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bookishauntie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Grief, and Toxic relationship
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
5.0
"Grudges are heavy, but for the people hurting the most, I suppose forgiveness is even heavier."
It's no secret that I have a love/hate relationship with her books, but when I do enjoy a story I end up giving it a very high rating most of the time. This story is without doubt one of them. Colleen Hoover is the queen of writing flawed and realistic characters in impossible situations, and this is exactly what Reminders Of Him offers. I was hooked as soon as I read the first chapter, and I couldn't stop turning those pages. The dilemma in this story is such a difficult one; you can understand both sides of the story, and finding a solution that will make everyone happy seems impossible. I enjoyed watching the bond between Kenna and Ledger grow, and the character development is spot on. The forbidden love trope is also very well done! I could also really appreciate what Kenna's letters to Scotty added to the plot; it gave the story more dept without slowing down the pace itself. It was so easy to become fully invested in the outcome of this story, and boy did Colleen Hoover toy with my emotions during the journey! I hardly ever cry while reading a book, but I couldn't keep it dry this time. Make sure to have tissues at hand, because it's a true tearjerker indeed. I confess that I did skim over the sexy scenes, which were too much for me, but I loved the rest of the story too much to be truly bothered by them. I guess that's another CoHo book to be added to my list of all time favorites!
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Confinement
marla_arguelles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Alcohol, Car accident, and Murder
pacsamxo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Death, Car accident, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
ivanaacosta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Murder, Hate crime, and Death
lomesia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Car accident, and Death
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Suicide attempt
nebraskanwriter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
My uncle died in a rollover accident on a gravel road, just like how Scotty died. So it was really hard for me to have empathy and sympathy for Kenna. I didn’t feel bad for her, even though Hoover wants you to feel bad for her. Kenna lies, she deceives, she makes out with Ledger even when she knows who he is (Scotty’s best friend) but he doesn’t know who she is (the reason his best friend isn’t alive).
This book was just a little bit too twisted, little bit too toxic, it was just too much. Such a heavy subject and I feel like it wasn’t handled well at all.
Grief is a sad, awful thing. I witnessed that first hand when my uncle died and what it did to my grandparents, to my whole family. How they couldn’t even say his name, how the very mention of him for over a year after his death, my grandma’s eyes would still well up in tears. Grief is heavy, but the way it was handled in this story just felt very shallow. Not enough depth.
I just feel like everything is minimized. These big awful feelings that take up so much room in your heart are minimized for us to pity Kenna. Which I didn’t, I couldn’t.
But Ledger does. Immediatley he is infatuated with her. Even when he finds out her true identity, that she is the reason his best friend is dead, he’s still obsessed with her.
Both Kenna and Ledger are both unnecessarily and unhealthily jealous when any single guy or girl talks to the other. You’ve literally known her not even a week and you both are already so possessive of each other. It was so unhealthy, especially when Kenna has literally just gotten out of prison and is in a super fragile state of mind as she grapples with seeing her daughter for the first time in 5 years and being in her old hometown, trying to regain some normalcy that was taken away from her when she went to prison. But no, instead of all that, you guys are making out and getting mad when another one of you even talks to someone of the opposite gender. And you’ve only known each other a couple days. And Ledger you were literally engaged two seconds ago, you were supposed to get married the week after you met Kenna.
I just didn’t like it. Kenna and Ledger’s relationship isn’t even a relationship. All they have is sex and Scotty in common, that’s it.
This book just struck a nerve, a personal one, with me. I think this’ll be my last Colleen Hoover book, I just don’t enjoy them like everyone else seems to.
How she surrounds her stories around very serious topics and tries to turn them into romances, it just isn’t for me.
Graphic: Death, Grief, Medical content, Vomit, Addiction, Car accident, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
crispyaot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Car accident