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A review by aish_dols
Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
4.0
"I'm confident that I’ll never spend a single second of my life regretting you."
That moment when you hit the part where the book title all makes sense! It was ironic though, she spent shattering moments regretting and then being perceptive about the future, envisaged the thoughts that birthed the line above.
When I read this line, I smiled because I was way into the book and Morgan already did a lot of burying of who she really was, what she really felt just to be selfless and live her life for others more than for herself. It was a breakthrough.
So what is the book about?
17 year old Morgan and her 16 year old sister, Jenny are in relationships with Chris and Jonah, best friends. Swimming past lots of conflicting emotions, unpredictable thoughts, naked confessions, unsaid words, Morgan gets pregnant for Chris and knows she has to commit to this man, this child, why not? She has to be responsible and bury herself in the process, kill her dreams, protect everyone else.
17 years after, Clara – Morgan's daughter – is 17 & Morgan is 34, and trust me I'm not even giving you any spoilers because this is just the second chapter. This is just the beginning of the spinning session.
Colleen Hoover has a way of laying down reality even in fiction. 'Regretting You' is a book that deals with not just the beautiful but ugly scenarios in relationships. Between Mother and daughter, father and daughter, sisters, father and son, best friends, romantic relationships. I like that it had alternating POVs where Morgan & Clara gave us their perspectives on things.
A lot of twists, as usual, with Hoover but worth the ride. The book felt like a movie and I enjoyed it because the secrets of each and every character unveiled themselves slowly but surely.
Regretting You, is a book worthy of attention.
That moment when you hit the part where the book title all makes sense! It was ironic though, she spent shattering moments regretting and then being perceptive about the future, envisaged the thoughts that birthed the line above.
When I read this line, I smiled because I was way into the book and Morgan already did a lot of burying of who she really was, what she really felt just to be selfless and live her life for others more than for herself. It was a breakthrough.
So what is the book about?
17 year old Morgan and her 16 year old sister, Jenny are in relationships with Chris and Jonah, best friends. Swimming past lots of conflicting emotions, unpredictable thoughts, naked confessions, unsaid words, Morgan gets pregnant for Chris and knows she has to commit to this man, this child, why not? She has to be responsible and bury herself in the process, kill her dreams, protect everyone else.
17 years after, Clara – Morgan's daughter – is 17 & Morgan is 34, and trust me I'm not even giving you any spoilers because this is just the second chapter. This is just the beginning of the spinning session.
Colleen Hoover has a way of laying down reality even in fiction. 'Regretting You' is a book that deals with not just the beautiful but ugly scenarios in relationships. Between Mother and daughter, father and daughter, sisters, father and son, best friends, romantic relationships. I like that it had alternating POVs where Morgan & Clara gave us their perspectives on things.
A lot of twists, as usual, with Hoover but worth the ride. The book felt like a movie and I enjoyed it because the secrets of each and every character unveiled themselves slowly but surely.
Regretting You, is a book worthy of attention.