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| Categories | Genre Fiction |
| Author | Colleen Hoover |
| Publisher | Montlake (December 10, 2019) |
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 365 pages |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches |
I. Book introduction
“Regretting You” weaves together the narratives of a mother, Morgan, and her daughter, Clara, as they navigate the devastating aftermath of a tragedy that shakes their family to its core. The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, coming of age, and the complexities of familial bonds.
The #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller that People Magazine calls “a poignant, addictive read.”
From #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us comes a novel about family, first love, grief, and betrayal that will touch the hearts of both mothers and daughters.
Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike.
Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara doesn’t want to follow in her mother’s footsteps. Her predictable mother doesn’t have a spontaneous bone in her body.
With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the household is Chris—Morgan’s husband, Clara’s father, and the family anchor. But that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic and questionable accident. The heartbreaking and long-lasting consequences will reach far beyond just Morgan and Clara.
While struggling to rebuild everything that crashed around them, Morgan finds comfort in the last person she expects to, and Clara turns to the one boy she’s been forbidden to see. With each passing day, new secrets, resentment, and misunderstandings make mother and daughter fall further apart. So far apart, it might be impossible for them to ever fall back together.
Editorial Reviews
- “There is plenty of trademark Hoover emotion and surprises in this engrossing read…This twisting novel will instigate excellent book discussions about regrets and second chances.” —Booklist
- “Betrayals, secrets, and shifting family loyalties keep the pages turning in this excellent contemporary from Hoover…This is Hoover at her very best.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
- “The emotions run high, the conversations run deep, and the relationships ebb and flow with grace.” —Kirkus Reviews
- “A fantastically raw story about love, grief, and family.” —HelloGiggles
- “A book about grief, friendship, and mother-daughter relationships, it’s at turns heartbreaking and ebullient.” —MindBodyGreen
- “Colleen Hoover’s new novel delivers moments that are heartbreaking and heartfelt…a stirring mother-daughter story full of hope, loss, and great love.” —Woman’s World
- “A poignant, addictive read.” —People Magazine
- “For Morgan and Clara, coming to terms with the past means letting go and moving forward, and mother and daughter eventually meet each other halfway. Regretting You is a powerful story of love, hope, and redemption—and a tour de force for the incredibly gifted Hoover.” —Washington Independent Review of Books
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: Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
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1. ALEX reviews for Regretting You
“I’ve only ever wanted to be with you.”
If books were dresses, Colleen Hoover comes out with the ones WITH pockets!!!
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A Story You Won’t Regret
Every single time I pick up a CoHo book, I get pulled into such a distinct feeling. It’s a nostalgic, hopeful, smiling-through-the-tears feeling that I can never find elsewhere. Regretting You exceeded my expectations and completely annihilated me. There is so much to be said of how well-crafted and beautiful this book was and I don’t even know where to begin…
“Sometimes when we’re alone, he looks at me in a way that makes me feel empty when he looks away.”
Let me start by suggesting that you should read this book with no prior knowledge of what the story entails. This is why this review is going to be spoiler-free, because that is honestly the only way you get to experience all the shocking and heartfelt moments for what they truly are.
Morgan and Clara’s story are both so different but the way they weave together is flawless. Colleen Hoover always writes more than just a simple boy meets girl romance book. The main aspect of this book that I loved was the way Morgan and Clara loved and struggled with each other. This book could be read by a father, a mother and a daughter – it has a different tale to tell for each I think. Her writing is exceptional in this especially because she dealt with two completely different characters undergoing two completely different story arcs and developments. I could clearly distinguish between the voices and the separate accounts of grief.
“Dinner is ready. Go tell them before he gets her pregnant.”
You always get a mixture of humor, love and loss with CoHo books and this did not fail to go above and beyond that. Also, I do think this can be placed on the boundary of YA and NA. (I’d personally agree with the YA Contemporary rating).At first, I worried that I wouldnt be able to appreciate the romance stories within this book because I was too invested in the actual plot of the family, but I could not have been more wrong. The romance in this made my heart pitter-patter just like a CoHo book always does. I swear, Colleen outdoes herself every year.
It’s weird writing this review because I usually have to go through pages and pages of highlights and notes that I made so that I can end up with a clear and succinct review to express my thoughts but I had close to no notes/highlights for Regretting You. That’s how unputdownable this was. I was a 4 am in the morning type of crazy when I realized I had finished 80% of the book in less than a day. That’s the worst kind of obsession with CoHo books, you end up reeling because you just swallowed the entire story up and now you’re left having to wait for the next time she decides to grace us with a novel.
“I didn’t think our first kiss would be like that,” he says quietly.
“Like what?”
“Sweet.”
“How did you think it would be?”
His eyes wander to the few remaining customers still lingering. “I can’t show you in here.”
I absolutely loved this and my adoration of how this woman can take a story and make a masterpiece never fails to leave me stunned.
2. CHRISTY reviews for Regretting You
Regretting You just made it’s way into my top 3 Colleen Hoover books. I loved it so much. It was a beautiful story with many different themes. It was a mix of young adult and contemporary romance. It’s one of those books that you can’t put into one box.
This book felt like I was reading 3 separate stories at once, yet they came together seamlessly. It was the story of a mother and teenage daughter and their changing relationship. The story of young love. And the story of a grieving woman navigating an adult relationship while looking for answers.
I know that sounds mismatched and kind of vague but it needs to be. As a matter of fact, PLEASE don’t read the blurb to this book. I didn’t, and I’m so glad I didn’t. I feel like it gives so much away that is much more impactful if you don’t know what direction the story will take.
I really loved the romances in this book, but my favorite part was the mother/daughter relationship. Morgan and Clara go through so much, but they go through it together. Morgan is a mom who will do anything to protect her daughter. She’s selfless, unwavering, and so strong. I loved her so much. And I also loved watching Clara grow change. Sometimes life throws a lot at you, and all you can do is get through it. And get through it she does.
“That’s a lot of pressure for someone your age.” Miller rests a hand on my cheek. “You’re only sixteen and look what you’ve been through. Life doesn’t play favorites.”
This is one of my favorite Colleen Hoover books, and I have no doubt it will make my favorites list for the year. It was a beautiful journey, that was heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once. It was emotional, real, raw, and made me feel so much.
This is a book about grief, betrayal, and heart break. But it’s also a story about love, forgiveness, and moving forward. Life isn’t easy. But there are people in your life that make it easier and all around better. Regretting You is a captivating and refreshing story of a mother and daughter. It’s a story about all different kinds of love and I adored it. A new five star favorite!
“I’m confident that I’ll never spend a single second of my life regretting you.”
3. YUN reviews for Regretting You
I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Colleen Hoover. I just never know what I’m going to get with her, so I always approach her books with caution. And I’m happy (and relieved) to report that Regretting You was a complete win for me.
We follow mother/daughter duo Morgan and Clara. Morgan had Clara when she was only 17, and put her dreams on hold to raise her daughter. The two love each other, but often clash due to their strong personalities. When tragedy strikes the family, the two must put aside their differences and try to come to terms with their new circumstances.
This story has all the best of Colleen Hoover. It delves into the complex relationship between a parent and a child, the challenges of growing up and seeking independence, and how to move on after tragedy. It’s a rich sketch of the tapestry of life, with the messiness of everyone’s feelings and expectations, and what happens when they all collide.
I found the passages around communication and misunderstandings to be particularly poignant. They underscore both how easy it is to let feelings of hurt and resentment build up over time, as well as the difference it can make to approach a loaded interaction with calmness, kindness, and honesty.
The supporting characters in this book are real highlights. Miller and his gramps are both so sweet and sarcastic, and they steal every scene they’re in. They provide the perfect comfort to Clara through her anguish and heartbreak. It makes me wish they were real so that I could have them in my life.
I seem to either love Colleen Hoover’s books (most of the time) or find them extremely questionable (every once in a while), and I’m glad this fell in the former camp. Right now is a stressful time, and this was the perfect heartwarming story to pull me away from that. It’s comforting to read about love and kindness making a difference, and that there will be time again for happiness after tragedy.
4. DAVID PUTNAM reviews for Regretting You
I liked this book a great deal, mostly because the writing craft is so strong. It’s written in two points of view, the daughter and the mother. It’s in present tense, which makes the story more immediate. This could easily be a five star for me but unfortunately I read this book after The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and Daisy and The Six, both stellar books and a difficult act to follow.
Regretting You, is easy to drop into and the details helped to keep me in the “fictive dream.” The story described things I could relate to. The conflict took seventy pages to get to, (the four C’s, conflict, complication, crisis, conclusion), laying the foundation or motivation for the story.
I didn’t mind because the writing craft is so strong.
I would recommend this book.
David Putnam author of the Bruno Johnson series.
Okay, part of the way I rate a book is, “After thought.” Do I find myself thinking about the book after I finish it. I have since moved on to reading other books and this one keeps coming back on me. This book was a real emotional roller coaster. I even went back and reread the last fifty pages, the payoff for all the lovely motivation the author laid down to support it. If I were to sum the book up in two words I’d have to say emotional and unflinching. With “After Thought,” I’m elevating this book to a solid five stars and highly recommending it.
5. ERIKA reviews for Regretting You
“I don’t understand how my body can be full of everything bodies are full of—bones and muscles and blood and organs—yet my chest sometimes feels vacant, as if someone could scream into my mouth and it would echo inside of me.” – Regretting You.
SYNOPSIS: “ Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike. Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young. Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara doesn’t want to follow in her mother’s footsteps. Her predictable mother doesn’t have a spontaneous bone in her body. With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the household is Chris- Morgan’s husband, Clara’s father, and the family anchor. But that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic and questionable accident. The heartbreaking and long-lasting consequences will reach far beyond just Morgan and Clara.” – Regretting You.
REVIEW: Another Colleen Hoover read and another five stars from me! This book was full of hard truths, hurts, and comforts. While the plot is fairly laid out in the synopsis, I feel like the book went much deeper than that. It is such a great commentary on relationships in general, but especially relationships between mothers and daughters and couples. Being a daughter myself, I had some flashbacks to my teenage years while reading this book, and the relationship with my mother around that time. It also made me think of the future, and when I am (eventually) a mother myself and the type of relationship I may have with my future daughter. I found it to be emotional but also so raw and real. This book was heartbreaking and shocking in some moments, and also had an amazing plot.
Similar to the other Colleen Hoover books that I have read, I fell in love with the characters. I found them all to be very different and independent from one another, each with their own voice. I also appreciated how none of the characters were perfect. They all had their shortcomings and “bad” sides but some of the characters also showed immense growth throughout the book. Some characters were able to admit their mistakes and shortcomings and work to move past it. I appreciate the work of the characters too- they didn’t just magically change for the better without going through the fire. Like I mentioned above, it all was so realistic, touching, and heartbreaking. I generally tend to love books that explore complicated family dynamics and relationships in general, so this was perfect for me.
This book I am going to recommend to everyone. It is such an easy read, and I think that most people will get something worthwhile out of it. While the book did deal with some heartbreaking topics, I found a lot of it to also be very comforting, which is a welcomed break from the dark and twisty books I typically read.
6. MARIE-CLAUDE PAQUETTE reviews for Regretting You
I just finished the book with one word stuck in my mind, orange. Let’s be honest, Miller looked like a creepy guy with his film. He began to film Clara when she was 14 and when he was with Shelby, his ex-girlfriend. But it is also cute. He is also mature for his age compare to Clara who acted like a totally immature teenager, taking thing personally and judging without understanding. She was so hard on her mother and wanting to ‘murder her’ for things she hadn’t done. We know in the end she regrets how she treated her mom. Her mom was the one keeping all things for herself and hurting a lot inside. The lost of her husband and sister had been difficult for all the family. One thing I wished to see in the book is to know what the letters said about Chris and Jenny, to have answers because in this real world we all want to know to be able to move on. I was disappointed about that, she destroyed the letters. Another thing is, there’s too much about Clara and Miller. Why not more about Morgan and Jonah? Some spicy scenes and their future. Did Morgan finally got the job? Did she finally go to college? Will she marry Jonah? It was more a book for teenagers than adults. I saw the review and we are more adults readers than teenagers. This is why some are disappointed. Still a good story and I won’t stop reading books from Colleen Hoover
7. LISSEREADS reviews for Regretting You
Omg, I’m a super fan of Colleen, I have read almost every single book she has written. She did it again with this book, why nobody talks enough about it, I have no idea. Like how do you go over your husband’s ☠️ the same day your little sister, your best friends, passes away. But that’s not all, their dead is like a domino effect affecting also your guy best friend, whom disappeared years ago when you and your then boyfriend, his best friend, announced your teenage pregnancy. Are you following? That best friend is now your nephew’s father, whose mom just passed away also. Then add the fact that your teenage daughter is acting up and dating the guy your husband decided was not good for her. Yeah, there’s a lot to untangle and is done so beautifully. Another fantastic read.
8. JESSICA reviews for Regretting You
ive never given a CoHo book fewer than 5 stars and im sure as heck not gonna start now.
what really surprised me was how much i enjoyed the family aspect of this. i really love how CoHo portrays her romance, so i was worried the focus on the mother/daughter relationship would detract from that, but it doesnt!
if anything, focusing on two different romances is what bothered me (if i can even consider it bothersome – which i probably cant). i really appreciate both them. i actually wish she had written two separate books and given each pairing their own story, just so i could have that much extra time with them. but i understand how each character connects and i think the story does benefit from it.
so again, another wonderful book by the queen of romance and human connection.
↠ 4.5 stars
9. GABBY reviews for Regretting You
4.5 Stars
Wow, this story is incredible. I will admit, after discovering this book is YA (or at least has a POV from a sixteen year old character) I was trying to lower my expectations, because I haven’t been a huge fan of Colleen’s past YA books. But this book is exceptional.
I went into this book completely blindly, which I love to do with Colleen Hoover books because her stories are so surprising and she’s able to write so many plot twists into a contemporary story, it’s fascinating. So I recommend jumping into this book without knowing much, all you need to know is that it mainly centers on a mother/daughter relationship and that it will make you cry.
The only reason I hesitate to give this a full five stars is because I wasn’t super obsessed with the YA romance in this book, I never really am when it comes to YA romance for some reason so that’s probably just a me thing, but I was 100% here for the adult romance happening in this book. This book also really hit me emotionally and I cried a few times. This book described grief in such a raw and honest real way it hurt my heart to read at times. I think Miller’s grandpa is my favorite character in the book, he’s just so awesome. I love Jonah so much, he was so freaking swoon worthy and kind and selfless. I adored all the scenes with him and Elija, and I love the way he stepped up and patented him considering the circumstances. I wasn’t a huge fan of the romance between Clara and Miller, they were cute but forgettable. I do like though that she wants to be an actress and he wants to be a director, that’s cute! I kind of wish we found out more about Chris and Jenny and when it all began and how it happened – but I guess I can appreciate the real ness of never finding out about it like Morgan is never able to find out about it… but the curious part of me is dying to know!!!
HUGE thanks to Kristen Dwyer for sending me an ARC copy, I appreciate you!!!
10. PAIGE reviews for Regretting You
I went into this novel not knowing much about it except having read the basic description of the book, and I recommend doing the same…knowing little as possible!!! I really loved it and couldn’t put it down. It is very character driven and the dialogue is sharp.
Thirty-four year old Morgan begins to see her life as predictable and struggles with her identity as a housewife. Her teenage daughter, Clara, feels like she is treated with too many rules but respects her parents wishes. That is, until an unexpected event occurs leaving their family in shock. How can they be honest with each other when the trust has already been broken? Can they find redemption and heal their relationship?
Chapters alternate between the mother, Morgan, and her her daughter, Clara. It starts off at Morgans high school graduation party and reveals Morgan’s realization that she is pregnant. After this first chapter, everything takes place during Morgan’s life as 34 year-old -mother and Clara’s life as a 16 year-old on the brink of 17 years old.
Topics include- underage drinking, marijuana usage, teen pregnancy, teen sex
**I think this is my new favorite Colleen Hoover novel.**
III. Regretting You Quotes by Colleen Hoover
The best book quotes from Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
“I think it’s time I figure out who I was meant to become before I started living my life for everyone else.”
“That emptiness is being replaced with heat and flutters and heartbeats, and I hate it because it feels like I’ve just pinpointed what has caused me to feel so empty these past few weeks. Jonah. Sometimes when we’re alone, he looks at me in a way that makes me feel empty when he looks away. It’s a feeling I’ve never gotten when Chris looks at me. This realization scares me to death.”
“I’ve believed in you since the moment I met you. I believe in myself now that I’ve finally left you.”
“Attraction isn’t something that only happens once, with one person. It’s part of what drives humans. Our attraction to each other, to art, to food, to entertainment. Attraction is fun. So when you decide to commit to someone, you aren’t saying, ‘I promise I’ll never be attracted to anyone else.’ You’re saying, ‘I promise to commit to you, despite my potential future attraction to other people.’” I look at Clara. “Relationships are hard for that very reason. Your body and your heart don’t stop finding the beauty and the attraction in other people simply because you’ve made a commitment to one person. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you’re drawn to someone else, it’s up to you to remove yourself from that situation before it becomes too hard to fight.”
“Sometimes you have to walk away from the fight in order to win it.”
“It means people who make mistakes usually learn from them. That doesn’t make them hypocrites. It makes them experienced.”
“I’m confident that I’ll never spend a single second of my life regretting you.”
“Right after something tragic happens, you feel like you’ve fallen off a cliff. But after the tragedy starts to sink in, you realize you didn’t fall off a cliff. You’re on an eternal roller coaster that just reached the bottom. Now it’s gonna be up and down and upside down for a long, long time. Maybe even forever.”
“Heartbreak builds character.”
“Grown-ups might not have their shit figured out any more than we do. They just wear more-convincing masks. That disappoints me”
“I wonder if humans are the only living creatures that ever feel hollow inside.”
“think it’s time I figure out who I was meant to become before I started living my life for everyone else.”
“I used to collect snow globes when I was younger. They lined a shelf in my bedroom, and sometimes I would shake them up, one after the other, then sit on my bed and watch as the flurries and the glitter swirled around inside the glass. Eventually, the contents inside the globe would begin to settle. All would grow still, and then the globes on my shelf would return to their quiet, peaceful states. I liked them because they reminded me of life. How sometimes, it feels like someone is shaking the world around you, and things are flying at you from every direction, but if you wait long enough, everything will start to calm. I liked that feeling of knowing that the storm inside always eventually settles.”
“I love music. It feeds my soul.”
“He’s looking at me like he was in that picture. Full of heartache. Or maybe this is what Jonah looks like when he loves something so much it hurts.”
“You’re a sacrificer. I don’t even know if that’s a real word, but that’s what you are. You do things you don’t want to do to make life better for the people around you. Like being the designated driver. That doesn’t make you boring. It makes you a hero.”
“I’ve never hated watermelon Jolly Ranchers. I only saved them because I knew they were your favorite.”
“So when you decide to commit to someone, you aren’t saying, ‘I promise I’ll never be attracted to anyone else.’ You’re saying, ‘I promise to commit to you, despite my potential future attraction to other people.’” I look at Clara. “Relationships are hard for that very reason. Your body and your heart don’t stop finding the beauty and the attraction in other people simply because you’ve made a commitment to one person. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you’re drawn to someone else, it’s up to you to remove yourself from that situation before it becomes too hard to fight.”
“For some reason, sadness in music eases the sadness in my soul.”
“Grief is a beast, but it’s also a great excuse.”
“Clara isn’t struggling because Chris is no longer here. She’s struggling because he’s never coming back. There’s a difference.”
“I just crave you more than I’ve ever craved anything in my life.”
“I’m full of all this untapped potential. Sometimes my chest feels hollow, as if I’ve lived a life with nothing significant enough to fill it. My heart is full, but that’s the only part of me that feels any weight.”
“I guess that happens when you become a mother, though. Your focus is no longer on yourself. Your life becomes all about this beautiful tiny little human you created.”
“I wonder if humans are the only living creatures that ever feel hollow inside. I don’t understand how my body can be full of everything bodies are full of—bones and muscles and blood and organs—yet my chest sometimes feels vacant, as if someone could scream into my mouth and it would echo inside of me.”
“You know your life is shit when you’re handwashing baby bottles, praying for Armageddon.”
“I’m content with the direction in which my life is headed, and I know if I obsess over the past, that obsession will only serve to anchor me in a place I am more than ready to move on from.”
“I’m amazed at how such a small touch can cause such a consequential reaction”
“Write it all down. Everything you want to remember about him. You’ll be surprised how soon you start to forget everything.”
“Imagine how great we’ll be when I’m finally emotionally stable.”
“Sometimes my chest feels hollow, as if I’ve lived a life with nothing significant enough to fill it. My heart is full, but that’s the only part of me that feels any weight.”
“I don’t understand how my body can be full of everything bodies are full of—bones and muscles and blood and organs—yet my chest sometimes feels vacant, as if someone could scream into my mouth and it would echo inside of me.”
“This week proved to me that sometimes the storm doesn’t settle. Sometimes the damage is too catastrophic to be repaired.”
Excerpted from Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
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