Layla by Colleen Hoover

Oof... I finally forced myself to finish reading Layla by Colleen Hoover today. Before I say what I think (although I am sure that first sentence is a giveaway), I want to mention that I really liked her books Verity and It Ends With Us and I loved Regretting You. I wasn't sure what to expect from Layla, because Verity was so different than her other two novels that I had already read. This one felt like she tried to take what worked in Verity a step further and it just fell flat.

Layla is the story of a couple, Leeds and Layla, and the circumstances of their initial meeting, their whirlwind romance, and a terrifying encounter that leaves them both irrevocably changed. Just how changed they are is slowly revealed during the trip they take back to the Kansas bed and breakfast where they first met.

I'll be the first to freely admit that paranormal is not my typical genre, but I have read and loved books that fall under this category several times in the past. This was just not one of them. I found myself rolling my eyes repeatedly as I read and only making in through a handful of pages at times because I just could not get in to this story, at all. I'll definitely try other stories by this author in the future, but maybe with a bit more caution before I hit the "buy" button next time.

Final Rating:

★☆☆☆☆

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