Too Late

I'll start by saying I've only read 4 books by Hoover. Two were not my choice, one was and this one I was on the fence about reading. What I've learned is I don't love Hoover's writing but I also don't think she's a bad writer. I think she writes romance weirdly and that's not for me. This is only my opinion. Some people love her writing and others dont. I don't hate her writing and honestly I loved how sick and twisted verity was. I even like this one. It's not a 5 star but it's certainly not a 1 star. If I book makes me emotional or think about it after I've read it, it's a good read for me. Now this has parts that were twisted and it kept me engaged. I ate this up, but not for the romance. Yeah I'm a bit of a freak haha. I felt bad for young Asa a couple times but he's crazy as shit. I even felt bad for Sloan but I also think she's a little crazy herself. The story is what it is and I enjoyed it for the suspense and the plot.

Let me start by saying that I am not a Colleen Hoover fan. Her writing style just doesn’t do it for me, but somehow, Too Late ended up being my favorite of the four books I’ve read by her. That said, this book is dark... and I mean DARK. If you have any sensitivities, tread carefully because this one comes with a laundry list of content warnings. What I did enjoy? The sheer amount of drama. It just kept escalating, and every time I thought, surely, this can’t get crazier, it absolutely did. The whole book gave me flashbacks to the Mexican telenovelas I grew up watching: so chaotic, messy, and impossible to look away from. I also liked that it completely called out the failures of the American judicial system. And the constant back and forth with Asa over whether he was actually crazy or just pretending to be kept me on the edge of my seat. Now, onto the things that had me eye-rolling into another dimension ( from here on out it's all spoilers!! ): The Spanish was wrong—and I mean painfully wrong. Look, how hard is it to find a fluent Spanish speaker instead of relying on Google Translate? The translations were technically correct but sounded unnatural. No one actually says "usted engaña" or "mi compañera de clase está correcta." I cringed every time. The insta-love was unreal. These two fell in love after one 50-minute class? Be so freaking for real right now. Eye roll. Sloan’s supposed intelligence vs. her actions. She’s smart enough to to outsmart Asa but didn’t think to contact her brother’s social worker years ago? Make it make sense. Luke’s career timeline doesn’t add up. He’s 24 and supposedly has been in his field long enough to speak on experience? Bro, you graduated at most two years ago. How many co-ops could you have possibly done in that time? Luke was selfish as hell. He knew being with Sloan would put everyone in danger, and yet… he went for it anyway. Their first kiss was in Sloan and Asa’s room. Then they had sex outside Asa’s house in the driveway like no one would notice a suspiciously rocking car. Come on. Y'all wanted to get caught. The weird obsession with Sloan sleeping on her stomach. This was mentioned way too many times for something that is, objectively, not even that comfortable. College tuition—who was paying for this?! Asa and Sloan both came from nothing, yet somehow, they both managed to attend college before Asa was a full-time criminal mastermind? I have so many questions. Despite all my complaints… I couldn’t put it down. It was a hot mess, but I was invested. Like a bad reality show, I had to see how it all unfolded. Will I read more Colleen Hoover? Probably not. But if I had to, I’d hope it would be as unhinged as this one.

just finished this book, my first thought is DAMN! Colleen, who were you mad at? what inspired you? This is the most raunchy she's ever been. the disclaimer she pits on the book is to be taken seriously.
Colleen is already intense in her her love stories, add some crazy sex scenes, I felt so scandalized!
The main characters Sloan, Carter, Asa, damn damn damn. I like the three point of views, even the disgusting character's point of view, everyone has a story is what I kept telling myself.
I will say it's not a favorite, but I'm glad I read it, I was captivated by the storyline, I felt a need to finish it, I had to find out how it ended! it's a free book on wattpad which is an amazing app I encourage all to look into it!
if your up for some raunchyness with a very beautiful love story I say dive in!

Couldn't put this book down, loved it.

2.5-3 ????????? idk at most a 3 if I’m being nice …