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folded_between_pages_of_books's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Sexual content
saraah07's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
4.75
Ok I know I picked up a Colleen Hoover book. I've read so many books of hers but still I didn't know what to expect from it. Anytime I read her books it's at my own risk. But out of all the Colleen Hoover books I've read, 'Heart Bones' is probably my favourite one.
With this author it's really hard to predict how the book is going to end and sometimes there aren't plot twists until the very end. Which changes your thoughts on the characters and the overall dynamic of the book. Which is what happened in this book.
I loved all the characters. And the storyline was so well thought out, you can easily tell. The way everything is linked is so satisfying and when you finally find out things that were not said at the start things start to make sense.
The main characters Beyah and Samson,if that's his real name are both immensely troubled. But they find peace with each other because they see themselves in each other. There story is beautiful and definitely not conventional when it comes to finding love. But it works for them.
There were times that I wanted to cry for Beyah because of how much she had gone through but she still managed to be functional and think of other people without drowning in their own grief. And for Samson. His character development was really good. I think he had a lot of demons from his past that he found hard to overcome. Beyah saw this too.
It would be a Colleen Hoover book without some really heavy trauma and with some shocking plot twists. But atleas this ending will make you smile.
With this author it's really hard to predict how the book is going to end and sometimes there aren't plot twists until the very end. Which changes your thoughts on the characters and the overall dynamic of the book. Which is what happened in this book.
I loved all the characters. And the storyline was so well thought out, you can easily tell. The way everything is linked is so satisfying and when you finally find out things that were not said at the start things start to make sense.
The main characters Beyah and Samson,
There were times that I wanted to cry for Beyah because of how much she had gone through but she still managed to be functional and think of other people without drowning in their own grief. And for Samson. His character development was really good. I think he had a lot of demons from his past that he found hard to overcome. Beyah saw this too.
It would be a Colleen Hoover book without some really heavy trauma and with some shocking plot twists. But atleas this ending will make you smile.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Body shaming, and Drug use
proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
Beyah är 19 år när hennes mamma dör i en överdos och hon blir vräkt från deras boende. Hon tvingas bo hos sin pappa, som hon knappt känner, över sommaren. Hon planerar att hålla en låg profil tills hon ska åka till universitetet, där hon fått ett fullt stipendium. Men så träffar hon Samson och mot sin vilja dras Beyah mot honom. Han är väldigt hemlighetsfull och hon upptäcker snart att de har en del gemensamt.
Det är första gången jag läser Hoover på svenska och den känns mer YA än de andra böckerna jag läst av henne. Vet inte om det beror på att huvudpersonerna är yngre eller på översättningen. Det är inte lika heta s*xscener här heller, så den skulle definitivt kunna klassas som YA, eller åtminstone NA.
Det tar ett tag innan jag riktigt kommer in i boken, innan jag börjar förstå Beyah. Det blir en slags kulturkrock för henne när hon flyttar in hos sin pappa. Hon har varit van vid att leva med en missbrukande förälder som inte bryr sig om något annat än sin nästa fix och hon har inte alltid haft mat att äta. Nu har hon plötsligt en hel familj (pappan är gift och har en dotter till) som uppriktigt bryr sig om henne och hon har lite svårt att acceptera det. De har det dessutom bra ställt och det finns alltid mat på bordet. Då är det kanske inte så konstigt att hon håller sig på sin kant och inte berättar sanningen om sin uppväxt.
Både Beyah och Samson är vad jag skulle kalla trasiga själar. Långsamt närmar de sig varandra, men samtidigt vet de att när sommaren är över kommer de att gå skilda vägar. Mitt hjärta är nära att brista flera gånger när Hoover skickligt spelar på hela känsloregistret. Det här är en bok om att överleva, om att tvingas bli vuxen alldeles för tidigt och om hur mycket man kan tänkas förlåta. Det är både brutalt och vackert, hjärtskärande och rörande. Om det inte vore för att det tog mig ett tag att hitta "tonen" i boken så hade det här blivit en fullpoängare!
Det är första gången jag läser Hoover på svenska och den känns mer YA än de andra böckerna jag läst av henne. Vet inte om det beror på att huvudpersonerna är yngre eller på översättningen. Det är inte lika heta s*xscener här heller, så den skulle definitivt kunna klassas som YA, eller åtminstone NA.
Det tar ett tag innan jag riktigt kommer in i boken, innan jag börjar förstå Beyah. Det blir en slags kulturkrock för henne när hon flyttar in hos sin pappa. Hon har varit van vid att leva med en missbrukande förälder som inte bryr sig om något annat än sin nästa fix och hon har inte alltid haft mat att äta. Nu har hon plötsligt en hel familj (pappan är gift och har en dotter till) som uppriktigt bryr sig om henne och hon har lite svårt att acceptera det. De har det dessutom bra ställt och det finns alltid mat på bordet. Då är det kanske inte så konstigt att hon håller sig på sin kant och inte berättar sanningen om sin uppväxt.
Både Beyah och Samson är vad jag skulle kalla trasiga själar. Långsamt närmar de sig varandra, men samtidigt vet de att när sommaren är över kommer de att gå skilda vägar. Mitt hjärta är nära att brista flera gånger när Hoover skickligt spelar på hela känsloregistret. Det här är en bok om att överleva, om att tvingas bli vuxen alldeles för tidigt och om hur mycket man kan tänkas förlåta. Det är både brutalt och vackert, hjärtskärande och rörande. Om det inte vore för att det tog mig ett tag att hitta "tonen" i boken så hade det här blivit en fullpoängare!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content
nin3423's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It had a few graphic sexual parts. Not a book for kids under 18.
It was a good story line with good characters, but I felt had a lot of flaws.
The characters age seemed too young to be a book for adults. They should have been older. I did like how the author conveyed not to judge a book by its cover and the examples and development of the characters showed that. Slight romanization of abuse.
The characters age seemed too young to be a book for adults. They should have been older. I did like how the author conveyed not to judge a book by its cover and the examples and development of the characters showed that. Slight romanization of abuse.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Addiction, and Drug use
Minor: Abandonment and Sexual harassment
samburkhouse's review against another edition
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Eating disorder, Classism, and Sexual assault
ksmith_23's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Child abuse, Grief, and Drug abuse
Minor: Bullying and Sexual content
katierosecrane's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I wasn't fully in love with the main characters. They seemed a little too juvenile for me. The book had some tragic moments in them that were surprising, but honestly not my favorite Colleen Hoover book. I don't think I really felt the full connection the book was trying to project.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Drug use, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty
lizziemarie01's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- 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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Addiction, and Death of parent
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Death, and Grief
Minor: Eating disorder and Abandonment
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I wanted to read this book because I'm patiently waiting for my paperback of It Starts with Us, I was going to read Verity first but I saw that they were changing the cover on this book from the white one to that ugly cover so I quickly bought this one whilst I could get my hands on it.
This book follows nineteen-year-old Bekah Grim. Her one ambition in life is to get out of Kentucky. One night after she gets home from work she finds her mum dead from a drug overdose in her trailer park home, her landlord is asking for the rent that her mum missed out on or to get out of the trailer in four days. Bekah decides to ring her dad who she hasn’t seen since she was sixteen to ask if she can stay with him and within 24 hours she is in Texas, with her dads second family. She has two months before she goes for the future she has built and Beyah’s plan is to keep her head down and let the summer slip by seamlessly, but her new neighbour has thrown a wrench in that plan. Samson and Beyah have nothing in common on the surface. She comes from a life of poverty and neglect, and he comes from a family of wealth and privilege. But there is one thing they do have in common is that they’re both drawn to sad things. Which means they are drawn to each other. With an almost immediate connection too intense for them to continue denying, Beyah and Samson agree to stay in the shallow end of a summer fling. What Beyah doesn’t realize is that a rip current is coming, and it’s about to drag her heart out to sea.
I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did. But it was just heartbreaking and mended my heart at the same time. I loved that the various characters and how they all have actual personalities, which sometimes can be missed within books. This book starts straight with the drama with the events of Beyah coming home from work and then finding her mum and having to move to another state and I just wanted to hug her. I wanted to hug both Beyah and Samson multiple times during the book especially towards the end, it was all happy and fluffy and then drama happened. I loved that Beyah took up for herself and Samson and that Samson wanted her to live life whilst he was away. They were breaking each other as well as healing but I loved it.
I did think some things were a bit predictable – Samsom financial situation and the big secret that Samson was keeping - I thought it would be worst and it wasn’t. It still has a big twist which I didn’t expect, I had an inkling that Rafe was important but I didn’t realize how important it was.
The way that CoHo writes about Beyah’s journey of grief is just sad and heart wrenching, but the connection with Samson and Beyah is so adorable and I enjoyed the fluffy side of CoHo that I haven’t seen before.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Grief, Drug use, and Abandonment
Minor: Eating disorder
lishreadsx's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction and Abandonment