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| Categories | Genre Fiction |
| Author | Colleen Hoover |
| Publisher | Montlake (January 18, 2022) |
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 335 pages |
| Item Weight | 11.9 ounces |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches |
I. Book introduction
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover, a tearjerker romance about a young woman who has been released from prison after a tragic accident and is fighting for custody of her daughter.
A troubled young mother yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from #1 New York Times bestselling author 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.
Editorial Reviews
- “Emotion-packed and beautifully woven together.” —New York Post
- “Hoover delves deep into grief and guilt to create a multifaceted redemption story for a cast of characters who fight as fiercely as they love. Fans won’t be disappointed.” —Publishers Weekly
- “With captivating dialogue, angst-y characters, and a couple of steamy sex scenes, Hoover has done it again.” —Kirkus Reviews
- “An angsty, emotionally-charged novel about finding forgiveness and redemption for past mistakes, Reminders of Him took Colleen Hoover’s already evocative writing to a whole new level…An intimate, sometimes painfully real, reading experience like no other.” —Harlequin Junkie, Top Pick
- “Colleen Hoover’s new romance will rip you apart and put you back together again…An emotional masterpiece about loss and hope, grief and forgiveness, and how the power of love can heal.” —POPSUGAR
- “Heartbreaking yet hopeful.” —The Nerd Daily
About the Author
Colleen Hoover (born Margaret Colleen Fennell on December 11, 1979) is an American author of young adult fiction and romance novels. Many of her works have been self-published before being picked up by a publishing house.
Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times and International bestselling author of multiple novels and novellas. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. She is the founder of The Bookworm Box, a non-profit book subscription service and bookstore in Sulphur Springs, Texas.
Hoover was born on December 11, 1979, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Vannoy Fite and Eddie Fennell. She grew up in Saltillo, Texas, and graduated from Saltillo High School in 1998. In 2000, she married Heath Hoover, with whom she has three sons. Hoover graduated from Texas A&M-Commerce with a degree in social work. She worked various social work and teaching jobs until starting her writing career.
In November 2011, Hoover began her first novel, Slammed, with no intention of getting published. She was inspired by a lyric, “decide what to be and go be it”, from an Avett Brothers song, “Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise.” Because of this, she incorporated Avett Brothers lyrics throughout the story. Slammed was published in January 2011. After a few months, the novel was reviewed and given 5 stars by book blogger Maryse Black, after which sales rapidly took off for Hoover’s first two books.
In December 2012, Hoover published Hopeless, which rose to the top of the New York Times best seller list
In 2021, Hoover experienced a surge in popularity due to her heart wrenching stories and characters and the attention from the #BookTok community on TikTok. In January 2022, her 2016 novel It Ends with Us was #1 on The New York Times best sellers list.
For more information and for a schedule of events, please visit colleenhoover.com.
To contact Colleen and her team (Her team’s name is Stephanie), please email hooverink@outlook.com
II. Reviewer: Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
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1. YUN reviews for Reminders of Him
With Reminders of Him, Colleen Hoover cements her status as queen of the emotional read.
You’d think having read so many of Hoover’s books, I would be better prepared. One, always have a box of tissues ready. Two, never read it in public. But I haven’t learned my lesson. This time, I was in the doctor’s office, sitting in the waiting room, when I got walloped with the feels. I tried to pass it off as allergies, but sobbing and allergies don’t exactly look the same, you know?
Kenna has just been released from prison, where she served her time for an accident that had forever altered the course of her life. She returns to the town where it all went wrong, in the hopes of being reunited with the daughter she’s never known. But old grudges die hard, and the town isn’t so ready to welcome her back. The only ally she may have is Ledger, owner of the local bar, who has his own ties to her past.
This book sure packs a punch. I don’t know if it’s just where I am in my life currently, but reading about Kenna’s separation from her daughter was particularly painful and heartbreaking. It was hard not to cry through most of it, if I’m being honest. The other thing that really struck a chord with me is Kenna’s hope for a second chance after having done her time. It’s still pretty rare for literature to include this important theme, and I’m always so heartened to see it.
There are so many sides to this story, so many different ways of looking at it. There’s no real right or wrong, just lots of gray in the middle. It wouldn’t surprise me if a lot of readers felt strongly that Kenna’s situation is too harsh or too lenient. And I certainly wouldn’t be surprised if those two groups ended up overlapping, with the same readers feeling both. This is exactly the sort of story that balances on an edge, tugging your heartstrings one way, then another.
If I had one quibble, it’s that the pacing of the story felt a little bit off. The middle part dragged on for longer than necessary without much in the way of plot advances. Then when we get to the end, the resolution happens seemingly out of nowhere, without any of the anticipated pushbacks. After the odyssey that was the journey, the ending felt a bit abrupt to me.
Still, Colleen Hoover is known for delivering eminently readable stories, and this is just as riveting as the rest. Though she puts so much emotional toil into them, they never make me want to turn away. I want to continue flipping the pages. I want to feel whatever emotional punishment she has in store for me. And that’s what makes her stories so special.
Just don’t forget my two tips if you’re going to read this. And maybe I’ll even remember them myself one day.
2. AYMAN reviews for Reminders of Him
colleen hoover put her whole colussy into this one…
and she delivers once again. this goes down as another colleen hoover book that i devoured and ate tf up!
my favorite thing about these books are the writing and characters. without even really noticing it, i found myself relating to Kenna (mc) and the emotions she went through. her growth and self forgiveness was the best thing to read through out the novel. she proves people make bad decisions but that doesn’t mean they are bad people. she shows that in her selflessness and fight.
Ledger was an interesting character to read about. at times i was so enthralled by him. he was introduced as the dude that owns a bar, former NFL player, drives a truck, and tattoos?!?! like what more could i want ?!! 😍 and then there were moments that i was so heated and angry that i wanted to punch sense into him. he was a hard character to grow on but at last he charmed me. seriously, i couldn’t decide if i wanted to back hand slap him or ride him. i chose the latter…heheheheheh
did i find myself crying uncontrollably? abso-fucking-lutely! it wouldn’t be a colleen hoover book if not tf? i made the mistake of bringing this book to work to read to make the time pass by. 2 hours into my shift i find myself crying, sobbing, and shaking uncontrollably. my co-workers notice and the first thing i say is “oh allergy season” and that’s a complete fucking lie because it’s fucking snowing outside but you can’t let the boss find out that you’ve been hiding in a corner reading an incredible book instead of doing the work you’re actually hired to do…
warning: do not bring CoHo books to work! you are setting yourself up for disaster!
but fortunately the crying wasn’t even entirely because of sad scenes or anything traumatic, it was the scenes towards the end that left the biggest smile on my face. things really came full circle.
i usually skip over acknowledgements but i read this one and i encourage you to do the same. my favorite line even came from the acknowledgments not the story itself.
now idk what to do with my life?!? guess i’ll drive into the sunset to fill this void this book left me with. (good void)
3. WARDA reviews for Reminders of Him
Fuck you, Colleen Hoover! You had no right to make me cry like this.
The last 10% were just rude. When I tell you I was looking hideous whilst ugly crying..
I was sobbing as if I was Kenna.
I experienced ALL the feelings that came with this story but by the end I was left genuinely happy. Kenna DESERVED that ending.
This story embodies pain. Something CoHo is known all too well for. She strikes the balance of stories that seem so far out there – out there to my own world view – with so much care and heart.
I knew I would love it as soon as I read the synopsis, but I was not ready to be bombarded with these intense emotions. And it’s interesting to see how these complicated feelings were expressed by all parties involved in this story. All were valid. And it makes you think what your own reaction would’ve been like.
Ledger and Kenna were a lot more nicer than I could I ever be, because if it was me, I’d be fighting and knocking some sense into these old ass people. They were quite frankly asking for it. There were so many moments where the feelings they expressed just felt so disrespectful and were out of line.
But it is easy for me to say the above because I had a clearer picture of what was happening and the characters necessarily didn’t.
All to say that the sentiment is true: hurt people hurt people.
“You think you know how you’ll react in a terrifying situation, but that’s the thing. You can’t think in a terrifying situation.”
I respect the hell out of Colleen Hoover.
4. JESSICA reviews for Reminders of Him
well. once again, CoHo had me crying ugly tears at 2am because thats just the kind of author she is.
i felt different reading this one. instead of the usual butterflies and heart flutters her books normally give me, this feels very raw and heavy. its definitely a life story more than it is a love story.
i will say that although kennas determination to be a good mom to her daughter is worth reading about, ledger totally steals the show. he is put in an unfathomable position and i think CoHo has written his character very well.
so even though this didnt make me feel as light-hearted as i usually do with her books, i did feel something. admiration. grief. hope. discouragement. anger. but also happiness. it ends on a good note. <3
↠ 4.5 stars
5. JANA C. SPRIGGS reviews for Reminders of Him
What A Good Read!
I just finished reading “Reminders of Him” by Colleen Hover. What a good book! This book took me through a gambit of emotions (I cried!) as I read it. All the characters, especially Kenna and Ledger, are wonderfully written. I felt like I was experiencing everything Kenna was experiencing right with her. What a satisfying ending. I was pleased. For anyone who reads this review, I want to “Point” 👉🏾 you in the right direction by encouraging you to definitely read this book.
6. NIDHI reviews for Reminders of Him
This book took me on an emotional rollercoaster that I never wanted to end.
From the very first page, I was drawn into the lives of the characters with a profound sense of connection. Hoover’s masterful storytelling painted vivid pictures in my mind, allowing me to fully immerse myself in their world. The way she delicately weaves together intricate plotlines and intricate emotions is nothing short of brilliant.
The main character’s journey of self-discovery and growth transcends the pages, making me reflect on my own life experiences. It was a reminder of the power of love, forgiveness, and the resilience of the human spirit. The beautifully crafted narrative evoked a wide range of emotions, from heart-wrenching grief to heartwarming joy, and everything in between.
Hoover’s ability to create flawed, relatable characters is truly commendable. They felt like real people, with their own fears, insecurities, and dreams. As I followed their personal struggles, I couldn’t help but root for their happiness and find solace in their triumphs.
Another aspect of this book that struck me was the exquisite prose. The author’s words flowed seamlessly, painting poignant images that danced across the pages. The vivid descriptions and powerful dialogue transported me to different settings, immersing me in both the beauty and harshness of the world Hoover had created.
“Reminders of Him” is a story that will stay with me long after I turned the last page. It serves as a gentle reminder that life is a complex tapestry of moments, both big and small, that shape us into who we are.
Colleen Hoover has once again demonstrated her prowess as a storyteller extraordinaire. Her ability to evoke intense emotions and touch hearts is truly remarkable. “Reminders of Him” is a must-read for anyone seeking a profound and deeply moving literary escape.
In conclusion, I give this remarkable novel a resounding five-star rating. It’s a beautifully crafted story that reminds us of the transformative power of love, loss, and resilience. Colleen Hoover continues to enchant and inspire her readers with her extraordinary talent.
7. JUDY reviews for Reminders of Him
This is one emotional heartbreaking story about a young woman, Kenna and how a bad choice takes her ability to make life choices away from her. After serving five years in jail her goal is to find her daughter whose she’s never meet hoping for a chance to meet her. Having nothing to her name Kenna fights for everything only having one road block after another keeping her away. Scotty’s parents have feared this time would come so when Ledger, Scotty’s best friend ends up befriending Kenna do the lines get crossed on who he should be loyal to. There are many life choices that should never have happened if only Kenna and Scotty didn’t make a bad decision to get into the car while not able to drive and then how it all played out. There were no winners or losers for the past 5 years. It’s amazing how Kenna’s letters to Scotty give her a chance to be more to her daughter and be accepted as a part of her life. Ledger ends up seeing Kenna as more than the woman who took Scotty away from them and someone in an impossible situation with a heart full of kindness and wanting to make good decisions for others over her own wants.
8. PAULINE reviews for Reminders of Him
LEDGER IS THE BLUEPRINT.
The amount of times my throat felt like it was closing up?! That ache in my chest?? Prominent throughout the ENTIRE BOOK.
It hurt in all the best ways. I was rooting for them from the start and I AM SO IN LOVE WITH THIS STORY.
It’s definitely in my top books from CoHo. I’m a diehard AYP fan so I feel like that’ll always be number one but dare I say this makes second slot for my fave?
Kenna’s pain is reflected through the writing SO WELL. Loved the push and pull between them.
The happy moments made me WANNA DIE—that’s how great it was for me ❤️🔥
A+ CoHo, but what’s new
9. CHRISTY reviews for Reminders of Him
Colleen Hoover always brings the feels with her contemporaries. I went into this one blind like I always try to do with her books, and I was overcome with all I felt. It brought me to tears more than once and had deep and heavy topics and moments of lightness that made me laugh. I love books that can do both. It’s the perfect balance.
Some mistakes are bigger than others. Some mistakes are life-changing. Life ending. Kenna is at a place she hasn’t been in five years and she’s there for a reason. Or a person. One of the main themes in this book is forgiveness. Kenna struggles with forgiving herself and others struggle to forgive her.
Ledger meets Kenna and he doesn’t know who she is at first. He’s drawn to her. It’s almost magnetic. Once he finds out who she is he struggles with how he should feel about her. Ledger was the perfect hero and one of this author’s best characters. Kenna was also great; getting to know her through her letters to Scotty made me love her even more.
I love that Colleen let us feel for Kenna and gave us so much insight in her heart and head through letters that when we found out what had happened, we couldn’t help but feel sympathy for her. I was sympathetic towards everyone in this book. Each of their situations was unique and I could understand why they felt the way they felt. There were no good guys or bad guys, just imperfect human beings.
Like a lot of Hoover’s books, even though I would classify this as a romance, it wasn’t only a romance. There were so many other facets to this story. It was a story of family, forgiveness, grief, and love. It’s heartfelt, emotional, and truly unforgettable. Reminders of Him is a book that will be on my mind for some time, as well as my favorites list! I highly recommend this one!
10. KARLA ESPINOSA reviews for Reminders of Him
This book was so incredible that I feel like I’m at a loss for words… I might even say it’s my new favorite Colleen Hoover book or definitely top 2. It had me bawling my eyes out at 2 am. This book is so much more than just a romance story. It’s about second chances, forgiveness, and people being put in impossible circumstances. Kenna made one absolutely tragic mistake which she pays for by going to prison for 5 years. When she returns, she wishes more than anything to reunite with her 4-year-old daughter but she quickly realizes that she’ll have to fight, not only, for the forgiveness of the people she caused a great deal of pain to but she’ll also have to forgive herself. If you were thinking of reading this book, stop thinking and go read it!! Absolutely amazing!
III. Reminders of Him Quotes by Colleen Hoover
The best book quotes from Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
“Now that I’ve forgiven myself, the reminders of him only make me smile.”
“Her face is a work of art. I wish there was a picture of it hanging on a wall in a museum somewhere so I could stand in front of it and stare at it for as long as I wanted.”
“I want good things for her because it seems like she hasn’t had a good thing in a long, long time.”
“There was before you and there was during you. For some reason, I never thought there would be an after you.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Is that . . . is that a fucking pigeon?”
“We’re all just a bunch of sad people doing what we have to do to make it until tomorrow.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Grudges are heavy, but for the people hurting the most, I suppose forgiveness is even heavier.”
“It proves that time, distance, and devastation allow people enough opportunity to craft villains out of people they don’t even know.”
“A good person who had one bad night. It happens to the best of us. The worst of us. All of us. Some of us are just luckier than others, and our bad moments have fewer casualties.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I want to learn how to talk to people without wishing I could retract every word I said.”
“Sometimes I wonder if we’re all born with equal amounts of good and evil. What if no one person is more or less malevolent than another, and that we all just release our bad at different times, in different ways?”
“So, you decide right now, right here. Are you gonna live in your sadness or are you gonna die in it?”
“have a daughter I have never held. She has a scent I have never smelled. She has a name I have never yelled. She has a mother who has already failed. Love, Kenna”
“no matter how much you love someone,
you can still do despicable things to them.”“There are people who find peace in forgiveness, and then there are
others who look at forgiveness as a betrayal. To them, forgiving me would
feel like betraying their own son. I can only hope they change their minds
someday, but until then, this is my life. This is where it’s led me.”“Music still makes me think of Scotty, but thinking of Scotty no longer
makes me sad. Now that I’ve forgiven myself, the reminders of him only
make me smile.”“surely no one dies when they’re at their happiest.”
“I don’t like that the one person I dislike most in this world reminds me of the person I love the most.”
“He smells like limes and bad decisions.”
“It’s as if I’m witnessing her become a mother. It might be the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”
“In a matter of a few weeks, I went from hating you to liking you to wanting the world for you, so forgive me if those feelings sometimes overlap.”
“How many losses can one person take before they just throw in the fucking towel, Scotty? Because it sure is starting to feel like I’m all out of wins, here.”
“I don’t know what to do with these feelings, so I wad them up and try
to keep them stuffed in my throat, or my stomach, or wherever people tuck
away this shit”“Crying seems to be the only thing left in life that I’m good at. Crying and making bad decisions.”
“I never even got to look into the eyes of the human Scotty and I made.”
“sometimes we do things for people we love, even though
we wouldn’t choose to do those things for ourselves.”“In the end, if there’s nothing good going on in your life, almost every song becomes depressing, no matter what it’s about.”
“She’s quiet in a fierce way—a storm that sneaks up on you, and you don’t know it’s there until you feel the thunder rattle your bones.”
“It’ll be hard to read. But I’m not asking you to read it because I’m in love with Kenna. I’m asking you to read it because your son was in love with her.”
“You were more than I deserved, even though you’d argue with that.”
“Sometimes I wonder what Scotty would think if he could see us. It makes me hope that an afterlife doesn’t exist, because if it does, Scotty is probably the only sad person in heaven.”
“Regret keeps you stuck on pause. So does
prison. When you get out of here, make sure you hit play so you don’t forget
to move forward.”“Sometimes things seem good and perfect in the moment, but when you get hours of reflection afterward, the perfection can morph into something else.”
“When our fingers touch, I feel something else trapped in my chest other than my voice. Maybe it’s a few extra heartbeats. Maybe it’s an erupting volcano.”
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