Out of Love: Hazel Hayes

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I loved this book, but it also hurt me and broke my heart which is incredibly rude. We follow our unnamed female protagonist as she is parting from her long-term, live-in boyfriend. The book then goes in reverse, recounting events until we get to the end of the book and the day she meets Theo The woman can write, there's no doubt, but this just wasn't anything special and I'm sure I amn't the only of her followers who found it impossible to separate the characters from her and the people in her online life. The book appears to document her real breakup with her ex boyfriend, Ollie, and is so in line with her real life from all she has shared from vlogs that I don't know why she didn't simply write a memoir. Coupled with this love for the family is the narrator’s love for home: the warm familiarity with which she describes not only her mother’s home, but Ireland in general is comforting, tinged with nostalgia for a childhood sense of belonging. Hayes writes about Ireland in such a way that the memories of her protagonist would feel familiar to anyone. She describes the coastline, the clear air, Dublin landmarks and even the rain with such fondness. A smart, touching, time-bending romance. Funny and affecting.”— David Nicholls, Bestselling author of One Day and Sweet Sorrow

Unlike Holly Bourne’s The Places I've Cried in Public, I don’t think that the narrative style worked for this book. To be honest, I wasn’t able to sympathise with the main character here, which might have been my biggest problem. From the beginning, the reader knows that Theo is a horrible man, but, after finishing the book, the main character could have seen this from the beginning of their relationship. The more I read, the less I cared about their relationship.This premise is SO GOOD. Honestly, I really love sort of outside of the box formats in books and seeing a relationship develop from the end towards the beginning of their relationship is so interesting to me. Out of Love might not be for everyone. Some might be annoyed with knowing how the relationship will end and having to go through the whole relationship. But to me, this was a really interesting exploration of love, life, and trauma. You slowly get the full picture of all characters and which things made them into the people they are at the beginning of the book. This book was really special to me and made me tear up multiple times (at parts that were not even particularly sad but just resonated with me). I am having a hard time giving this a rating because the story itself was not that new or exciting. The way the story was phrased and the feelings I had during this book make me lean towards a five-star rating. Also, the Irish culture included in this book was so much fun and when reading I often did hear it in my head in an Irish accent (thanks to Hazel's videos probably). I love how much Livy loved and respected her dad even when she thought he was overprotective and it annoyed her. I love Livy! This Father/Daughter relationship was #Goals It is also so very enjoyable when a story opens up new things for you, it could be a reference to another book or music. You get that with Out of Love. It is also one of those books that has those rare ‘profound-drop your-book-and-stare-at-the-wall moments littered throughout. I just loved it.

I don't even know what else to tell you about this book aside from t Because this love story starts at the end, at the breakdown of a relationship, the pacing and drive of the story is unlike anything I've read before. I wanted to keep reading to find out what led to this inevitable break up and where their issues originated from. Because of that, it was pretty heavy emotionally. We're seeing the deterioration of a relationship, two people losing each other and falling out of love, and it actually made me feel pretty emotional at times She was intrigued by him and his German Shepard, that accompanied him even during their college classes, so as a curious sunshine, she tried to make a friend out of him... Well... That didn't go too well for her... At least not at first (or second). Out of Love will fill the gap that Normal People left in our heart . . . Trust us, this is the book of the summer' Evoke Wow, I haven't experienced such a "book-hangover" in a very long time... I can not describe how much I LOVED this book, each and every part of it!!! 💛I liked to start my pros because I always like to concentrate on good things in books : I know how hard the creation process and criticizing things without thinking further is easier. Out of Love took me on an emotional roller coaster. Jewel E. Ann always delivers the twists and all the feels. Her writing and storytelling is exceptional. The characters have a strong well developed arc and how it all comes together in the end is executed to perfection. Even though it's been a long time since I've read that amazing trilogy, I have a strong desire to start it all over again! (Maybe this time I'll try the audio version) 😜 Even though I liked this unique concept, there are some problematic things bothered me to enjoy the full ride. Livy and Slade will own your soul wholeheartedly from the suspense to the angst to all the drama in between, tears will flow, hearts will break, but at the end of it you'll come out with a heart full of love, these two were perfectly imperfect but perfect for each other.

You are nothing more than a bastard with the soul of Satan. A monster of the worst kind!" He brushed his middle finger across his bloodied lip before swiping his tongue along the cut. "This bastard with the soul of Satan, this monster of the worst kind… loves you." Wylder the sexy, serious, mysterious and wonderful man. A lot more like her daddy than Livy would want to admit to. LOLthe writing in this was BEAUTIFUL. i adore the prose. it describes so many little intricacies of a relationship (even the bad parts) in such a beautiful and relatable way. i think it reminds me a bit of sally rooney. who i adore. it was also very interesting that we actually never get to know the MC’s name too. Hayes' writing is stunning at parts, and she has such a way with words that sometimes I just had to stop and really take in a sentence or section of the book. What's more, she is really very funny and some of the scenes and comments made me really laugh. Some of it is rather dry humour, but I love that. Hazel Hayes writes with such honesty and casual confidence and flowing dialogue, you feel you are overhearing it rather than reading it. The writing sparkles with wit, and a poignant emotional reality. I love it.”— Matt Haig, bestselling author of How to Stop Time and The Midnight Library Wow, with this book, Jewel E. Ann proves once again why she is the queen of angst. I started and finished in one go, and my puffy baggy eyes make me look like I am having some kind of allergic shellfish reaction. Totally worth it though!! I had this feeling … a terrible unexplainable feeling that he wasn’t simply going to break my heart, he was going to shatter it beyond repair. And I would live my life as a jaded lover who would never trust another man again.