Colleen Hoover

After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. 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 on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna’s daughter. But if anyone were to discover how Ledger is slowly becoming an important part of Kenna’s life, both would risk losing the trust of everyone important to them.

The two form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance grows, so does the risk. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her past in order to build a future out of hope and healing.

Reminders of Him

Hill

Maybe if I acknowledge all the good things, no matter how small, they'll add up to make the bad things in my life less painful.

religion is a social construct created by societies who wanted to regulate their people, which makes heaven a concept.

That stuck with me. "I miss you all the time, even when we're together."

...because life can be so fucking 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.

ReadwithZanariah 

It proves that time, distance, and devastation allow people enough opportunity to craft villains out of people they dont even know.

Maria M

I may not have killed him with my actions, but I definitely killed him with my inaction.

There was before you and there was during you. 

For some reason, I never thought there would be an after you.

Jobelle Tejano 

I nod, because I can do that. I forgive them. I’ve always forgiven them. It’s myself I’ve been hard on. But I think I’ve reached the point that forgiving myself finally feels okay. So I do. You’re forgiven, Kenna.

I wasn’t one of the lucky ones. I wasn’t allowed to pump, and I wasn’t allowed anything that would help my milk dry up. Five days after Diem was born, I was in the prison library, crying in a corner because my milk had come in, my clothes were soaking wet, and I was still emotionally devastated and physically spent.

There was before you and there was during you.

"You probably shouldn't be walking home this late.”

“Why don’t you just ask her out? […]”

And now we never will, because life is a cruel, cruel thing, the way it picks and chooses who to bully. Were given these shitty circumstances and told by society that we, too, can live the American dream. But what they don't tell us is that dreams almost never come true. 

It's why they call it the American dream rather than the American reality.

Guys my age had only disappointed me up to that point.

I may not have killed him with my actions, but I definitely killed him with my inaction

When they say it's a small world, they arent kidding. Tiny. Miniscule. Overcrowded.

Rayanne mitchell

And I thought that was the only thing that stuck with me that night, but I was wrong. Something else stuck with me. A name. Ledger. The best friend who never showed. The best friend I never got to meet. The best friend who just put his tongue in my mouth and his hand up my shirt and his name in my chest.

Alyssa Spatocco 

What are the chances Scotty had no connection to that? What are the chances he did?

It could have just been a coincidence, but it also could have been a sign. A message from wherever he is.

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.

As soon as he gives his attention to someone at the other end of the bar, I take a drink of my coffee and close my eyes and cry because life can be so fucking 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.

wendy

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. lo Ill be in it forever.

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 ofit. Otherwise, they'd have called it something much better.

Spencer 

Dear Scotty, She looks like both of us, but she laughs like you. She's perfect in every way. I'm so sorry you never got to meet her. Love, Kenna

Emma allen

For some reason, I never thought there would be an after you. 

Ughhh. It was good don’t get me wrong no but very predictable. I felt like I was waiting for something to happen. Like it was missing a month opening moment. Maybe the movie will be better…

Leidy Ramirez

My fav from CH so far, I literally cried.

Angie

I have read this book multiple times and every time I cry so much. There is so much raw emotion in this book it is so heartbreaking! 

Abigaik woolford 

Que lloradaaaaa. Uno de esos libros que necesito oler de nuevo por primera vez 

María José López

Svetlana 

the ending was absolutely everything Kenna deserved since the beginning. i’ve never been this happy for a fictional character

After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter's life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself.

prawnie

The amount of tears I’ve cried during this book can sustain a small village. I’m literally crying as I write this review. 

The pain that Kenna had to go through and she had to do it all alone. God bless Ivy for helping her through her years in prison. The love that everyone has for little Diem is so beautiful, especially KENNA’S. Kenna came from a broken home and was willing to not be apart of her daughters life so that Ledger could be. That’s a mothers love.  

Ledger has me in a chokehold. That man could do nothing wrong in my eyes.


The character development of everyone included in this book is astronomical. The grief and forgiveness that happened is so inspiring.  I am forever a Colleen Hoover fan.  She has really outdone herself.

There hasn’t been a CoHo book that hasn’t made me sob, which is also the reason why i need breaks between reading her stuff. Since the beginning of the book i was rooting for Kenna to get her life back together even if that meant she didn’t end up with Ledger. Forgiveness is a beautiful thing that we all take for granted and i was so happy that she was able to get it. 

Haley Bucklin

Bria

I am not on the Hoover hype like everyone else. I think she writes okay books, but I loved this one. I was rooting for Kenna and Ledger the whole time--individually and as a unit.

Elisavet Rozaki 

I didn't hate it but I didn't love it either.

I did not finish this book. I like the beginning but it was getting too involved with too many characters and it started to get overwhelming. I wanted the story to keep going and I found myself having to memorize all these new characters 

James Koginos

Favour Amed

All I want to say is “ is that a fucking pigeon”

Isabella 

This was so devastating, yet so beautiful. I am wrecked. Once it hit chapter 11, I couldn't stop the tears from forming. This was so well-written that it felt so authentic that you actually feel all the emotions at once. I felt empathetic towards everyone, and I felt genuine pain in my chest while reading this story. I love all the characters so much; They deserve the entire world. However, (view spoiler)[I wish there were more Kenna-Diem parts considering that everything Kenna did was for Diem. (hide spoiler)] This book was so touching, and I recommend everyone to read it. It tore me apart into pieces, then put me back in one piece again. I can never look at pigeons the same way again. I love it so much. Definitely one of my favorite books.

Ashley hartkorn 

Parts were drawn out a little, but I didn’t mind. I actually looked forward to getting to listen to it on audible each time. I fell in love with the characters and made me keep wanting to seek out CH books.

Juliana Bayley

Sidney Schaffner

Colleen does it again. Wow. 

I’m not normally a person who gets emotional when it comes to books that involve children but, damn. This book was amazing.

Danielle Annika

i think the only reason why i didn’t give this a 1 star rating is because family stories always tug at my heartstrings. i loved that aspect of the story but the romance was just yikesssss.

Ana Luiza

** spoiler alert **
           MEU DEUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fazia um tempo que um livro não me pegava desse jeito. Em plena semana de provas finais eu não conseguia largar ele por nada nesse mundo. Estou pra dizer que esse aqui é o melhor da Colleen que já li, inclusive muuuito melhor que É assim que acaba, meu antigo favorito dela. 
O jeito que ela escreve esse livro é de te deixar maluco porque vc precisa continuar, você precisa saber o que vai acontecer. 
Os casais de Colleen são impressionantes, e esse também não deixa a desejar, mas todo o resto da história é muito maior e muito mais importante que o romance. Eu chorei muito com essa personagem, acompanhar parte da jornada dela, seu sofrimento, sua aceitação e finalmente seu perdão a sim mesma foi muito emocionante. Desejei tanto pela felicidade dela, pra que ela conhecesse sua filha. 
Além disso, o jeito que foi descrito a morte e o luto foram impressionantes. A situação que os personagens se encontram nesse livro é uma que eu nunca quero estar inserida, é um cenário impossível de se resolver. E apesar de eu torcer tanto pela personagem, sei que na vida real, no lugar dos avós, eu agiria da mesma forma, provavelmente pior. Não acho que seria capaz de perdoar. Então foi uma experiência interessante torcer para que os personagens do livro fossem melhores do que eu seria e perdoassem.

Mas, acho que o fim foi muito abrupto. Acho que a Colleen deveria ter construído esse perdão, ao invés de acontecer de um capítulo pro outro. Mas meu apego emocional a esse livro é grande demais para tirar uma estrela por causa disso. Apesar de tudo, o final feliz era tudo que eu precisava.

Another easy read from Colleen. I devoured the book easily. 

I found myself crying uncontrollably and ended the book with an ease heart.

Another easy read from Colleen. I devoured the book easily. 

I found myself crying uncontrollably and ended the book with an ease heart.

This was beautifully told and made me cry.  Such a beautiful story. I loved this book can't believe I took so long to finally read it. 

Samantha King

This was beautifully told and made me cry.  Such a beautiful story. I loved this book can't believe I took so long to finally read it. 



Keira

Kelly mooney

CoHo really knows how to make me cry!! Such a good read a rollercoaster of emotions and page turner to find out the ending of an amazing story!!

I cried in some parts. I think that Kenna and Ledger have their invisible string and they both are perfect couple. I need at least one Ledger in my life.

Dira

Raquel 

I’m writing this with so many tears in my eyes that I can barely see the keyboard, let’s just say that after this I think I need therapy.

Elle May

Oh my heart, I sobbed so much. Colleen really needs to stopndoing this to me

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