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Hopeless by Elsie Silver

31 reviews

ionaash's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and War

one_more_chapter96's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I love the whole Chestnut Springs series and this was a great ending, breaking the mould a little of them all settling near the ranch which was nice. I loved the fire between Beau & Bailey and they were funny and real as characters. Overall they weren’t my favourite couple but I enjoyed reading about them and both of them getting a bit of a redemption arc / fresh start. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, War, and Emotional abuse

hapalyn's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

kristensreading's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Bullying

Minor: War and Emotional abuse

maddyknick's review

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment

ambercunningham's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Violence

notamouse's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

2.0

🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

emylou_qtr's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Bullying and Child abuse

abidavisf's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

3.75

I have blitzed through this series in 4 days so you know I enjoyed it!

Speaking on Hopeless itself, I enjoyed Beau and Bailey’s story and the camaraderie that they share, coming from traumatic pasts and both living with insecurities around the unknown parts of their lives. It makes sense that they would be drawn together, though, like Beau, I do find the age difference slightly awkward. That being said, Bailey is clearly a 22-year-old who has had to be wise before her years, and Beau’s years in the military probably mean that his 20s and early 30s were not as progressive socially as they could have been. Maybe they meet in the middle.

Hopeless did not grab me as much as the other books in the series did, which is why my rating is slightly lower. I felt myself gravitating more towards the snippets of the other characters’ lives and wished we’d had more of that.

That being said, I still found Beau-Bailey endearing, hilarious and, frankly, emotional. I giggled and blushed and cheered for them. I hope they’re happy together forever, and I hope those Jansen boys get far away from Chestnut Springs. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Medical trauma, and War

Minor: Classism, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Bullying

basilreads's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

 I can't give this story enough stars! 5.75 doesn't give it justice! 
Beau and Bailey are so perfect together!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Bullying

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Drug abuse