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

Okay so this was much more emotional than I expected. It's the first book I read for Colleen Hoover and I surely do not regret it.

"All Your Perfects" was a profound novel that depicted the imperfections in marriages due to a particular promise made in the past between the couple and was bound to be fulfilled in the future. It shows the struggles that a couple goes through to save their marriage from crumbling and ending in divorce, especially when they're not the same people they used to be. I mean, love is something but marriage is something else. Marriage is the blending of two lives on every level, whether physically, emotionally or sexually. Marriage is when love isn't always the ultimate priority because now there are much more important responsibilities that must not be overlooked and that is why the connection between the couple changes; it's still there, but it has taken another path which shows that no marriage is ever perfect.

“What's the secret to a perfect marriage?' The old man leaned forward and looked at me very seriously. 'Our marriage hasn't been perfect. No marriage is perfect. There were times when she gave up on us. There were even more times when I gave up on us. The secret to our longevity is that we never gave up at the same time.”

I honestly loved how Colleen divided the story. One part contained Quinn and Graham's lives during their best and most memorable times then another where they confronted difficulties and heart-wrenching issues. It was a sort of comparison that honestly speaks everything for itself and clearly shows the immense change in behavior between the two. We were given glimpses into their happy and loving past which only made their present grief and sadness much more intense.

“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.”

The whole story was told in Quinn's perspective which only intensified the strong emotions that were unfolded in the novel. We readers walked with her every step of the way in the touching journey she and Graham faced. We saw a woman engulfed in shame and anguish after realizing that her greatest wish in life might never be granted. Her body was there but her mind and soul were somewhere else whenever she was around her husband. She pushed him away and cried herself to sleep every night. She hoped for joy but was constantly faced with pain; a pain that felt so real from time to time, it left me dumbfounded and breathless.

“I probably didn't notice because sadness is like a spiderweb. 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.”

All that I just mentioned was moving, but what truly stood out the most was the ending. The way that Graham was so ready to let her go only to be able to see that glow in her eyes and smile on her face again was so sentimental. He loved her so much and kept reminding her of that over and over again, but the final method he used was the most effective. So, in summary, when you close the last page of this soul-stirring novel, the ending will leave you smiling as ugly tears run down your cheeks.

“And I promise . . . I swear . . . that if you choose to end things between us, I will love you more as you’re walking out the door than on the day you walked down the aisle. I hope you choose the road that will make you the happiest. Even if it’s not a choice I’ll love, I will still always love you. Whether I’m a part of your life or not. You deserve happiness more than anyone I know. I love you.”