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1. At 25% feels like a 4 ⭐️
2. Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz.
3. A new job with kind people, and a trip to Maine/ Massachusetts to connect with a knitting/reading friend and a new finding the exact car I wished for during this crazy market. I have a lot to be thankful for, this was a good reminder of that❤️
@Eggs @JenReadsAlot Thank you for the tag! @Kshakal

This story will reach in and grab your heart and not let go. The heroine, Kenna, has been through SO much, and it seems like bad luck follows her everywhere. Several times I just wanted to scream, “Will someone PLEASE give this poor girl a break?!“ But her fierce determination is so endearing, and I cheered for her throughout the entire book. I love female characters who are strong and admirable, and Kenna is certainly those things. Recommended!

It started so well ! But sadly for me became predictable and simply boring 🥱

Bloody hell this is good ! Don‘t want to move from my sunbed but it‘s nearly dinner 🍽 time 😆

“There was before you and there was during you. For some reason, I never thought there would be an after you.”

𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘮

Colleen Hoover never fails to impress me with her sage words.

“People say you fall in love, but fall is such a sad word when you think about it. Falls are never good. You fall on the ground, you fall behind, you fall to your death. Whoever was the first person to say they fell in love must have already fallen out of it. Otherwise, they‘d have called it something much better.”

𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘮

★★★★★

This book tore me apart and then put me back together again. Did I sob uncontrollably? Absolutely, but it wouldn‘t be a CoHo book if I hadn‘t.
The characters are so human. So real. Which is what makes this book all the more painful to read. Immersing these characters into such a devastating and impossible situation is just heartbreaking.

P.S. Don‘t bring CoHo books to school/work. You are setting yourself up for disaster.

Book Haul! All the summer vibes!

This is my 4th Colleen Hoover book and I've loved every one of them. This one did not disappoint. So many feels... ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

This made me laugh 🤣

Raw, honest, heart wrenching and lovely.
All I can say is- Kenna is a soul I would love to meet in person somebody, Ledger is the definition of what a man should be, and Roman is the best friend everybody needs.
Colleen Hoover never disappoints, if you haven‘t read one of her books yet go read one now, I haven‘t found a single one I don‘t like.

This book had so many memorable quotes, but these three really stuck with me.

“Grudges are heavy, but for the people hurting the most, I suppose forgiveness is even heavier.”

“We‘re all just a bunch of sad people doing what we have to do to make it until tomorrow.”

“No matter how much you love someone, you can still do despicable things to them.”

I absolutely LOVE this quote.

“Reading is a hobby, but for some of us, it‘s an escape from the difficulties we face. To all of you who escape into books, I want to thank you for escaping into this one.”

“I take a drink of my coffee and close my eyes and cry because life can be so cruel and hard, and I‘ve wanted to quit living it so many times, but then moments like these remind me that happiness isn‘t some permanent thing we‘re all trying to achieve in life, it‘s merely a thing that shows up every now and then, sometimes in tiny doses that are just substantial enough to keep us going.”

“People say you fall in love, but fall is such a sad word when you think about it. Falls are never good. You fall on the ground, you fall behind, you fall to your death. Whoever was the first person to say they fell in love must have already fallen out of it. Otherwise, they‘d have called it something much better.”

Really enjoyed this one. I think I'm even going to start saying "Is that a fucking pigeon?" ?

#bookspinbingo #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Slow day at work requires a great book, like all of Hoover‘s books I am hooked from the first page.

This book was so raw and forces you to have a visceral reaction. I was fighting with how man stars to give this book because I HATED Kenna or felt like I should hate her.

It is so true that you cannot judge a person if you have not walked in their shoes. We are all guilty of making snap judgments to only later on need to change our opinion of someone or situation.

Colleen Hoover had me shedding a few tears too. Just read it for yourself.

"Maybe it doesn‘t matter whether something is a coincidence or a sign. Maybe the best way to cope with the loss of the people we love is to find them in as many places and things as we possibly can. And in the off chance that the people we lose are still somehow able to hear us, maybe we should never stop talking to them."

Quick, easy read. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

"Here‘s what you‘re gonna do. You‘re gonna read every book in this library. Pretty soon you‘ll start to live in the lavish worlds inside these books, rather than the bleak world inside this prison." ... "So, you decide right now, right here. Are you gonna live in your sadness or are you gonna die in it?”

Well this was an emotional ride, I cried at least 3 times. So good. Now I need to listen to this playlist. 5⭐ #MarvelousMarch

Today was about helping my 12 yr. old with a final draft of his research paper and audio coloring. #MarvelousMarch

"People say you fall in love, but fall is such a sad word when you think about it. Falls are never good. You fall on the ground, you fall behind, you fall to your death."

-- 4⭐️

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I really wanted to like this but I just couldn‘t 😕 it felt a bit like a book length version of a PSHE lesson and the characters felt quite cardboard-y to me, more like they were going through the motions to illustrate a point than acting as characters. I found the writing style uninteresting and while I got into the story a bit towards the end, it was just a bit, and just at the end.

“Now that I‘ve forgiven myself, the reminders of him only make me smile.” #Book.6.2022

One of best books

Another beautiful story by Colleen Hoover after It Ends With Us.
I enjoyed every bit if this book. Reminders of Him is an emotional story about a mother who wants to reunite with her daughter.
The character of Kenna and Ledger is so enjoyable to read.
A must-read book. ❤️

This is between the Pick option and the So-So option. My first Colleen Hoover was supposed to be Verity, but it turned out I owned Codename Verity which is very different 🤣
So this one from KU it was! I liked it, though I would love an adult romance where they don‘t express their love after a week.

Picked this one up at a local bookstore yesterday. Needed to see what all the fuss was about. Will be my first read by Colleen Hoover.

I used that tissue to wipe away my tears. Not every Colleen Hoover book gets me choked up, but this one sure did. Loved it!

This book was sooo good. As a mother, I could relate to a lot. I cried on more than one occasion!

There are no words to describe the feelings rolling around inside me right now. 😲 I will have to come back and write more at another time.

February Book 11/25 #LitsyLove #bookspinbingo

This is the second book of Colleen Hoover‘s I‘ve read. I‘m not a big fan of hers but when I saw this book I just had to read it. This book is beautiful. I was moved to tears, enough to make me put the book down. The only grip I have with it is the ending felt rushed, and I wanted a bigger payout when Kenna reunited with her daughter. 3.5/5 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ #kindleunlimited #ebook

Colleen Hoover has a way of pulling all the emotions out of me — tugging at my heart-strings.

After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. Everyone in her daughter‘s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. The only person who hasn‘t closed the door completely is Ledger, a local bar owner.

My cat didn‘t understand what I was doing 📸 .

#RemindersofHim is good, but I think it could have been a lot better.

SPOILERS!
I would have preferred a bigger focus on Kenna actually gaining back her rights for visitation and just a bigger focus on life after prison in general instead of the romance.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️,5/5

#ColleenHoover #novel #romance

✅ 2022 FICTION

now I understand why so many people have been telling me to read Colleen Hoover! finished up this audiobook today & loved everything about it. I felt myself drawn into the story immediately, empathizing with all the characters affected by the tragedy at the heart of the story. the audio narration was really well done, especially loved the actress who voiced Kenna. she really tapped into her heartache. #readingchallenge

Started my first Coleen Hoover read yesterday and wrapped it up earlier today. It was a good read about love, tragedy, loss, forgiveness, and redemption.

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I started my first Colleen Hoover book last night, her newest. I can see why people love her books. Very emotional and I'm liking the characters very much.

Book 17

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✅ A book published in 2022
Published January 18th 2022
Reminders of Him | Colleen Hoover ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book was a f**king pigeon of a book! 😂 😉 (readers will understand).
Overall, I loved the book. The only critic I have is that the voice of the little girl, most of the time sounded unrealistic and the ending too perfect. It can happen, but most of the times, life is not that perfect.
DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE, PLEASE! ❤

Okay, so I love how CoHo writes but this is almost the exact plot as another book I read last month by Kristin Hannah; KH‘s book came out in 2011 and this book was published this year. Despite the similarities, this was fantastic. I felt ALL the emotions and might need a book break for a few days, but that‘s a good sign! I gave this 3 stars bc it was just too similar to KH‘s. If I hadn‘t read that one, I‘d probably give it 4 or 5. Book #10 in 2022

4⭐️ I think this is my favorite Hoover book so far. Gut wrenching and emotional. I will admit I cried a couple times, especially toward the end. Beautiful writing.

I LOVE ❤ Colleen Hoover! I'm a CoHort for life! LOL! 😂
You can read it on Kindle unlimited!!
I was gonna read my copy of All my perfects but I CAN'T FIND IT anywhere!!! I'm losing my mind! 😱😭

Trying to read as much romance books during February as I can!!
Any recommendations? 🙃

Oh my goodness!! I started listening to this one- loving the performance, the story, these characters that reel you in with so much emotion. I skipped over to reading to get the story in faster! Hoover has become one of my favorites! I‘m excited that this was available through #KindleUnlimited- but keep the tissues handy! My stomach was in knots and I feel like I have an emotional hangover- and I can‘t wait for her to put me in this state again!

This book chewed my heart up and spit it out whilst simultaneously putting it back together; I loved it so damn much 💜