𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵!

Omg, this book reminded me why I love reading Colleen Hoover’s book!
She did it again, I read it slowly just because I never wanted it to end. It was heartbreakingly beautiful, there are no words to describe it, I have a new favorite book. All the stars.

Thank you Amazon Publishing for this gifted copy.

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover released January 18, 2022.

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦: 𝘈𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘜𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.

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This book deserves all the stars! It was amazing. The writing was flawless and every character was so well written. Thank you so much for the E-ARC. I’m very appreciative! I posted a 5 star review on my Bookstagram page @baileys_book_recs and I did the same on Amazon
Kelly McMackin

Feeling very honored to get to read the newest COHO book early! It was fantastic. Just like all of her other books, the story has realness, depth, pain, and vulnerability. I couldn't put it down and I cried.. a lot.

No matter if I like or what I think of the characters or pieces of the plot; her writing always draws me in and I just can’t. stop. reading. This one was no exception. Reading the synopsis I even wondered if it would be my kind of book, but immediately I was drawn in. It is a heartbreaking story in so many ways but filled with hope and forgiveness. The characters aren't perfect and are broken and it is an emotional read. What a great story and fans of CoHo will love it.

one of my new fave coho books. loved seeing kenna’s journey. it shows her struggles, challenges and how she overcomes them. ledger is also one of my fave new book boyfriends. everyone needs to go read this book is so beautiful !!!

Wow, this one really got to me! Colleen deserves all of the recognition for the depth and range of emotion brought out in the readers for Reminders of Him. This story follows Kenna, a mother so full of grief and love who will forever regret the mistake that changed her life forever. Her pain was so heartfelt that as we watched her journey through both her eyes and Ledger’s as opinions of her begin to change. The future that she so badly wants could be broken entirely on the opinions and determination of a few.
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“There was before you and there was during you. For some reason, I never thought there would be an after you. But there was, and I was in it. I’ll be in it forever.”
My heart omg 🤍😭🤍🤍😭😭
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Everyone thinks they know her story and what happened, but as we see all the little reminders of her life and love you can’t help but root for her determination to win out. I am not a mother yet, but this journey had me crying my eyes out for all of those that have experienced anything like this or brought down and unable to be with their child by the mistakes of their past.
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“Regret keeps you stuck on pause…make sure you hit play so you don’t forget to move forward.”
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This is a beautifully written, emotion filled journey that will take you through the journey Kenna walked to find absolution, forgiveness, hope, pain, grief, suffering - but a love so worth it all, that of a love a mother has for their child. The romance of it all just adds another aspect to this story, but Ledger is most definitely the blueprint for the path to redemption and an unbiological father’s love. This story will stick with me for a long time and I hope that many of you give it the chance and love it deserves! 🤍
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“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.”

LIKES:
📝 bingeable, tense yet reflective coho writing!
📑 letters in between chapters
🏃‍♀️ very character-driven…by complex leads!
👥 dual-pov (Kenna & Ledger)
👩🏼 Kenna is determined, damaged, & sarcastic
🧔🏻 Ledger is protective, loyal, & caring
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 explores family dynamics
🏢 + the white female experience of incarceration
🤰 themes of motherhood
❤️‍🩹 forbidden romance (3/5 steam level)
🎢 an INTENSE, RAW emotional roller coaster
🖤 themes of grief, loss, & betrayal
🙌 + redemption & forgiveness
🥺 heart-wrenching & heartwarming
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DISCLAIMERS:
⚠️ plenty of TW for this one - dm me!
🐆 characters & relationships develop fast (just go with it!)
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VERDICT: a tense, raw, emotional, & reflective character-driven forbidden romance drama + complex leads navigating life after incarceration, motherhood, grief, & forgiveness in CoHo’s classically bingeable way! A MUST READ!

Listen, I stayed up way to late reading this book last night, but not because today was pub day, but because I COULD NOT put it down. I’m still gathering my thoughts because this book is gut wrenching, heart breaking, full of grief, mistakes, sadness. But it’s also full of hope, of second chances.

I don’t know how Colleen does it, but she manages to write stories with characters that make your heart literally ache. I felt so deeply for the characters in this book, that at times I was literally sobbing.

Read this book, but make sure you are in the right headspace and be aware of the trigger warning

Now excuse me while I go find a cure for the biggest book hangover ever 🤕 ❤️

Thank you to @netgalley and @colleenhoover for my advanced readers copy

Absolutely loved novel by Colleen Hoover! It’s not only romance, it’s a redemption story about love, hope, and forgiveness. The characters are relatable, raw and real, giving this book so much emotion. I found myself torn between sides and rooting for Kenna to rebuild her life. This one is an absolute page turner, and I couldn’t put it down once I started. 5 stars and highly recommend. This is Coho at her best!!!!!

THIS BOOK WAS ACTUAL PERFECTION. And what better day to finish it on than on it's pub day!?

This is another one of my favorite colleen hoover books to add to the collection of her masterpieces.

I went into this book blind and I think that made me appreciate it so much more. The storyline was beautiful and the ending. Oh my GOD, the ending.

I highlighted so many different quotes but one stuck out to me more than others:
"...life can be so f*cking 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 something permanent thing that 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."

There were so many moments that made me tear up and absolutely melted my heart. I will say, as with all Colleen Hoover books, this one tugged at my heart strings and there were moments that both made my heart so happy and crushed it into bits and pieces.

It's a must read. Even though I don't have any children, I felt so hard for Kenna and I was truly able to imagine myself in her shoes.

What. A. Book.

After serving five years for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan is released from prison. Her first order of business: return to the town where it all went wrong and find a way to see her daughter, Diem. Kenna has never Diem. She gave birth to her while incarcerated, and Diem was immediately placed into the custody of Diem’s father's parents. Kenna is determined to put her life back together and convince Diem’s grandparents that she deserves a second chance. But no matter how hard she works to prove herself, no one is willing to trust her. The only person who is willing to try is Ledger Ward. Ledger and Kenna slowly develop an undeniable connection. But Kenna’s past mistakes threaten both her relationship with Ledger and any hope she might have to forge a relationship with Diem.

In true Colleen Hoover fashion, Reminders of Him is an emotional story from the first page to the last. It’s certainly a tearjerker. It is told in the first person alternating perspectives between Kenna and Ledger.

Kenna was one of my favorite Colleen Hoover heroines. She is such a strong character. She is completely alone, with no support system, but she still manages to pull herself together and get her life on track. She is driven by the hope that one day she will be allowed to meet Diem.

I didn’t love Ledger. I warmed up to him later in the story, but his choices frequently annoyed me. His relationship with Kenna was very much on his terms, and I didn’t like how hot and cold he was with her. The alternating perspectives helped me to respect him a bit more, but I still felt like he was not fair to Kenna.

If you are a fan of Colleen Hoover books, or angsty, emotional romances, this is the book for you!

Thank you to Amazon Publishing and Netgalley for the review copy! All opinions are my own.

In her latest heartbreaking/heartfelt novel, Colleen Hoover introduces us to a group of imperfect individuals all trying to find their right path and their way back to happiness.
Kenna has spent the last four years in prison, living with the guilt of accidentally killing her boyfriend. Now out and trying to make it on her own, Kenna returns to Scotty's hometown in hopes of finding some closure, a new start, and maybe the chance to finally meet her and Scotty's daughter. Taking from her immediately after birth while in prison, Diem is the missing piece to make Kenna feel whole again. But men like Ledger - Scotty's best friend - are standing in her way. A whole lot of people still hate and blame Kenna for what happened to Scotty, and Kenna soon realizes that the people that love her daughter the most are the ones who are most determined to keep mother and child apart. In Reminders of Him, Kenna and Ledger learn to put the past behind them in order to prove to everyone that people can change.

I found Reminders of Him to be at times harrowing and heartbreaking, with just enough happiness sprinkled among the darkness to keep me turning the page. Kenna's story is fraught with hang ups, obstacles, and trials around every corner; this girl just cannot catch a break. Kenna made a mistake when she was younger, and it will haunt her forever. I felt bad for Kenna; when she was struggling to find work because no one would take a chance on someone like her, I wanted to reach into the pages and force someone to see past her sentence. Kenna was very much broken - as anyone would be in that situation - and I was relieved that she was able to work through it.

I hated how mean Ledger could be to Kenna, especially in the beginning, but Hoover wrote him in a way that made him very relatable as well. I hated that he purposely kept Kenna from her daughter, but I also understood every reason he had for doing it. Hoover does a fantastic job at creating these dynamic characters that are so easy to both love and disagree with at the same time. All of these characters - from Kenna, to Ledger, to Scotty's parents - are all so perfectly imperfect in their handling of the situation and it made me love them and hate them all at the same time.

As with any Hoover novel, I went in expecting an easy to read story that would provide tears, heartache, and happiness. Once again, Hoover delivered on all these fronts. Is this my all time favorite Hoover story? No. But did it give me feelings and make me think about forgiveness and the perception of guilt? Definitely.

I really recommend going in blind with this one. I did not read the book description and I gasped on page 2! That hooked me right from the start and I could not get enough of this book. The queen CoHo did it again! I absolutely loved it. The characters were perfect. Ledger is a new book boyfriend fave and I was rooting hard for Kenna. The storyline was unique and so addictive. I didn’t want this one to end. I could totally see this being made into a movie. All the starts! Highly recommend!

Thank you to the publisher and @netgalley for providing a free advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Many of us are CoHo fans, I know! I have not read all of her books, but the ones that I have read I’ve LOVED! So… you know I was ecstatic when I was approved for and ARC of this one. I read it a couple months ago, and well… It. Did. Not. Disappoint! I was a bit scared at first because the first few chapters I wasn’t pulled in as I have been with others, but baby when it grabbed me, I was in it!

This story of Kenna, her daughter, and Ledger will squeeze at your heart, for sure! I even, at one point and by the end, had a few tears! Now I don’t usually get emotional easily, so that says something. The family drama, mother struggles for the love of her kid, and of difficult love interests!

After being locked up in jail, all Kenna wants is to have a relationship with her daughter she gave up while In prison. Dealing with not being in her daughters life, she also is still dealing with the 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒊𝒎. Going back to her home town after what happened years ago, Kenna has to navigate starting over and figuring out how she will navigate getting to know her daughter. No help, no money, and resistance from everyone, this proves to be one of the most difficult things she’s dealt with in life, alone.

There is something so compelling about seeing real, flawed characters put into impossible situations and then watching them grow, adapt, learn to be better people, and Colleen Hoover’s new novel spins that very premise into a powerful tale of redemption, forgiveness, love, and the lengths to which a mother will go to be part of her child’s life. Told with piercing prose and savage honesty, Hoover’s every word is designed to have an effect, and it truly takes a writer at the top of her game to deliver a story that has so many jagged edges, yet leaves the reader feeling uplifted and changed—once they can see through the tears again.

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**Thank you Leo PR and Netgalley for an advance copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review**

I don't even know where to begin with this review. I've loved Colleen Hoover's books for nearly a decade, and "Reminders of Him" may be my new favourite. Which is saying the most.

My number one tip: go into this book blind. You will laugh. You will swoon. You will sob. You will smile. You will leave the book better than when you found it. I think I sobbed through the last 50 pages, without taking a breath of air. Colleen just knows how to say the right things, the right way, at the right time.

There are so many layered love stories packed into this 300-something page book. So much love to be found, and had, and shared. The amount of detail and attention put into this story does not go unnoticed. The little red herrings. The tie ins. Everything is so intentional. It's evident every word and every comma has a purpose.

This is a masterful love story that will not leave me for a long, long time.

Colleen Hoover did it again. I am absolutely shattered after reading this book. Hoover, as always, does an excellent job taking you on a rollercoaster of all the emotions and making you feel deeply for every character, especially Kenna. I wanted to cry, and laugh, and sometimes throw the book in frustration. There were several times I had to put down the book and come back to it, because Hoover starting breaking my heart from page 1.

I love how she addresses the problems with our justice system, especially the commentary of what happens to people after they've served their time, how they're still continuously punished.

I love Ledger and Kenna together, I loved the build of their relationship.

I loved the discussion of moving on and forgiveness.

I loved the rawness of the moments where the characters confronted their grief and loss.

I just loved absolutely everything about this book!

Reminders of Him by @colleenhoover
Pub day is tomorrow, y’all, and I can’t wait to start seeing this book FLOOD my feed!

There was no doubt CoHo would make me cry. She’s undefeated in that area. But this book…It destroyed me. I bawled my eyes out at multiple scenes. At 1 in the morning, because I can’t seem to learn my lesson and not start one of her books at 9 PM. I know I’m going to devour it in one sitting.

Kenna is a character that will stick with me forever. She was so real to me, I felt her journey in my bones. I read most of the book with my entire body tingling with different emotions. Rage, sadness, happiness, more anger, frustration…they were all firing on all cylinders.

Ledger is another male dream boat character of Hoover’s. I feel like a lot of readers are going to have a new book boyfriend to swoon over.

I wish I could experience this one for the first time again.

Thank you also to @netgalley and @amazonpublishing for the arc!! I loved it so ❤️

I don’t know what it is about Colleen Hoover’s writing but I would literally read this woman’s grocery list - no matter the subject, Colleen manages to compel me by page two and by page five, I’ve completely forgone all my responsibilities and abandoned all hope of moving until I reach the last page. Of course, I’m then immediately gutted that I finished so fast and have nothing new of hers to read, but alas…

Reminders of Him was certainly no deviation from the above. Kenna and Ledger’s story will break you down and build you back up over and over again and remind you why one of Colleen’s books from five years ago is still topping best seller lists today - she has once again outdone herself and I will eagerly be awaiting her next book.

Coho Strikes again!!! She breaks my heart, while at the same time puts it back together. I don't know how she does it. This book definitely ranks in my top 5 Coho.