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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
The betrayal was devastating!!!!
Truly heartbreaking and gave me feelings of melancholy and lost time.
A good quick read.
The mother is dealing with the loss of her husband, the lost of her little sister, a hormonal teenager, a nephew that survived his mothers passing, the ultimate betrayal and a missed love!!!
The daughter is also dealing withe loss of her father, the loss of her aunt(her second mother) while trying to meet an important deadline at school for a huge project and navigating her first love.
I hated this story (in a good way) threw the book against the wall!! several times!
Truly heartbreaking and gave me feelings of melancholy and lost time.
A good quick read.
The mother is dealing with the loss of her husband, the lost of her little sister, a hormonal teenager, a nephew that survived his mothers passing, the ultimate betrayal and a missed love!!!
The daughter is also dealing withe loss of her father, the loss of her aunt(her second mother) while trying to meet an important deadline at school for a huge project and navigating her first love.
I hated this story (in a good way) threw the book against the wall!! several times!
CoHo does it for me again. This one riled up all of my emotions by the time it wrapped up. (Paperback)
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
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
To be honest, I never thought I'd be giving a Colleen Hoover book 5 stars. The books that I've read by her have really hurt me and triggered me with the toxic and abusive relationship that get idolized with in the romance book community and I can't get behind that.
Regretting You is not one of those books.
Words can't explain how happy I am that I randomly picked this book up on a whim. I lost my dad when I was 15 (close to the same age as Clara) and rebelled in almost the same exact ways out of grief. I was hurt. I was depressed. I just wanted the pain to go away and to feel happiness again. I can't express how much this book meant to me. This was 15 year old me to the T. It's really hard to lose a parent no matter what age you are but I think more so when you're a kid. The fact that I could see myself in Clara was amazing and something that I can probably go back and reread for years.
I felt like Hoover was telling my story. This entire book was the like the aftermath of my own father's death <-- which also helps me relate to the story more...though I obviously enjoyed Morgan's story more.
I'll recommend this book to anyone. Especially if they lost a parent or a spouse. It hits you to the core and it makes me relive memories that I don't mind remembering. I don't mind looking back into the past and seeing my dad and remember all of the great memories that I have with them however I DO mind looking back at remembering all of the times that I was in an abusive and toxic relationship. I can get behind Hoover's books if the romance stops going in those directions.
On that note, Jonah and Miller are the perfect love interests and that is no exaggeration. They are exactly the type of partner anyone would want to be with. They're patient and kind and understanding and they LOVE YOU through it all. They're always there. They're always listening. They always pull you into a hug before you even know that you need one.
Read this book. Grieve with Morgan and Clara. Read their story. You won't regret it.
Thank you Colleen for showing me a glimpse into my life that I want to remember forever.
Regretting You is not one of those books.
Words can't explain how happy I am that I randomly picked this book up on a whim. I lost my dad when I was 15 (close to the same age as Clara) and rebelled in almost the same exact ways out of grief. I was hurt. I was depressed. I just wanted the pain to go away and to feel happiness again. I can't express how much this book meant to me. This was 15 year old me to the T. It's really hard to lose a parent no matter what age you are but I think more so when you're a kid. The fact that I could see myself in Clara was amazing and something that I can probably go back and reread for years.
I felt like Hoover was telling my story. This entire book was the like the aftermath of my own father's death
Spoiler
except the whole my dad having an affair thing... but my mom did end up with my dad's best friend a few months after the funeral and they're still together 13 years later.I'll recommend this book to anyone. Especially if they lost a parent or a spouse. It hits you to the core and it makes me relive memories that I don't mind remembering. I don't mind looking back into the past and seeing my dad and remember all of the great memories that I have with them however I DO mind looking back at remembering all of the times that I was in an abusive and toxic relationship. I can get behind Hoover's books if the romance stops going in those directions.
On that note, Jonah and Miller are the perfect love interests and that is no exaggeration. They are exactly the type of partner anyone would want to be with. They're patient and kind and understanding and they LOVE YOU through it all. They're always there. They're always listening. They always pull you into a hug before you even know that you need one.
Read this book. Grieve with Morgan and Clara. Read their story. You won't regret it.
Thank you Colleen for showing me a glimpse into my life that I want to remember forever.
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I thought I was going to love this book, but it didn't do it for me. Honestly, I only finished it because it is written by Colleen. When I started to read this book I was liking it. It is a little bit predictable, but I didn't mind. The book became hard for me to read after Clara and Miller kissed for the first time. After that chapter, I was getting tired and annoyed by this book. My biggest problem: Clara.
I've been reading some reviews and many people are praising Morgan and Clara's relationship. I honestly don't get it. Their relationship is not nice at all. Not even before Chris and Jenny died. Their relationship it's just disastrous. Maybe I don't get it because I'm not a mother, but I do have a mom and I would never treat her the way Clara treated Morgan. It's unacceptable. I was a teenager not so long ago, and I also had arguments with my mom. I mean, we all do. At 16 and 17, I was also going through some crappy situations, but I never disrespected my mom.
Also, why is Clara such a needy person when it comes to Miller? I mean, I kinda get it. They just started their relationship, blah blah blah. It was just too much for me. I also didn't like what she did to him. It was... gross. I don't know why Miller got back with her that soon. The worst part of this is that, after that happened, the next morning Clara said, "Even though I’ve only been seventeen for a few hours, I’m proud of my newfound maturity." Really, Clara? Is that the best that you can do? And after that, guess what? She did dirty to Miller AGAIN. Clara, sometimes it is better to keep quiet.
As I was reading Clara's chapters, I would say to myself, "She's just a teenager." But then I would see Miller, who is also a teenager, and realized that Clara is just a very annoying and rude person and that it has nothing to do with her being a teenager. I wanted to skip all of her chapters. Being honest, I only skimmed through some of them because she is such an unbearable character.
Anyway, I'm giving it two stars because I liked the ending, and I think Jonah, Miller, and Miller's grandpa were good characters. Also, some parts of the book were hilarious. I laughed a lot.
I've been reading some reviews and many people are praising Morgan and Clara's relationship. I honestly don't get it. Their relationship is not nice at all. Not even before Chris and Jenny died. Their relationship it's just disastrous. Maybe I don't get it because I'm not a mother, but I do have a mom and I would never treat her the way Clara treated Morgan. It's unacceptable. I was a teenager not so long ago, and I also had arguments with my mom. I mean, we all do. At 16 and 17, I was also going through some crappy situations, but I never disrespected my mom.
Also, why is Clara such a needy person when it comes to Miller? I mean, I kinda get it. They just started their relationship, blah blah blah. It was just too much for me. I also didn't like what she did to him. It was... gross. I don't know why Miller got back with her that soon. The worst part of this is that, after that happened, the next morning Clara said, "Even though I’ve only been seventeen for a few hours, I’m proud of my newfound maturity." Really, Clara? Is that the best that you can do? And after that, guess what? She did dirty to Miller AGAIN. Clara, sometimes it is better to keep quiet.
As I was reading Clara's chapters, I would say to myself, "She's just a teenager." But then I would see Miller, who is also a teenager, and realized that Clara is just a very annoying and rude person and that it has nothing to do with her being a teenager. I wanted to skip all of her chapters. Being honest, I only skimmed through some of them because she is such an unbearable character.
Anyway, I'm giving it two stars because I liked the ending, and I think Jonah, Miller, and Miller's grandpa were good characters. Also, some parts of the book were hilarious. I laughed a lot.
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A