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Colleen Hoover's Ugly Love (2014) is a complete standalone novel set in San Francisco. It follows Tate Collins, a nursing student who meets airline pilot Miles Archer, and their agreement to engage in a purely physical relationship with two rules: no questions about the past, no expectations for the future. The novel alternates between present-day chapters (Tate's point of view) and past chapters (Miles's perspective, in verse, revealing a devastating event in his history). Ugly Love is one of Colleen Hoover's highest-rated novels and one of the most-read BookTok recommendations.
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Colleen Hoover·2014·Standalone — nursing student Tate and pilot Miles in a no-strings arrangement in San Francisco; alternating timelines reveal the grief in Miles's past; one of Hoover's most emotionally devastating novels
Ugly Love — Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ugly Love part of a series?
No — Ugly Love is a standalone novel. Tate and Miles do not appear in any other Colleen Hoover novel.
How does Ugly Love compare to It Ends With Us?
Both Ugly Love and It Ends With Us are among Colleen Hoover's most popular novels, but they are very different in tone and subject. It Ends With Us deals explicitly with domestic abuse and is more broadly cultural in its impact. Ugly Love is a more traditional contemporary romance centered on emotional unavailability and a hidden past trauma. Both are emotionally intense; It Ends With Us is heavier and more disturbing.
Is Ugly Love appropriate for all readers?
Ugly Love contains explicit sexual content — it is New Adult romance and not suitable for readers under about eighteen. It also deals with pregnancy loss, which may be difficult for readers who have experienced that. The 'no strings' arrangement involves adult characters making adult choices.
What is the alternating timeline in Ugly Love?
The odd-numbered chapters are set in the present from Tate's perspective and follow the developing relationship between Tate and Miles. The even-numbered chapters are set six years earlier from Miles's perspective and are written in free verse rather than prose — they reveal what happened to Miles in the past that has made him unable to love in the present. The revelation lands in both timelines simultaneously near the novel's end.
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