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emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
I enjoyed this book and didn't at the same time. I had a lot of mixed feelings about this book. I feel like colleen has a tendency to make all her characters like characters you don't want to root for.
I loved Kenna, I thought she was such a good character with a lot of depth and an interesting story to tell. She was everything I wish my own mother was. She cares so much about getting her daughter back. It made me so upset how she wasn't able to see her daughter, everyone took her at her worse moment in life and judged her for it.
I thought the romance was a little weird... Like I felt like I wasn't really rooting for them. Obviously, the fact that Ledger hated Kenna but didn't really know her was realistic. I don't believe in love at first sight. Personally, I felt like the romance was rushed and all came too fast for a sensitive topic like this.
Ledger made me mad, but I also couldn't hate him. He took care of Deim when Kenna couldn't, that made me like him. I felt like other than the fact he was taking care of Deim he was pretty self-absorbed. I felt like he had no idea what he wanted, and he was way to confused the whole book. I don't know I hated him and loved him at the same time.
I have mixed feelings about the accident. I liked how it went into detail about the accident. I hate when book promote, or really even talk about driving under the influence. It shines a light on driving under the influence, a light that by no means should be shined. We can all sit here and say what we would have done differently, but we will never truly know unless it is us. I felt like the accident was just how I expected it to go which was good for this book.
Like the rest of the book, I had mixed feelings about the ending.We all knew they were going to get together but like naming your kid after your death best friend/ ex-boyfriend is a little weird....
I loved Kenna, I thought she was such a good character with a lot of depth and an interesting story to tell. She was everything I wish my own mother was. She cares so much about getting her daughter back. It made me so upset how she wasn't able to see her daughter, everyone took her at her worse moment in life and judged her for it.
I thought the romance was a little weird... Like I felt like I wasn't really rooting for them. Obviously, the fact that Ledger hated Kenna but didn't really know her was realistic. I don't believe in love at first sight. Personally, I felt like the romance was rushed and all came too fast for a sensitive topic like this.
Ledger made me mad, but I also couldn't hate him. He took care of Deim when Kenna couldn't, that made me like him. I felt like other than the fact he was taking care of Deim he was pretty self-absorbed. I felt like he had no idea what he wanted, and he was way to confused the whole book. I don't know I hated him and loved him at the same time.
I have mixed feelings about the accident. I liked how it went into detail about the accident. I hate when book promote, or really even talk about driving under the influence. It shines a light on driving under the influence, a light that by no means should be shined. We can all sit here and say what we would have done differently, but we will never truly know unless it is us. I felt like the accident was just how I expected it to go which was good for this book.
Like the rest of the book, I had mixed feelings about the ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident
Moderate: Drug use, Suicide attempt, Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident
Minor: Suicide attempt
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt
dark
emotional
sad
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Possible trigger warnings for this book : suicidal thoughts, detailed scenes of a car accident, grief of losing a loved one, child neglect, parent incarceration.
This book was so sad at several points but honestly such a good read. I want to start by saying I went through a million and one emotions during this book and that’s how I know Colleen Hoover’s writing is phenomenal! I began this book hating Kenna. And I was so angry at her but I wanted to like her. As the book went on, I realized that Kenna was actually such an incredible character. She was so mature in so many ways. And I am ended the book loving her and was so happy she got a happy ending. Ledger was amazing and perfect for Kenna. I loved him. I am also so happy she was allowed in Diem’s life in the end. Diem deserves a mother who loves her and only wants the best for her in her life. And after everything she’s been through, Kenna deserves to be able to spend time with her daughter. The amount of character development in this book was crazy. I loved every single character of this book, including the small ones. I feel like nothing I say could do this book enough justice. If you had any doubt about reading Reminders of Him and are reading this review (even though I gave spoilers) READ it! Ps. Is that a fucking pigeon?!
This book was so sad at several points but honestly such a good read. I want to start by saying I went through a million and one emotions during this book and that’s how I know Colleen Hoover’s writing is phenomenal! I began this book hating Kenna. And I was so angry at her but I wanted to like her. As the book went on, I realized that Kenna was actually such an incredible character. She was so mature in so many ways. And I am ended the book loving her and was so happy she got a happy ending. Ledger was amazing and perfect for Kenna. I loved him. I am also so happy she was allowed in Diem’s life in the end. Diem deserves a mother who loves her and only wants the best for her in her life. And after everything she’s been through, Kenna deserves to be able to spend time with her daughter. The amount of character development in this book was crazy. I loved every single character of this book, including the small ones. I feel like nothing I say could do this book enough justice. If you had any doubt about reading Reminders of Him and are reading this review (even though I gave spoilers) READ it! Ps. Is that a fucking pigeon?!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow! This is my 3rd COHO book and by far my favorite! I laughed, I cried, every emotion this book brought for me.
This book definitely brought redemption to Colleen Hoover for me
This book definitely brought redemption to Colleen Hoover for me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Car accident
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident
Minor: Blood, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
emotional
relaxing
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
"Happiness isn’t some permanent thing we’re all trying to achieve in life, it’s merely a thing that shows up every now and then, sometimes in tiny doses that are just substantial enough to keep us going."
What a soaking book! 😭😭. People are messy. Relationships are complex. We all make mistakes. I didn't think there was a way I'd empathize with Kenna but the journey she took us on, and the tears I spilled reading this proved me wrong. CoHo always reminds me that people aren't black or white, we are all a little gray and that's okay.We should all learn to extend a little grace and kindness towards each other.
"There was before you and there was during you. For some reason, I never thought there would be an after you."
Damn it! Here come the waterworks again.
"Is that a fucking pigeon? 🐦"
Damnit! I miss Scotty so much. I'll never see a pigeon and not think about him. And Kenna🥺🥺. This story will forever linger in my mind.
What a soaking book! 😭😭. People are messy. Relationships are complex. We all make mistakes. I didn't think there was a way I'd empathize with Kenna but the journey she took us on, and the tears I spilled reading this proved me wrong. CoHo always reminds me that people aren't black or white, we are all a little gray and that's okay.We should all learn to extend a little grace and kindness towards each other.
"There was before you and there was during you. For some reason, I never thought there would be an after you."
Damn it! Here come the waterworks again.
"Is that a fucking pigeon? 🐦"
Damnit! I miss Scotty so much. I'll never see a pigeon and not think about him. And Kenna🥺🥺. This story will forever linger in my mind.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked this book and the plot. I liked how Colleen chose to present the characters, and how she chose to reveal things later on. The POV switch gave insight into how the other person was feeling, and I liked that I could see things from two perspectives, and how gradually, they seemed to come together as Kenna and Ledger fell in love. I thought that the book was pretty slow. I wish she would have put a sub-plot in, because the main plot wasn’t quite enough for me to keep it interesting. It did get better in the end, but I thought the ending was predictable. Overall, great book, but not her best. I would compre it to “Layla”.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism