Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

58 reviews

megodonn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

marionlundqvist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Blood, Death of parent, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Death, Drug use, Excrement, and Sexual content

yvo_about_books's review against another edition

5.0

 Finished reading: November 30th 2023

"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! 

---

Content Warnings

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

lilawsahar's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

It’s an easy book to read. There is little discomfort which is surprising since the topic is really heavy. I think that the book took the easy route: there was immediate forgiveness after reading the letter that Kenna wrote, Ledger fell in love with her, Diem had interest in getting to know her mom, none of the towns folk found out about Kenna before Diems grandparents, etc. The only hiccups were Kenna getting a restraint of order against her and the grandparents still being mad (which any parent would be). Most situations would not have worked out this nicely. It felt like each character went to years of therapy to get to the place where they all ended up. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol

ashe01's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

It took a little longer for me to get through this book. There were great little moments throughout, but I just couldn’t get into Kenna’s character. As much as I hate to say it, her relationship with Ledger was very annoying at times. However, the last few chapters of the book made up for a lot and made me really enjoy the ending; even leaving me wanting at least another chapter, or longer epilogue!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Minor: Kidnapping and Drug use

pikaellie's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

This is the last Colleen Hoover book I'll read. I think this is her best book, but I'm getting tired of her writing style. I loved the plot of this book, and I thought the ending was great, but if I had to read one more sex scene, I was going to puke. The sex in this book just felt unnecessary, because I felt like the story shouldn't have focused so much on

Ledger and Kenna's relationship. I liked that they got together in the end, but every freaking time there was a serious moment between them, like Kenna telling her story, it ended in sex. Seriously, if I had just poured my emotions out the way that Kenna did, the last thing on my mind would be having sex. Also, again, Kenna had just poured her emotions out, then she and Ledger had sex, and then all Ledger could think about was the cleavage that her shirt showed. It made me want to vomit.

I just felt like this book would be a lot better if the focus was less on the romance, and more on Kenna and her daughter, or even Kenna having friendships with other people. Other than that, the plot of the book was honestly very good, and I teared up towards the end.
Like I said, this is the last book I'll be reading by Colleen Hoover. Too much forced sex, not enough time on the plot of the book that is actually very good. I don't want to be distracted by gagging about the sex scenes that felt forced, and the disgusting thoughts that the men always have in CoHo's books. (Seriously, November 9 had the same problem with just the perverted thoughts that Ben had about Fallon. Gross.)
Read this book if you are okay with random sex scenes in the middle of the interesting plot. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Cursing

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Medical content, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use and Violence

kingal's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent

adrialucilfer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Car accident, Blood, Alcohol, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Death, Cursing, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

love_chloe_c's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.25

Sometimes CoHo books feel like she came up with the characters she wanted to be in love first and wrote the plot around them. That's how this book feels. Don't get me wrong, I really loved and enjoyed it, it's just an observation I feel the need to point out. She uses the word "Roll" WAY too many times. Like WAY too many. And often times, the things that are "rolling" don't even roll?? Like they're just not rolling. Anyway, this is a sweet, heavy novel about a journey of forgiveness, acceptance, and love and learning to move on from the things that have hurt us. It's a sweet story with a lovely conclusion ❤️

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Car accident

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Blood