Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover


Publication Date: January 18, 2022


Plot: 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.




MY THOUGHTS:

Another incredible book from Colleen Hoover. Who’s surprised?! I know I’m late to the party on this one, but I LOVED it. So, so, so good! It truly WRECKED me in all the best ways.



While incredibly heartbreaking, it was also beautifully written—in true CoHo fashion. The dual perspectives of both Kenna and Ledger are what MADE this book. It truly made you empathize with both perspectives and fall in love with the characters like you never would have expected. This book gave me SO MANY EMOTIONS + I truly sobbed while reading it. Beautiful. If you haven’t read Reminders of Him, I highly suggest adding it to your TBR list for 2022!

☆ Rating: 4.5/5 stars 

FAVORITE QUOTES


“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 of it. Otherwise, they’d have called it something much better.”


“Now that I’ve forgiven myself, the reminders of him only make me smile.”


“There was before you and there was during you. For some reason, I never thought there would be an after you.”


“Reading is a hobby, but for some of us, it’s an escape from the difficulties we face. To all of you who escape into books, I want to thank you for escaping into this one.”


“We’re all just a bunch of sad people doing what we have to do to make it until tomorrow.”


“It proves that time, distance, and devastation allow people enough

opportunity to craft villains out of people they don’t even know.”


"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.”

FAVORITE QUOTES


“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 of it. Otherwise, they’d have called it something much better.”


“Now that I’ve forgiven myself, the reminders of him only make me smile.”


“There was before you and there was during you. For some reason, I never thought there would be an after you.”


“Reading is a hobby, but for some of us, it’s an escape from the difficulties we face. To all of you who escape into books, I want to thank you for escaping into this one.”


“We’re all just a bunch of sad people doing what we have to do to make it until tomorrow.”


“It proves that time, distance, and devastation allow people enough

opportunity to craft villains out of people they don’t even know.”


"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.”