Colleen Hoover - Losing Hope (Hopeless #2)
4⭐
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Date Published: 8th July 2013
Book Blurb:
In Hopeless, Sky left no secret unearthed, no feeling unshared, and no memory forgotten, but Holder’s past remained a mystery.
Still haunted by the little girl he let walk away, Holder has spent his entire life searching for her in an attempt to finally rid himself of the crushing guilt he has felt for years. But he could not have anticipated that the moment they reconnect, even greater remorse would overwhelm him…
Sometimes in life, if we wish to move forward, we must first dig deep into our past and make amends. In Losing Hope, bestselling author Colleen Hoover reveals what was going on inside Holder’s head during all those hopeless moments—and whether he can gain the peace he desperately needs.
My Review:
I liked this book way more than I
liked Hopeless. There was much less shock factor than in Hopeless, as in this
book one of the twists can be seen from the very beginning of the story, which
then in turn made the second twist less gruesome to me. I also just preferred
the pace of this book more, as it read very easily and quickly, and I think
that the letters were a perfect way to make the twists less shocking than they
were in Hopeless. Oh, and I felt that Holder’s POV was much more genuine and we
as readers get to know him better in this book than in Hopeless, as in Hopeless
at times it felt like he was portrayed to be rather stalkerish and creepy.
However, it is essentially the same story as Hopeless but from Holder’s POV, with
less shock value.
I think that this book could have
been incorporated into Hopeless, basically making Hopeless a dual POV. It would
have worked so much better that way, as even though I enjoyed Losing Hope, most
of it was just a repetition of Hopeless, with only a very few new chapters
adding to the story and providing the story from Holder’s POV. However, I still
think it is worth reading if you want to learn more about Holder and carry on
with the rest of the Hopeless series (basically for the rest of the books to
make sense).
What I liked in this book was the
introduction of Daniel in the story. He seemed like a great side character and
having him in Losing Hope put a solid foundation for Finding Cinderella, where
we learn his story in more depth. I also liked the fact that we get to learn
more about Holder’s sister and family, something that wasn’t covered much in
Hopeless.
Overall: A great quick and easy
read, with as always, beautiful writing by Colleen Hoover. Recommend if you
want to carry on with the series or just want a quick, yet emotional read. This
book was much better than the first in the series, but Losing Hope is
essentially the same as Hopeless just from the hero’s POV, with more
information and insights into the story.
About the Author:
Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-two novels and novellas. Hoover’s novels fall into the New Adult and Young Adult contemporary romance categories, as well as psychological thrillers.
Colleen Hoover is published by Montlake Romance, Grand Central Publishing and Atria Books. Colleen also has several indie titles, including Heart Bones.
In 2015, Colleen’s novel CONFESS won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance. That was followed up in 2016 with her latest title, It Ends With Us, also winning the Choice Award for Best Romance. In 2017, her title WITHOUT MERIT won best romance.
Colleen founded The Bookworm Box, a charity subscription service and bookstore, with her family in 2015. The Bookworm Box is a subscription service that provides readers with an exciting opportunity to receive signed novels in the mail each month from authors all over the world. All profits from the subscription service are donated to various charities each month. To date, The Bookworm Box has donated over $1,000,000 to help those in need.
https://www.colleenhoover.com/about-coho/
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