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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Book number 2 for me on the list of NA books that Gisbelle recommended me.
And what a wonderful book it was. I loved both of the characters, they were just perfect together, I loved how they teased each other, their kisses were sweet and their love amazing.
I was so sad for Sky when she found out about her past, how broken she was, and how it affect Holder, and how he stuck with her and held her.
I would say more, but words cannot describe this book. It is just perfect.
I will be sure to read the next book. (I bought it recently online, so it will be here in a few days.)
And what a wonderful book it was. I loved both of the characters, they were just perfect together, I loved how they teased each other, their kisses were sweet and their love amazing.
I was so sad for Sky when she found out about her past, how broken she was, and how it affect Holder, and how he stuck with her and held her.
I would say more, but words cannot describe this book. It is just perfect.
I will be sure to read the next book. (I bought it recently online, so it will be here in a few days.)
I can't rate this book. It was well-written and carefully plotted. I wish I'd known what it was about before I read it, though, because I wouldn't have done it. Unfortunately, by the time I figured out it contains what I can't handle the most in books -stuff with kids- I was already totally sucked into the story. So, I guess that means Hoover is a really good storyteller? Because I finished this, but it was incredibly draining and emotional. *sigh*
The sexytimes stuff also made me really uncomfortable and you'll see why if you read it. It was probably just my personal reaction, but anyway, I can't rate this book because I'm still not sure how I feel about it.
The sexytimes stuff also made me really uncomfortable and you'll see why if you read it. It was probably just my personal reaction, but anyway, I can't rate this book because I'm still not sure how I feel about it.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
Even though from early on you could see where this story was going it was still devastating to get there.
medium-paced
Wow. That was a lot. When people said this book has a crazy plot twist, I had that quite underestimated.
I was not expecting this story to be as heavy as it was. It’s VERY heavy. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I think it’s very important to check the trigger warnings if that’s a concern for you.
I teared up so many times during this book. I finished the last huge chunk in one night, and it was a LOT to process. A story that started out as a typical mildly annoying teen romance quickly became raw and disturbing, and powerful. And the very last chapter was so sweet and beautiful it made me cry.
It feels weird to say that I loved this book, because it was honestly pretty disturbing at times, especially during this one scene in particular. It’s hard to look back on my reading journey of this with excitement or enjoyment, because of how heavy it was. But I do know I haven’t felt so much gut-wrenching emotions from a book in a long time. I will likely not forget it for a while.
I was not expecting this story to be as heavy as it was. It’s VERY heavy. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I think it’s very important to check the trigger warnings if that’s a concern for you.
I teared up so many times during this book. I finished the last huge chunk in one night, and it was a LOT to process. A story that started out as a typical mildly annoying teen romance quickly became raw and disturbing, and powerful. And the very last chapter was so sweet and beautiful it made me cry.
It feels weird to say that I loved this book, because it was honestly pretty disturbing at times, especially during this one scene in particular. It’s hard to look back on my reading journey of this with excitement or enjoyment, because of how heavy it was. But I do know I haven’t felt so much gut-wrenching emotions from a book in a long time. I will likely not forget it for a while.
"Life can't be divided into chapters... only minutes. The events of your life are all crammed together one minute right after the other without any time lapses or blank pages or chapter breaks because no matter what happens life just keeps going and moving forward and words keep flowing and truths keep spewing whether you like it or not and life never lets you pause and just catch your fucking breath."
OH. MY. GOD.
This is my third CoHo book, and I thought I was prepared for the inevitable tragedy that always fucks with my head, but hOLY SHIT. This book simultaneously destroyed my faith in humanity and then reaffirmed it. I couldn't even handle it. We reached the climax and truths were being revealed left and right and I was like
What I liked...
Sky. Sky is an extremely entertaining narrator. Her inner monologues and thoughts are funny and relatable, her off-hand reactions to slut-shaming at school are truthfully quite impressive (my favorite is by far when she thanks some girls for giving her "stripper money"--lol), and just her courage and strength in dealing with such horrible shit at the end are just a few of the things that make her great.
Holder. Ah, Dean Holder. Passionate, sometimes scary, sometimes slightly bi-polar bad boy with dimples.
I have a weakness for bad boys with secrets, especially when those secrets allude to the fact that they actually have hearts of gold. Will this someday get my heart broken? Most definitely. But as long as I stick to fictional bad boys, hopefully I'll be okay. Holder is equal parts adorable and sexy and comforting and edge-of-your-seat teasing. I immensely enjoyed him.
Breckin. HOW DARE BRECKIN ONLY BE IN THE STORY FOR LIKE FIVE MINUTES.
Dealing with issues people avoid. I don't want to spoil you so I'll only tell you this much: CoHo does a pretty bang-up job writing characters going through some really shitty stuff that people in our society don't like to talk about. I have no experience in any of these situations or even attempting to deal with them, so I have no idea if CoHo's characters' reactions are realistic, but they worked for me, so... A+
What I didn't like...
Reactions/conversations that felt unrealistic, at least to me, though it only happened sometimes. Maybe it's because this is one of CoHo's earlier books, but there were times when her characters felt overly honest and like they were oversharing to an unrealistic degree. I don't know, maybe it's just that I'm naturally a pretty secretive person who doesn't talk easily about what's going on in her head, but there were times when Holder and Sky's unflinching honesty without hesitation struck me as unrealistic.
Not as well-written, especially comparing it to the two other books I've ready by CoHo. Again, granted, this was earlier in her career, in which case I suppose I shouldn't fault her. It's definitely not badly written--there's still the same addictive style that keeps you turning pages and giggling/crying--but compared to the others I've read by her, it's just not as compelling, more so in the beginning than in the end.
...so therefore, citing these brief thoughts about a book that tore my heart and soul to shreds and then sewed them back together, I'm giving Hopeless one less star than Ugly Love and the same as Maybe Someday. Not because I disliked it, but just because I didn't like it as much as Ugly Love and liked it just about the same as Maybe Someday. BUT THEY'RE ALL GOOD. You should read them all. *fails to avoid reverting to rabid CoHo fangirl*
(Btw, if you're wondering why this took me so long to read, it is not because I got bored or something like that. I most definitely did not. I've just been super busy with school and then had to take a break to read Queen of Shadows, which took priority over literally everything for a week--you should totally read it, fyi--and then it took me a while to get back out of the mourning period/reading slump Sarah J. Maas always puts me in. So, basically, if given the chance, I probably would have read this book in less than a week, allowing for a little bit of school/homework time...)
"Czasem odkrycie prawdy może odebrać nadzieję szybciej niż wiara w kłamstwa...."
Bardzo sceptycznie byłam nastawiona do tej pozycji, ale okazało się, że zupełnie przeliczyłam się tutaj z moimi oczekiwaniami. Zacznę od tego, że nie jestem pasjonatką młodzieżowych romansów -ba! - nie jestem pasjonatką żadnych romansów i na tę pozycję zdecydowałam się tylko dlatego, że ktoś mi ją polecił. Chcąc nie chcąc, zaczęłam ją czytać w myślach przeklinając swoją decyzję i tkwiąc w przekonaniu, że będzie to dla mnie nuda i kompletna strata czasu. Szybko mi przyszło zmienić zdanie i zamiast straty czasu zaliczyłam emocjonalną miazgę, bowiem opisana tutaj historia dwojga nastolatków jest czymś więcej niż nastoletnim, ckliwym romansem dwojga zakochanych w sobie ludzi.
Książka zupełnie inna, jaką spodziewałam się przeczytać. Zawiera wiele trudnych tematów, które przyjęłam z mniejszymi bądź większymi emocjami, ale poniekąd też dającymi mi sporo do myślenia. Doszukałam się w niej także wielu wartościowych cytatów i życiowych mądrości, i gdybym mogła, zakreśliłabym pewnie ponad połowę książki. Teraz sama nie wiem, czy brać się od razu za kolejną część, czy dać sobie czas na ochłonięcie i przeczytać ją później, bo ciągle jeszcze jadę na emocjonalnym kacu....
Polecam, szczególnie młodzieży ponieważ lektura dotyka problemów, które bardzo często przytrafiają się w "trudnym wieku" a zwłaszcza tych, związanych z określeniem i poszukiwaniem własnej tożsamości.
Przeczytane w kilka godzin.
Bardzo sceptycznie byłam nastawiona do tej pozycji, ale okazało się, że zupełnie przeliczyłam się tutaj z moimi oczekiwaniami. Zacznę od tego, że nie jestem pasjonatką młodzieżowych romansów -ba! - nie jestem pasjonatką żadnych romansów i na tę pozycję zdecydowałam się tylko dlatego, że ktoś mi ją polecił. Chcąc nie chcąc, zaczęłam ją czytać w myślach przeklinając swoją decyzję i tkwiąc w przekonaniu, że będzie to dla mnie nuda i kompletna strata czasu. Szybko mi przyszło zmienić zdanie i zamiast straty czasu zaliczyłam emocjonalną miazgę, bowiem opisana tutaj historia dwojga nastolatków jest czymś więcej niż nastoletnim, ckliwym romansem dwojga zakochanych w sobie ludzi.
Książka zupełnie inna, jaką spodziewałam się przeczytać. Zawiera wiele trudnych tematów, które przyjęłam z mniejszymi bądź większymi emocjami, ale poniekąd też dającymi mi sporo do myślenia. Doszukałam się w niej także wielu wartościowych cytatów i życiowych mądrości, i gdybym mogła, zakreśliłabym pewnie ponad połowę książki. Teraz sama nie wiem, czy brać się od razu za kolejną część, czy dać sobie czas na ochłonięcie i przeczytać ją później, bo ciągle jeszcze jadę na emocjonalnym kacu....
Polecam, szczególnie młodzieży ponieważ lektura dotyka problemów, które bardzo często przytrafiają się w "trudnym wieku" a zwłaszcza tych, związanych z określeniem i poszukiwaniem własnej tożsamości.
Przeczytane w kilka godzin.
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
this. is. the. most. incredible. book. in. the. history. of. books.