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I don't have a single complaint. I can't find one. I think what I will say up front is that if you're someone who has never connected with a CoHo book before, you probably won't like this one, but if you have, then good news: it's so good.

Kenna's life is changed forever when she serves 5 years in prison for a car accident that killed her boyfriend. When she gets out, her mission is to connect with the daughter she never got to know, but a lot is standing in her way. Meanwhile, there's a hot bartender she starts getting to know, sparks fly and all that, you know?

I was worried at times that the romance in the book would take away from the main goal of Kenna: to finally get to be in her daughter's life, but it didn't. Her daughter was the center of the entire thing. Yes, this is a love story and technically a romance, but I think it's very much a story about family, too. Found family born out of tragedy, and it's really damn beautiful.

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is definitely the best Colleen Hoover Book I have read thus far, non of her other books have made me feel emotional in anyway, though this manged to move me to tears near the end. We follow Kenna who has been in prison for the last five years, for manslaughter of her boyfriend Scotty. While in Prison Kenna gave birth to her daughter Diem. Once she is out of prison she makes it her mission to be reunited with her daughter, but she knows this will not be easy as her rights as a parent have been terminated, and her daughter now lives with Scotty's parents. Kenna moves into the local area and sparks a relationship with bar manager Ledger, this relationship becomes more and more complex the more they learn about each other and the secret's they are both hiding. This book carefully interweaves letters that Kenna writes to Scotty, and reveals a look into her past relationship, and what truly happened that fatal night. The book is solely character driven, which I'm not usually a fan of, but it works perfectly at making you fully understand the intentions of the character's and the depths of their personalities, which you don't typically get in a plot/character driven book, this makes the end of the book feel so intimate and made me cry which I don't usually do.
On the other hand I do an issue with some of the language used within the book. This being how Colleen Hoover referred to the disabled toilet; where she used highly out of date language to refer to this. I feel that this was easily avoidable and unnecessary with basic research. Coming from someone who is disabled there is no harm in using the word disabled.

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emotional inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

amazing. phenomenal.

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ashley_1206's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

colleen i literally can’t understand how you did it again. this book has to definitely be one of my new favorites.

right off the bat i had a connection with all of characters. kenna was my best friend and i just wanted to carry all her burdens. ledger was one of my coho men that i DONT regret falling for. idk how to describe it but the dynamic between kenna and ledger made my heart absolutely melt and shatter at the same time. partners in crime through it all. diem was like my comfort character. when she was present she made me smile a little brighter because her attitude for a 4 year old was everything i’ve ever wanted.
now i can go on about minor characters but anyways…

the letters, the plot, the writing style, absolutely everything i’m sorry but i’m in love.

the details. the last lines. the beginning lines of each chapter. the shortness of each chapter. the povs. the cover. the playlist (that i cant wait to listen to and think about this book).

i can go on forever about this book and go into heavy detail. AND I WILL… when my friends finish the book and i can talk about it with them

also idk if i should be crying or smiling rn i’m doing both<3

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