4.14 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful 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: No

I’m a CoHOE

Ahhhh I’m falling in love with Colleen Hoover. I needed something lighter after Verity and this was it. It’s hard put this book down. I fall fast in love with Samson and Beyah. And again I thought I saw what was coming and I didn’t, not at all.

“Heart bones” ruined it for me. IYKYK.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

That's it, I am so into CoHo now. My goal is to read all of her books.
What a twist! What a plot twist!
I can't even write proper review because I am afraid I will end up writing spoilers. Just read this book. Really good, almost perfect.
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Heart Bones is one of the fluffier novels Colleen has written, but that didn't make me like it any less; sometimes it's nice to take a break from all the heaviness contained within certain subject areas, and Colleen did an excellent job of incorporating serious matters under a sheer veil of absolute delight and pure bliss. You can practically feel the sun on your skin and smell the salt in your hair as you visualize the beach, the ocean, and the lovely houses the characters find themselves in. This makes it a lot easier to digest things like Samson's complicated past as well as Beyah's, and the complexities involved in being raised the way they unfortunately were. Though both characters endured many hardships, it brings the reader much comfort that in the end they find a love they've searched for since birth, and are finally being given a companion they can rely on. 

Quotes:

"I may not be more than a transaction to him, but I'm a transaction he can't seem to get enough of."
- Heart Bones, page 18

"Shallow people don't stare at the ocean as deeply as you do."
- Heart Bones, page 86

"I want this kiss, even if it's only happening because he's drawn to sad things."
- Heart Bones, page 148

"Because most of the time, the fun you have that leads to the pain is worth the pain."
- Heart Bones, page 163

"What fills the holes in a soul? 
Pieces of someone else's soul."
- Heart Bones, page 209

"I've had sex plenty of times, but never in a bed. Never fully naked. And definitely never with someone I care about."
- Heart Bones, page 252

"He makes me feel prettier than I probably am."
- Heart Bones, page 258

"I'd much rather fall for a guy who has a shady past and treats me as well as Samson does than fall for a guy who treats me like shit while looking good to the rest of the world."
- Heart Bones, page 280

"I don't even want to dream about him. I just want to sleep and not dream or think or feel."
- Heart Bones, page 288

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
challenging fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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
emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes