beating the odds. Because people never really think about how, in order to beat the odds, a lot of unfortunate deaths have to occur for that particular survival to be considered 'out of the norm."
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