It's almost as if describing things in her signature restrained way actually unleashes the emotion in you as a reader. Her sentences are short and simple, and somehow, the less descriptive she is, the more emotion she conveys through her words. One of the reasons I love Hoover's stories is that she writes in such a straightforward way. It's an emotional masterpiece about loss and hope, grief and forgiveness, and how the power of love can heal.

Just like many of Hoover's other books, it's heartbreaking but hopeful, and it will emotionally wreck you. The specifics of the plot are revealed pretty early on, so you're not kept in the dark for long, and just as I predicted, I was already tearing up before the 50-page mark - and pretty much didn't stop until the end. I personally like going into CoHo books a little blind (and have read that other readers feel the same way!), so all I knew of this book was the summary on the back cover and that I would most likely cry. As the two grow closer, they both risk losing everything. Upon returning to the town her daughter now lives in, she discovers that becoming a part of Diem's life is going to be much, much harder than she thought, even with the help of Ledger Ward, a man tied to her past and now her future.

18) follows Kenna Rowan, a young mother who works to reunite with her 4-year-old daughter, Diem, after serving a prison sentence for a tragic mistake. It has something for everyone, and is fantastic for new readers as well as romance lovers.Colleen Hoover is one of my favorite romance novelists, so when I learned she was releasing a new contemporary romance, adding it to the top of my TBR list was a no-brainer. It’s both heartwarming and heartbreaking as it tells a beautiful story of hope and tragedy. “Reminders of Him” is truly a book like no other. With most romance novels, the endings are predictable, but “Reminders of Him” was an exception that always had me curious about what was going to happen. The characters in this novel are complex, which builds a multidimensional storyline.

The narrator rotation between Kenna and Ledger added multiple perspectives, creating a more riveting and heart-wrenching story. What made this book stand out was how dynamic it was. Conflicts build and the plot escalates with each chapter until it’s impossible to put the book back down. Her novels are successful because of the raw emotion shown from characters and the suspense she creates.Īlthough the beginning of the novel was rather boring due to a slowly developing backstory, it became more intriguing later on. In the past year, Hoover has gained popularity among teen and adult readers, with over 1.9 million followers on Instagram. “Reminders of Him” was published about a year ago, on January 19, 2022.

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