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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

HOPELESS by Colleen Hoover

Hopeless (Hopeless, #1)

3.5 STARS

I finished this book a few days ago but I had to think about what I wanted to write for my review.  I'm still so torn, but here goes...

Please don't hate me...this book had such great reviews I was sure I was going to love it.  Sky and Holder were neighbors and best friends in early childhood and they reconnect by chance when they are now high school age.  Holder recognizes her connection with Sky but she does not remember anything about him or her "former life" before she was adopted.  Memories come flooding back as she is reminded by Holder and places she visits.
**CAUTION MAY CONTAIN PARTIAL SPOILER**
I felt like I was reading 2 stories, but in a distant sort of way.  I have to say I loved the first half of the book.  It drew me in right away, but as it progressed, I felt like Sky was not nearly as connected to Holder as he was to her.  I get that she was supposed to be void of feeling anything, but I just didn't feel their connection as much as I think I was supposed to.   I also am not a fan of reading about abductions or child abuse.  It didn't go into detail or anything, which i was thankful because I would have stopped immediately, but I just didn't like where the story went in the second half of the book.
I guess what I mean to say is that I couldn't get lost in this book.  I am disappointed, but will definitely try for another Colleen Hoover book.  It was very difficult for me to give this only 3.5 stars and I will recommend this as a good read as long as you don't mind the content mentioned earlier.

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