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Hopeless by Elsie Silver
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I really enjoyed Hopeless as the finale of the Chesnut Springs series. All throughout the series Beau was always the one we knew least about so it was a nice change of pace to be seeing what his life looks like.
I really enjoyed the way that his PTSD regarding the army was explored, and I think Bailey was the perfect character to handle all of that alongside him. She was strong and independent but we still saw a lot of the softness that she has from being treated badly by nearly everyone in town!
The only thing I would have changed was that compared to books 1-4, Hopeless read a little more like a standalone. There wasn't as much of that calling back to the other books and big events that we saw with the others. So I would have liked a little more background about what everyone else was up to just to round off the series with a final update almost.
But otherwise, I loved the book. It was well written, it was swoonworthy in places and the spice was very nicely done.
I really enjoyed the way that his PTSD regarding the army was explored, and I think Bailey was the perfect character to handle all of that alongside him. She was strong and independent but we still saw a lot of the softness that she has from being treated badly by nearly everyone in town!
The only thing I would have changed was that compared to books 1-4, Hopeless read a little more like a standalone. There wasn't as much of that calling back to the other books and big events that we saw with the others. So I would have liked a little more background about what everyone else was up to just to round off the series with a final update almost.
But otherwise, I loved the book. It was well written, it was swoonworthy in places and the spice was very nicely done.