A review by bookowl88
Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

I know I’m In the minority here but I really had a hard time finishing this book.  I really didn’t like it at all and I have read a lot of Colleen Hoover books so I’m sorry to say this is my least favorite.  
First:  It is excruciatingly slow.  In the beginning we meet Sky, a homeschooled teenage girl who sneaks boys into her room at night to make out with them but doesn’t feel a thing.  
Second:  The male love interest is a secretive moody guy who randomly has rage attacks and treats Hope like crap and she never questions him.  It’s maddening to watch a female character just go along with a guy she doesn’t know very well and completely not questions his moods or how he treats her in them.
Third:  The dialogue is very childish sometimes and wayyy to cheesy to be believable.  
Fourth:  What this book really end up being about is childhood sexual trauma and the entire way it’s handled is very frustrating.  Basically if you find yourself a moody, angsty hot teenage boy who will have sex with you the moment you find out something traumatic you will get through anything life throws you.  You don’t need mental health counselors or professional help, just get a horny teenage boy and whoops there goes all that trauma. 
I really love Colleen Hoover and I’m sad that I couldn’t like this one.  But it really was just unbelievable and I just couldn’t like this book for the fourth reason alone.  
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