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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
This is as melodramatic and angst filled as the title and synopsis suggest it to be. The romance aspect was good - Colleen Hoover does a good job with the whole romantic tension thing. But Sky has a horrible past she has to come to terms with and the issues she faces don't mesh well with such a romance-heavy book. Plus the ending was a bit all over the place. But if you like Colleen Hoover's style I'm sure you'll like this.
I went on a Hoover rampage. I noticed, as other readers before me, that Hoover tends to "put down" women and romanticize parts of a relationship that shouldn't be okay (stalking, harassment.. etc) just because a dude is hot and you have feelings for him. I disliked that Sky had to clarify "I'm not a slut" because that's not a ridiculous important notion at all. Come on now, let's not use terms like that that degrade women as a whole.
The whole, "I've never felt anything for anyone except one time I met this one guy and then BAM lust." Hm. Meh.
The plot? The ending? Not bad, it threw me for a loop. But I don't think it was as spectacular as everyone seems to think it was? Sorry guys.
The whole, "I've never felt anything for anyone except one time I met this one guy and then BAM lust." Hm. Meh.
The plot? The ending? Not bad, it threw me for a loop. But I don't think it was as spectacular as everyone seems to think it was? Sorry guys.
4.5 Stars
I went into this book assuming a few things; I read the summary, I read the prologue as a sample on my kindle, I read ‘Abuse’ as one of the genre tags on Goodreads. I put a few things together and I thought I knew where Hopeless was going. I was wrong, completely wrong. Don’t be ashamed if you are wrong too. It wasn't supposed to be obvious.
Sky turned out to be a lot more complex than I initially thought. I loved the added depth to her character, especially her childhood background. I loved finding out things that have happened to her in the past. While I expected this book to be focused on Holder and Sky’s relationship, which, to an extent, it was, in hindsight this is definitely a book about Sky’s journey; she discovers new things and makes some tricky decisions. It made it better than just a romance, as great as Holder is. This is what drove the story forward for me.
Holder surprised me from the get go. All those assumptions earlier … yeah they were mostly about him. In a way, I was glad to be wrong. I want Holder in my life. Come sweep me off my feet. Oh, you’d rather be with Sky. I’ll go sulk. Holder’s approach to life is great. I loved his sarcasm and banter. He would put me totally at ease. A yummy romantic lead.
This book definitely brings up some more sensitive topics, for example suicide. There are a few more in there but I don’t want to spoil. I always enjoy books that explore hard topics and explore them well. Hopeless hits all the right notes.
The only reason this book didn't get the full five stars is because I didn't get completely emotionally involved with the character. However this rarely happens to me. Very few contemporaries get the full five stars from me. The fact that Hopeless got 4.5 stars shows that this book is really good. Trust me, it may be a five star for you.
This book has been getting many amazing reviews and there is a reason for that. This book is self-published but I believe that it has been snapped up by a mainstream publishing company (Simon and Schuster). This book was great. The reviews are right. Go read it.
I went into this book assuming a few things; I read the summary, I read the prologue as a sample on my kindle, I read ‘Abuse’ as one of the genre tags on Goodreads. I put a few things together and I thought I knew where Hopeless was going. I was wrong, completely wrong. Don’t be ashamed if you are wrong too. It wasn't supposed to be obvious.
Sky turned out to be a lot more complex than I initially thought. I loved the added depth to her character, especially her childhood background. I loved finding out things that have happened to her in the past. While I expected this book to be focused on Holder and Sky’s relationship, which, to an extent, it was, in hindsight this is definitely a book about Sky’s journey; she discovers new things and makes some tricky decisions. It made it better than just a romance, as great as Holder is. This is what drove the story forward for me.
Holder surprised me from the get go. All those assumptions earlier … yeah they were mostly about him. In a way, I was glad to be wrong. I want Holder in my life. Come sweep me off my feet. Oh, you’d rather be with Sky. I’ll go sulk. Holder’s approach to life is great. I loved his sarcasm and banter. He would put me totally at ease. A yummy romantic lead.
This book definitely brings up some more sensitive topics, for example suicide. There are a few more in there but I don’t want to spoil. I always enjoy books that explore hard topics and explore them well. Hopeless hits all the right notes.
The only reason this book didn't get the full five stars is because I didn't get completely emotionally involved with the character. However this rarely happens to me. Very few contemporaries get the full five stars from me. The fact that Hopeless got 4.5 stars shows that this book is really good. Trust me, it may be a five star for you.
This book has been getting many amazing reviews and there is a reason for that. This book is self-published but I believe that it has been snapped up by a mainstream publishing company (Simon and Schuster). This book was great. The reviews are right. Go read it.
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
I couldn't put this one down. I was drawn in from the beginning.
Wow! Another amazing book by Colleen Hoover!! Its pretty graphic and depressing but also a pretty good book! I plan on starting part 2 soon!
Great storyline! This book was an easy read. The two main characters Sky and Holder are very complex, very interesting. There is a great twist to the story that I never saw coming. I would love to read this from Holder' point of view.
