This book was a definite tear-jerker and I came close to letting a few fall once or twice (which is pretty impressive). I keep falling deeper in love with the stories from Colleen Hoover that I read and I have to confess, she’s been one of my favorites recently. I’ve read It Ends With Us, November 9, and Ugly Love, and, although this one isn’t my favorite (that’d be It Ends With Us, hands-down), it was definitely another affirmation of her heartbreaking, soul-crushing writing.
I think I love CoHo books and have read so many of them because I love the love stories she paints. I think people connect with her characters and stories because she makes them real, she gives them faults, mistakes, and vices. She doesn’t paint them as angels with perfect histories and personalities. I love that Colleen makes them human because they are and it changes your perspective on love when you see imperfect humans loving each other and being happy. Maybe it gives hope to the rest of us or some form of comfort to see broken people in love. But I think, in a melancholy sort of way, it gives me just as much happiness reading CoHo as reading SJM because it’s so real whereas ACOTAR is so fictitious.
The long-winded version of this is that not to put the two against each other, both of these excellent authors bring me serotonin whenever they come to mind. I loved this book and CoHo’s other books just as much as ACOTAR but in a different way. Reminders Of Him especially was such a heartbreaking story of a twisted, sad story punctured by the choice of forgiveness. I loved the gift that Kenna and Ledger gave each other, and the raw love they both felt for Diem. Such a beautiful story and a great CoHo book.
Also, off-topic, but I found Verity in a bookstore I found (heeeaaaven) and I looked through it. Oooof! That’s been secretly on my list for a while but I think I’ll take it off permanently. I mean it was thrilling, but I don’t think I will ever be ready for that kind of book. There are just some books I can’t handle, and that’s okay! Sorry, Verity and Colleen.
Sorry for the late update, I meant to post something while I was out and about road-tripping Namibia, but I’m afraid posts of constant updates and stuff I’m reading are going to be indefinitely paused. Since we set out from Cape Town, the internet had been spotty at best and downright tricky like hell at worst. We haven’t been able to get internet on the boat, so I’ve only been able to do all my classes and internet work whenever I’m at a cafe or restaurant. So, I’ll be posting this review, as well as my other ones and the road-tripping post all at the same time.
This isn’t going to make a dent in my updates (I will continue to remember and jot down the stuff I want to post about, as well as write down the books I need to review) but it will cut down on my posting regularly. Bear with me over the next few months especially as I post erratically and frantically. It’ll be fun crossing the Atlantic Ocean, but not for you guys!
Genre: fiction, romance, Y/A
Age: 14/15+
Rating: 7/10