Reminders of Him: A Novel

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It’s definitely in my top books from CoHo. I’m a diehard AYP fan so I feel like that’ll always be number one but dare I say this makes second slot for my fave? How can a person be disastrously stupid? 😫 Not that I’ve ever been in a car crash. I’ve been in a motorbike crash TWICE, but both were minor and I wasn’t the driver. It didn’t feel great, but it didn’t send me into a tailspin of panic the likes of Kenna’s either, so I guess I shouldn’t judge. In any case, somehow I expected the accident to be a misunderstanding. And perhaps, the plot twist would be her dead boyfriend being the driver/the one at fault; hence, Kenna was falsely accused, but she accepted her sentence cause she felt guilty. I mean, wouldn’t that be more epicly plausible???

After five years of serving her sentence for a tragic mistake, Kenna is ready to meet her daughter she never got to see. Diem, the name so uncommon so she could find her little baby girl. But the demons of the past might catch up to her when she meets Ledger Ward, the man she is falling hopelessly in love with and the man who won't let her rebuild the bridges she burned down. The book eventually reveals that the night of the accident, Kenna and Scotty been driving on a country road in a convertible with the top down. After the crash, Kenna had believed Scotty was dead, but she later learned he'd been alive for hours. Kenna had been unable to find their cell phones, so she left the scene on foot to find help, but had been disoriented from her own injuries. She'd gotten home and passed out from a head wound. Switch to Kenna's POV who writes a therapeutic letter to Scotty, telling him that she kissed a prison guard once, and that "it h I mean- imagine how traumatic it would be if you accidentally killed the love of your life, and the only thing he left you with was immediately taken away from you as soon as it came into existence?? That is freaking devastating. it has absolutely zero relevance to the plot. it's barely a scene, but people say to start criticism with something positive, so here you go.

Also, Ledger kept harassing Kenna to show him the letters she writes to Scotty and that is totally none of his business. She said no. When a woman says no, you don't keep asking her until she says yes.

But it is easy for me to say the above because I had a clearer picture of what was happening and the characters necessarily didn't. Now, we have Kenna walking into the bar who is so naturally stunning and pretty, the second Ledger lays his eyes on her he "overfill[s] the glasses and water goes everywhere". Listen, love-at-first-sight might be some people's favourite trope but it sure as hell isn't mine. Reading that gave me second-hand embarrassment. Where is the build-up? The romantic tension? You want me to root for these two dumb-asses but then give me nothing to root for because they're in love the second they meet?? and she delivers once again. this goes down as another colleen hoover book that i devoured and ate tf up!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.” A poignant yet heartwarming love story of a mother yearning for her daughter, Reminders Of Him, is unequivocally the best book by Colleen Hoover and boasts a Goodreads rating of 4.52.

I suppose the point of all this is to show that no matter how tiny the mistake you make, it can have insurmountable consequences. But it shouldn’t be the only thing that defines you for the rest of your life as long as the path to forgiveness and redemption is open and you’re willing to take the journey (which Kenna kinda did, but it was unconvincing?). 🏃‍♀️ so even though this didnt make me feel as light-hearted as i usually do with her books, i did feel something. admiration. grief. hope. discouragement. anger. but also happiness. it ends on a good note. <3 When women say they’ve been to prison, people think trash, whore, addict, thief. But when men say they’ve been to prison, people add badges of honor to the negative thoughts, like trash, but badass, addict, but tough, thief, but impressive." I still don't know if what happened between us the first night you showed up at my bar was authentic, or if it was all an act to get to Diem.' I rest my head against the wall and watch Ledger's expression. He's looking at me with patience, and not at all with judgment. It's like he truly does want to know if the kiss we shared was authentic. It's almost as if it meant something to him. 'I didn't know who you were until you said your name.' I admit. 'I was literally sitting on your lap when I realized you knew Scotty. Seducing you wasn't part of some master plan.' " Yes, I made it roughly 70% through this tragic book before I allowed myself the grace to stop reading it.She is a thorough reader and watches a lot of romcoms, and sitcoms, and loves to go on and on about the characters. She has additional experience in writing genre/trope based recommendations for books, movies, shows, and even certain products she thinks are must-haves. Below is a full guide to Reminders of Him so you can decide whether to read it and/or learn more about it if you already read it. Reminders of Him: Characters

It’s not CoHo if it isn’t full of painful truths. This book explores how unfair the world is towards ex-felons, especially female ones, and the challenges they face in navigating life after prison. It also highlights how powerless they are, especially those who also happen to be mothers. I didn’t outrightly cry, but this book did get me teary eyed. It proves that time, distance, and devastation allow people enough opportunity to craft villains out of people they don’t even know.” Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover was just published, and I know there’s been a lot of excitement among her fans around the release of her newest novel. (And it’s free on Kindle Unlimited if you have that subscription or want to sign up for a free trial.)

Ledger puts some pieces together early on in the book and figures out who Kenna really is. Aside from the whole still-kissing-Ledger-when-she-knows-he's-her-dead-boyfriends-best-friend thing, my heart truly went out to Kenna in this story. I think that's why I kept reading for so long, I was waiting for everyone to have empathy for her, to try to put themselves in her shoes and forgive her. The book is about hope, new beginnings and love. It’s about losing someone close to you and grief. But it is also about family and remembrance.