All Your Perfects is told in an alternating past/present narrative, which I normally do not enjoy. However, Hoover's choice here is an important one that I came to understand and respect. As the plot advances, the present chapters become increasingly more difficult to read and the characters nearly unlikable. When they would end, I felt sweet relief. And when the past chapters, full of the beautiful parts of the way a relationship begins and develops, I started to feel anxious because I knew the next chapter would be a mess. This flip/flop really moved the story forward and the emotional up and down made for an engaging reading experience, one I've not had from a Hoover book in some time.

Many important themes can be found throughout. Love and sacrifice, self-preservation, family, honesty, parenthood, among many others. The story is full of powerful and memorable sentiments without being inauthentic or pushy. I could connect to these messages, and found myself even recreating my own paradigms about what a marriage should be. (I have a master's. Let me use words like paradigm, okay?)

Can I say I hate cover though? It is truly terrible. It is completely off the mark and does absolutely nothing to highlight this powerful and thought provoking story.

I have no doubt that CoHo fans will rank All Your Perfects at the top of their "CoHo Favorites" list. It is well deserving of its recent accolades and I encourage you to grab a copy for yourself.

My 5 star review is posted on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38926487-all-your-perfects?ac=1&from_search=true

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5 stars
"If you only shine light on your flaws, all your perfects will dim."

I am not going to lie, this is not an easy read. It is raw, frustrating, painful, depressing, but also realistic for what they are struggling with. I was upset with both of the main characters at times and how they dealt with their issues.

They way the book was organized in past and present was important. It showed the dichotomy of the beginning and building of their love story in flashbacks contrasted with the breaking down of their marriage in the present. The happy and passionate flashbacks helped balance out the hard parts.

Quinn is presently struggling with losing hope and faith. She is grieving, depressed, devastated, and feels guilty. She sees herself as a failure. Her way of coping is to avoid, distance herself, and grieve privately, and she just cannot seem to crawl out of her hole.

Graham was the confident, cocky, funny, and sweet guy that won her heart even after it had been broken in the worst way by someone else. But now he cannot seem to reach her or console her. He also feels hurt, guilt, and is also angry and frustrated. He is at a loss on how to make the situation better.

This is a couple who previously thought they could weather anything due to their strong connection, chemistry, passion, and love. They came together after both dealing with heartbreak and betrayed trust, so they thought they were prepared not to fall into that trap again. But life has now beaten them down and caused a rift that is hard to cross. They are plagued by communication issues, hurt feelings, emotional and physical avoidance, and pain. They are both lost and floundering and have lost the anchor of each other.

They at the point where they need to get out of the purgatory they are living in. They will have to figure out if they will both just finally give up at the same time or if they can find something that will inspire them to fight for what they used to have.

There was a bit of mystery about the significance of a certain object that was intriguing and pivotal to the story. I actually loved this concept and how it fit.

This is a story about fate, love, hardship, and survival. They were facing problems that are common today and it was portrayed very realistically. I felt their pain. I was frustrated and angry. I wanted to hold onto hope for them, but sometimes was not sure how it could be salvaged. Both characters made me mad at times and I just wanted to shake them. There were words that brought tears to my eyes. This story had good messages and resonated with me due to some similarities in my own life. It was emotional, angsty, heartbreaking, devastating, but also humorous, passionate, inspiring, and powerful.

Ultimately these two will have to decide for themselves what they truly need to live a happy life...and what they can live with and without. Perspective is a powerful thing.

I just adore the way Colleen gives us a story we never knew we needed. She forced every upon emotion possible on me and I love her for it. This book is a deeply emotional piece of art that tells a love story where not everything goes as planned but instead everything happens for a reason.

This was a story that was impossible to put down. I thought I'd start it and leisurely take my time and then suddenly it's six hours later and I am a ball of emotion. The writing style is personal and real yet not overly flowery. It made it easy to read and connect with.

This a book not to be missed. Grab it today, you won't be disappointed.

I was browsing through NetGalley yesterday and came across this ARC to review. I thought to myself, “Is it going to be stupid to request it? What if I am not approved until after the release date since tomorrow is release day for Colleen Hoover?” I went ahead and requested to be chosen and just an hour or so later received the email from NetGalley saying I was approved! I instantly logged back in and sent the book to my Kindle email. The first thing I did was send a message to my sister in law, who got me hooked on Colleen Hoover books with the caption !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and a screen shot of the cover ON MY KINDLE! After fan-girling with her for just a little bit I dove into the book and am happy to report I finished it just a little bit ago. I

I absolutely did NOT want to put this book down. I read way past my bedtime last night until I absolutely could hold my eyes open anymore. The first thing I did this morning while I was waiting on my coffee to finish was grab my phone (since I currently do NOT have a kindle and read all my kindle books on my phone) and dive back in! Drove my son to Violin camp this morning and while waiting in line to drop him off was reading, since he was watching Fortnite videos on his phone and my daughter was asleep in her carseat.



I honestly have to say this is probably the most emotional book that I’ve read by Colleen Hoover so far. It’s followed closely by Ugly Love and It Ends with Us, but this one tops those 2 for me emotionally. The book was absolutely phenominal. Graham and Quinn’s love story started out in a way you wouldn’t really want to meet your future love. They met when they found out their significant others were cheating with each other. Fast forward a few months and they come in contact again and it’s all gravy from there.

7 years later it’s still apparent that they are still in love with one another, but things out of their control have made Quinn want something different for Graham, or so she thinks. When I first started the book, I wasn’t sure how I would feel about reading about the “now” in one chapter and the “then” in the next, but it wasn’t terrible.

There were many many ways I felt connected to Quinn. Feeling lost in a relationship is a hard pill to swallow, but it’s not unfixable either. I’d say about the last 40% of the book was the most emotional in my eyes. I was able to make it to the last chapter before the epilogue before I cried. This isn’t saying I didn’t want to cry before that, I just held myself together before that 🙂 I have always ALWAYS said that It Ends With Us is my favorite Colleen Hoover book. Well, Mrs Hoover, you have officially out done yourself in my eyes. All Your Perfects went to #1 on my favorite CoHo book!!

I have read and reviewed CoHo books before. People rave about Colleen Hoover. It was years before I tried reading her work and it left me feeling like I was missing something and everyone else was getting it. She is many people’s favorite author, or she wrote their favorite book… and I’m over here averaging everything I read by her at around 3 stars. I figure it’s me, not her. She is a great writer, I just never had my AHA! moment. But every time a new book is coming out and I am given opportunity to check out her new work, I take it. Every time, I say “This might be MY CoHo book. This could be the one that changes the game for me.” I always go in open minded and ready for it. I have been let down just a little every time. Until now.

This book changed everything. I mean, I am getting emotional just trying to write this review. (Its hard to type around the tears.) I almost don’t know what to say. It’s hard to write this without giving away some part of myself to anyone reading this. But I feel like anyone who has ever been married and been through rough times (book reference: Category 5 and higher) could relate to this book in a heart wrenching way.

First, let me just say that I am not personally affected by the problem that is the driving factor of the marital issues in this book, if you would like to know what I mean, click this very light spoiler, might not even be a spoiler but just in case….View Spoiler ». So while my beginning issues are not the same, the results of those issues are the same, and that is where this book got me. The fallout. What is left after everything.

The conflicting feelings of wanting someone so desperately, while also wanting nothing more than to avoid them, and by doing so, avoid facing the issues. Wanting to touch them or be touched by them, yet turning as far away from them as possible in bed at night. Its the epitome of being in love while still falling apart. It’s painful. It’s depressing. It makes you feel like a failure.

Its like Colleen took all these thoughts and feelings I have suffered with over the years and stole them from me and put them in a book. Broke down the pieces and made us look at them through a different lens. Part of me is angry, because it stirred up all of this emotion and made me face it again, I cried out of sadness, anger and of sympathizing with the characters. The other part of me is relieved, because words have been put to it, in a more beautiful way than I could have ever done. For some people this could be healing, for others, maybe it is more awakening. Maybe it’s both.

One of the most beautiful things about this book is that it instills hope. Hope that things can be overcome. Hope that we can change and grow as people and still love the people we have become as much as we loved the version of us that we first fell in love with. Hope that love can be unconditional, if you find the right person. I can’t find enough words to express how I connected with this book. I loved it. I hated it. I loved it. I want to hug it. This is a solid 5 star read. Please take the time to read this book. It is worth every second of your time.

HOLY COW I'VE ALREADY READ ANOTHER COLLEEN HOOVER BOOK. Colleen is one of my favorite authors of all-time and I always eagerly anticipate her new books. Like always, though, reading a new CoHo book goes by way too fast and I already want to go back where I was absorbing this story for the first time.

Quinn and Graham fell hard and deep for each other. But life creates cracks in their marriage that may tear them apart before they even realize they're there.

Short synopsis, right? That's because, just like any other Colleen Hoover book, it's so much better going into this book blind. I had absolutely no idea what this book was going to be about other than it was a story about a married couple. And I loved it. This book is told in a dual timeline narrative where we get to see Quinn and Graham falling in love mixed in with Quinn and Graham years later trying to salvage their marriage. I was obsessed with both of the timelines for completely different reasons. They had such a different tone to them and portrayed two completely different couples, even though they were the same people.

Since this is a look at a couple's marriage, the emotions in here were so raw and the characters were just so broken. I felt every emotion along with them and honestly had no idea how this book was going to end. While it wasn't as amazing and heart wrenching as It Ends With Us (honestly, nothing will ever reach that level...), I still could not put this book down.

In the end, I read this book wayyyy too fast and already want to reread it. I appreciated how real and honest Colleen was about what it takes to be in a relationship and how a person really changes throughout the course of a relationship and how that affects the other person. If you're a fan of emotional, raw novels about the dynamics, growth, and real struggles of a relationship, you have to pick up All Your Perfects!

Maria’s 5 Star Review

All Your Perfects is ALL THE THINGS!!!! Author Colleen Hoover writes a story so intensely emotional and angsty. It is everything. All Your Perfects is one of the best books I have read in 2018. It is one of the best books I have ever read. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would.

I am a reader who does not like spoilers. In fact, most times, I don’t even read the blurb because I like to go in blind. All Your Perfects nearly changes that. The story is told in chapters of “then” and “now” which I love because we experience the characters’ past and present. I get to know the characters on another level. This also added to the angst and emotional rollercoaster that is so intense, my anxiety while reading spiked like never before with any book. I have never been so tempted to skip to the ending in my life with any other book as I was with All Your Perfects. But I didn’t. I trusted author Colleen Hoover to take me on this amazing journey with her brilliantly developed characters Quinn and Graham.

What a fantastic journey it is. I laughed. I cried. I got angry and frustrated. I swooned. Boy did I swoon over Graham. He is simply perfectly imperfect. I love him! Quinn is real. Together they are perfect not in spite of their flaws but because of them. Did I mention I cried?

Author Colleen Hoover never ceases to amaze me. She never disappoints. Her writing is unique, creative, funny, and emotional.

All Your Perfects is a riveting, honest look at the life of a couple before and after the HEA. It is real and compelling. My heart melted at times and raced at others. Have tissues on hand! All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover is a beautiful story. It is a MUST READ!

Do NOT read this freaking book in public.

I'm not kidding.

If you're prone to crying at all, lock yourself away, stack up on some tissues, maybe some chocolate, warn your family members you'll need to be alone for a while, and then read this book.

I know a lot of you, like me, like to go into Colleen Hoover books blind. She is in fact the ONLY author I will read blindly, without looking at a single review before I dive in. So no need to worry about me spoiling the plot line for you.

Sometimes, actually - no, every time I read a Colleen Hoover book, I wonder how this woman has the ability to come up with stories so unique, though they each somehow resonate so much I feel like she took a look inside my brain and wrote down all the private thoughts I've had.

"The problem is, love and happiness are not concordant. One can exist without the other."

The way the story is told between "then" and "now" will have you devouring the book in no time. The struggles this couple faces are written with such intense emotion and such care there is NO way you won't feel the impact of this even days later.

“I probably didn’t notice because sadness is like a spider web. You don’t see it until you’re caught up in it, and then you have to claw at yourself to try to break free.”

The "Then" chapters made me smile. The "Now" chapters broke my heart. The end made it all worth the pain this story puts you through.

"... I promise that I will love you more during the storms than I will love you during the perfect days. I promise to love you more when you’re hurting than when you’re happy. I promise to love you more when we’re poor than when we’re swimming in riches. I promise to love you more when you’re crying than when you’re laughing. I promise to love you more when you’re sick than when you’re healthy. I promise to love you more when you hate me than when you love me. And I promise . . . I swear . . . that I love you more as you read this letter than I did when I wrote it."

Bravo Colleen for writing another original, beautifully told tale. This is just one of those books that has a perfect amount of humor, wit, heartache, and joy.

Wow... How does Colleen Hoover do it yall? Time after time she writes these ridiculously emotional novels that wreak havoc on my poor little heart, and All Your Perfects was no exception to that statement. This novel is a little darker than others that I've read from her, but it is so important and relevant to what so many people are struggling with in the world today. I don't want to give too much away and spoil it for you, so I won't dig too deeply.

I love the fact that Hoover has the ability to tackle heavy topics with such elegance and grace. There were many times where my heart was hurting so badly for the characters, but Hoover's beautiful writing quickly turned my sadness into joy. The characters were complex and realistic and I felt myself truly connecting to them and their heartache... so much so that I may have cried in public while reading this novel. Oops!

All Your Perfects is a beautifully written novel about heartache, love, second chances, and accepting the the life that you are given. It was perfectly addicting and heartbreaking. Colleen Hoover has done it again! I would highly recommend this novel to readers who love contemporary fiction or other works from Colleen Hoover. Thank you to Atria books and NetGalley for sending this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Rating 5/5

I have struggled with this review. It's one of those books where I want to say so many things, but knowing that everything I want to say could essentially spoil parts of the story, I am at a loss for words.

This is one of Hoover's best books as of late. I was on the fence whether or not to read this one. Her last couple of books were good, but they weren't Colleen Hoover good. They definitely didn't wow me like some of her other books did. I am so glad I decided to go ahead and read it. I haven't read a five star book from her in a while.

The book spoke to me on different volumes. The crumbling marriage (no, my marriage isn't crumbling). The drifting apart. The being afraid to voice issues or concerns out of fear, in order to hold on to what once was. I think that rings true to any relationship. I don't care what anyone tells you, there is no such thing as perfect communication. 

This was one of those books that hit me right in the gut. There are certain aspects of the story that are similar to my personal life. They may not be for the same reasons, but they are present. This book left me in my head. I don't foresee myself finding my way out of the fog for a while. It's one of those things that leaves you a little lost in your head, not knowing how to dig your way out.

I felt connected to Graham and Quinn from the start. Between their love for one another and their insecurities, they portrayed a real-life couple. They are flawed and completely imperfect. They had to fall in order to pick up the pieces to move forward.

Such a beautiful,poignant,intense and emotional story!I devour it, like all Colleen Hoover's books!I was hooked from the first pages and I didn't want to stop reading till the end!


All Your Perfects brings all the feels.I was crying a lot and then I was happy.I was so into the story and the romance.Graham and Quinn has a unique story.Their love is original and even after what they went through you can still feel their connection.Their pain their struggles and agonies felt so real.This book shows that nobody is perfect all the couple has their problems and you need to fight for what you want.I fall in love slowly with Graham and Quinn.

Colleen Hoover takes the reader in an emotional roller coaster with this story.This is my favorite book so far from her, because it touched me in so many ways.

All Your Perfects is as beautiful as it is ugly.  Colleen Hoover takes a "perfect" marriage, deconstructing it, and giving us a glimpse of how easy it is to be so heartbroken that not even love is enough.  This story could be anyone's.  It probably fits the criteria that many of use married couples have faced.  Maybe not exactly the same but enough of it to fit.  I always say that marriage is wonderful, but far from easy.  Colleen Hoover takes that sentiment on, telling Quinn and Graham's story so eloquently, it will gut you.

As quickly as I was enthralled by Quinn and Graham, I quickly became despondent.  This story is so tragic, heartbreaking, that I need to take breaks from the sadness.  It envelopes you, it reminds you how easy it is to get caught up in your bubble that you forget to actually see what's happening all around you.  Each partner has a role to play and watching each of these characters succumb to their reality was...difficult.  I think any married person can relate to the issues facing this couple, the constraints we put on ourselves, the adjustments we make to protect our partners, all the things we do for love and for ourselves.  The truth is, love is all a bed of roses.  There are hard times, there are sad times, there are times when you question whether you can go on.  It takes a lot of effort to remember the good, when it's so easy to see the bad.

I'm not often a fan of stories told in "then" and "now," however I think All Your Perfects wouldn't have worked any other way.  I needed to know how it began and I need the recovery time from the deep sadness of the "now" chapters. Those reminders of how it all started, give the reader hope that maybe, just maybe there will be a way to get back to those easier times.  When our love is so new and fresh it can conquer anything, when we know in hearts we'll love our partner forever and ever. Hoover's storytelling is always unique, quirky, fun even when it's sad.  This is one of those stories that covers all those bases.  It's poignant, sweet, heart wrenching, and terribly sad, it's perfectly imperfect.

All Your Perfects is a beautiful reminder that there is something worth fighting for even when it seems like there isn't.  Don't let your struggles hold you back from the love you deserve.  Some love stories really are worth fighting for.

* I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader’s Copy of this book *

Quinn and Graham had a perfect love and a perfect marriage, but somewhere along the way they fell apart. The one thing they want is the thing that is driving them in separate directions, and they may just be too far away to find each other again.

They met during a challenging period for both of them. The immediate camaraderie they felt was not diminished with time or space as Quinn suspected might happen. I loved the pacing of everything following their meeting -- it set things up for me so I felt comfortable in the love that they claimed to feel even as their marriage fell apart. Because without that solid foundation, the struggles they face later on would not mean as much.

This was a raw and emotional journey from the beginning. Watching as their relationship simultaneously developed and fell apart was heartbreaking and was the driving force behind the depth of hope and pain that cycled through the book. I found myself feeling disappointment towards the characters’ actions and non-actions, but held on to hope that they could build back my feelings and their own. Had this story been told in any other method it would not have held the same emotional power as this one does.

I finished this thinking, once again, this is my favorite Colleen Hoover. I’m pretty sure I’ve said that with her last three releases, but I just love each new story she creates. This one was not easy to read, but was such a stark look at a marriage in jeopardy that I couldn’t look away!

I received this book for free from netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Only Colleen Hoover can rip my heart out, stomp on it, put it back together, and shove it back in my chest and I still enjoy EVERY second of it. SO GOOD.

I’m still trying to process what I read. This book was so much! It makes you stop and think, I mean really think. We all go into a marriage or relationship thinking it’s going to be perfect. Well that’s not life. Colleen Hoover has a way of telling a story with so much raw emotions. She has broken me and slowly put me back together. Not many authors can do that and have you still thinking about the book days after reading it.

I absolutely loved this book and will admit I couldn’t read this in one sitting. This was a book I would read and would have to take a break come back to. The title is so prefect for this book and their story.

This was a beautifully writing story about not focusing on all the imperfections. Life is full of imperfections and things that don’t go as we plan. We have to learn to see past that and focus on what we do have, what’s right in front of us. It’s so hard to talk about this book and not give anything away. I’m just rambling now. This is a must read book that you will not want to put down. It will break you and slowly the pieces will be put back together. This is one of Colleen Hoover’s best books and one of top reads for 2018.

Loved this book! Make sure you have the Kleenex handy because I cried my eyes out when I reached the last few chapters.
This book is a story that goes back from the beginning of the relationship of Quinn and Graham and fasts forward to the present day marriage that they have and the sudden issues that are building blockades in their marriage. It the beginning I really like the main character Quinn and ended up absolutely loving her husband, Graham. Be far warned, if you have any sensitivity to marriage issues or infertility, this book has these themes built strongly within it so make sure you are ready. Other than the strong themes that made me cry big big tears, I really Loved this book.

All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover has been sitting pretty on my kindle for months. I kept looking at it, but I had a hard time gathering the courage to open it and dive in. Why? – you ask. I just had this feeling that this book would destroy me and I was scared to start it 😬. Which is ridiculous, I KNOW! It’s just a book why would I be scared right?!?! Because some authors have the ability to destroy you with their words and Colleen Hoover is one of those authors.
But I’m here to report I took the jump and I survived—barely….
“What’d I miss while you were asleep? Did you dream?”
This story tore me apart. My heart was pulverized, it took a serious beating as I read Quinn and Graham’s story. A marriage that is barely holding on. It’s a gut wrenching and emotional journey that made me feel like a ran a marathon by the time I was done with the book.
Graham and Quinn meet quite possibly on one of the worst days of their lives, yet from the very beginning there is this connection. This pull that feels almost wrong at the time considering what just happened. It’s undeniable and you can’t help but root for them as their story begins.
“We’re all full of flaws. Hundreds of them. They’re like tiny holes all over our skin. And like your fortune said, sometimes we shine too much light on our own flaws.”
All Your Perfects alternates between “Then” and “Now”. Oh how the “Then” chapters filled me with love and fuzzy warmth, seeing how Quinn and Graham came to be and FEELING every emotion as they fell in love. Their love is one for the record books. It was epic—falling, falling, falling… over and over again I fell for their love.
The “Now” chapters, now that’s a different story. Any time I turned the page and saw “Now”, I wanted to crawl into a ball and hide in the closet. Wine and a book buddy are required as you have no idea if you’ll survive the turmoil Quinn and Graham face. It is real and raw and gut wrenching. I felt physical pain every time I hit a “Now” chapter.
Colleen Hoover once again took something real and ordinary and made it hers. She gives us a portrait of a perfect couple struggling with agonizing decisions as all their perfects fall away and they are left with nothing but pieces of who they were and who they became as their world fell apart.
“I miss you, Quinn. So much. You’re right here, but you aren’t. I don’t know where you went or when you left, but I have no idea how to bring you back. I am so alone. We live together. We eat together. We sleep together. But I have never felt more alone in my entire life.”
All Your Perfects is raw, it’s real and it will hurt. It will strip you bare and leave you vulnerable. Just when I think Colleen Hoover can’t possibly top her previous books, she does just that. The talent that this woman holds is phenomenal. And it seems effortless. I don’t know how she does it—creating one incredible story after another.
On a personal note: for me this was an extraordinary journey that will stay with me forever. It was also a very unique experience as in many of the “Now” scenes I was hit with a familiarity of a journey that my husband and I took many years ago. This book will always hold a special place in my heart because of that very reason.
Thank you Colleen Hoover once again for your words and this poignant journey of a perfectly imperfect real marriage and it struggle for survival.
Jesey’s thoughts…

I want to start by apologizing to Roxie. Roxie, my schmexy girl, my bestie, my love….I am so so so sorry that I was not ready to start reading this when you began. Your messages and teary eyed pictures broke my heart and I wish I could go back and be able to hold your hand the way you held mine yesterday. Yesterday I binge read All Your Perfects from cover to cover in a matter of hours. I did not adult and I stayed up too late but it was so worth it. Everything Roxie said above, I could not have said it any better…her words were just as perfect as the ones in Colleen’s story. Her quotes are the ones I would have chosen to highlight the love and heartbreak of Quinn and Graham.

Colleen Hoover never ceases to amaze me. Her writing is stunning and the real life issues that she tells us are relatable and maybe even help us get through our own difficult situations. This is not the first and it will NOT be the last book of hers that I read. I highly encourage everyone to read at least one book by her, you won’t regret it!!

An unusual first meeting leads to a love between 2 people that sure didn't start off on the right foot. Both were ready to marry their previous partners until fate stepped in and said try this relationship instead; it's better for you.

I liked the way we learned of the love between Graham and Quinn with chapters alternating between then and now, but felt they really needed professional help to get through this train wreck of a marriage.. Maybe it's that I have now read several in a row that have gaping flaws that they know about, but would rather dwell in misery than get fixed or be fixed enough to be happy.

A good beach read. Thanks NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

“If you only shine light on your flaws, all your perfects will dim.”

All Your Perfects is a wonderfully written insight into marriage; into how life in all its myriad of technicolour can affect us as individuals as well as impact the love, friendship and relationship we have for and with that one significant other. Colleen Hoover writes an honest, touching and heartbreakingly accurate insight into how a devastating reality can make or break the happiness and dreams of two people who love each other fiercely.

‘A lot of people can’t pinpoint the exact moment they fall in love with another person.
I can.
It just happened.’

Quinn and Graham seemingly had it all. A love so strong borne out of meeting under difficult circumstances. Compassion turns into passion. Attraction turns into love. Everything is beautiful, fun and their lives together, just beginning. This is a story of adulting, of facing those life obstacles that throw a spanner into your dreams. Life doesn’t always play out as you wish it to, neither does it discriminate or justify itself. Sometimes what we crave to fulfil a want or an ultimate perceived happiness just never comes to fruition. How we overcome, ‘survive’ and deal individually as well as a couple paves the path for what’s to come as a consequence.

“I miss you, Quinn. So much. You’re right here, but you aren’t. I don’t know where you went or when you left, but I have no idea how to bring you back. I am so alone. We live together. We eat together. We sleep together. But I have never felt more alone in my entire life.”

These characters stole our hearts, they burrowed deep and we laughed alongside them and cried our eyes out for and with them. Colleen Hoover is a master of the written word, she’s proved that once again. She has her own unique way of writing a romance with relevance and truth; where nothing feels apologetic. Graham has a soul that’s truly beautiful and he loves with honesty and intensity. His depth of character was astounding. Yes he has his flaws; but his perfects outshine them. And are they actually flaws or mere desperation? Quinn has lost her way, her identity and her vision. What she craves to fulfil her dreams is out of reach and so everything else fades and a hard non-caring exterior is erected. She never loses sight of her love for Graham though, a love that guides decisions and actions which come from a place of despair and hope that is lost.

‘…it’s hard to admit that a marriage might be over when the love is still there.’

Marriage is not easy; anyone who tells you that marriage is filled with sunshine, rainbows and unicorns is living inside that exact fairy-land they’re describing marriage as. Marriage can be hard on the best of days no matter how filled it is with love, respect and companionship. A marriage can be tested on a daily basis or during those moments when life gives you lemons. What you make of them is the important part for survival. It’s the weathering of the storm, the dancing in the rain and the running for shelter hand in hand that’ll determine whether that storm makes or breaks that bond. A bond that doesn’t necessarily transcribe to a love lost. Merely an inability to find that love underneath the rubble afterwards.

“We’re all full of flaws. Hundreds of them. They’re like tiny holes all over our skin. And like your fortune said, sometimes we shine too much light on our own flaws. But there are some people who try to ignore their own flaws by shining light on other people’s to the point that the other person’s flaw becomes their only focus. They pick at them, little by little, until they rip wide open and that’s all we become to them. One giant, gaping flaw.”

Colleen Hoover writes a story filled with those dreaded sensitive subjects that affect so many of us. More than you’d think. You never know the struggles of another until you’ve walked in their shoes as they say. There are no rose coloured glasses here; rather she’s held a mirror up to real life and as the title suggests; with an emphasis on the fact that we all have flaws. We all have wonderful intentions, altruistic behaviour and beautiful characteristics but we also share the flaws. And as Colleen Hoover so eloquently writes; it’s what you decide to place the most emphasis on that’ll truly shine and guide how you live, how you feel, how you act and how you chose to treat others.

“If this is what our marriage is…if this is all it will ever be…just me and you…will that be enough? Am I enough for you, Quinn?”

This story was raw, highly emotional and so incredibly soulful whilst filled with angst and breaking hearts. It’s a story of love and remembering what love is and how to find -the happy- again focusing on all the perfects.

“I have loved you every single second of every day since the moment I laid eyes on you. I love you more now than I did the day I married you. I love you Quinn. I fucking love you!”

4.5 stars

“We’re getting really good at playing our parts.”

It took me a long time to open this book after receiving it because I know one thing to be true: with every book I read by Colleen Hoover, she breaks me like a fucking wrecking ball.
And guess what? THE BITCH DID IT AGAIN. Almost every time this woman releases a damn book, I end up a crying, sobbing mess well past the time I was supposed to go to bed like a responsible adult, and I lay there with my tears wishing I never had feelings!

And you know what? It. Was. Worth. It.

All Your Perfects is about a couple who lost their way. Loss of love isn’t the problem, but other issues make their marriage begin to crack.

“Sadness is like a spiderweb. You don’t see it until you’re caught up in it.”

Annnnnddddd that’s all I’m going to say plot wise, no spoilers. As per usual with a Coho book I think it’s best to go in blind (like I did) and see what unfolds. I do think this subject matter will be VERY difficult for some readers. But I think Hoover handled it all brilliantly.

I think what I am most in awe by with Hoover and her writing is her ability to pull out emotions I never expect to feel. I don’t always love her books, but I do always have a very emotional response to them whether good or bad, and it shows me what a talented writer she is. That and she never gives us the same story twice, I never know what to expect from her next book. And I hope I have a lifetime of books to read by her.

“If you only shine a light on your flaws, all your perfects will dim.”

ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review