★★★★★
Sometimes in life, in order to move forward you must face
the past…
#1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover held
readers spellbound with her novel Hopeless, the story of what happened when a
troubled girl named Sky encountered a long-lost childhood friend, Dean Holder.
With Holder’s help, Sky uncovered shocking family secrets and came to terms
with memories and emotions that had left deep scars.
Hopeless was Sky’s story. Now, in Losing Hope, we finally
learn the truth about Dean Holder.
Haunted by the little girl he couldn't save from imminent
danger, Holder’s life has been overshadowed by feelings of guilt and remorse.
He has never stopped searching for her, believing that finding her would bring
him the peace he needs to move on. However, Holder could not have anticipated
that he would be faced with even greater pain the moment they reconnect.
In Losing Hope, Holder reveals the way in which the events
of Sky’s youth affected him and his family, leading him to seek his own
redemption in the act of saving her. But it is only in loving Sky that he can
finally begin to heal himself. (Amazon)
Just when Dean Holder gave up on finding Hope, he found her
-- a lot closer to home than he ever expected. Holder has a whirlwind of
emotions and inner demons that he has to work through. The reason he does the
things he does stems from childhood events that changed his life forever, along
with unforgettable memories of a more recent tragedy.
In this book, I got to know Holder on a whole new level. I
absolutely loved Hopeless. It is one of
my all-time favorite books; and when I heard the author was releasing the story
in Holder’s (one of my all-time favorite book boyfriends) point of view, I knew
I had to have it. The story of Holder and Sky from Hopeless was so beautiful
and tragic; and somehow, in Holder's point of view, it was even more tragic. It
made me love the characters and story even more.
I loved getting to know things about Holder I never knew and
reasons behind the things he did in Hopeless that drove me nuts and had me
thinking What the hell!? This wasn’t just Hopeless in Holder’s point of view;
it was so much more. I really didn’t expect it to be as much of its own story
like it was.
This story had its grip on me again from the very opening
page, already throwing me into a scene I had never read before. I was hanging
onto every word the author wrote, even the words that were from Hopeless
because I was seeing them in a whole new way.
I didn’t think Colleen Hoover could break me again and make
it so I couldn’t go on to read another book because I was so heartbroken over
ending it like I was with Hopeless, but boy, was I wrong. When I finished the
last beautifully written line, I found myself wondering how I would pick up
another book again.
I loved meeting new characters like Holder’s friend Daniel.
He was flipping awesome and made me laugh hysterically many times. The crap
that came out of his mouth was ridiculous and awesome.
Long review short, this book was amazing, and I would highly
recommend it! If you haven’t read Hopeless, read it and fall in love with
Holder and then read this book and fall in love with him all over again,
possibly even more than you did the first time. I know I did!
I received this book for review from Net Galley.
This book got me right in the feels!! I love this story, and I know we'll be talking about these characters for years to come. So happy you loved this one, too! Lovely review, my friend <3
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