I thought that the story would be identical to Hopeless, but in fact you get a brand new version of the same events. Her story is so, so sad and to hear Holder talk about his sister will bring you to tears over and over again. My heart THROBBED for Les in Hopeless and it honestly almost physically jumped out of my chest in Losing Hope. My absolute favorite part of Losing Hope was the large focus on Les. It’s not like that at all for Losing Hope Holder is entirely his own person and voice and I fell in love with him all over again. Sometimes I’m nervous to read companion novels because I find the characters voice is the same regardless of the point of view switch. I was so shocked that I cried as many times basically re reading the same story. That being said, Losing Hope is told from Holder’s point of view, and it was phenomenal.

I won’t talk about the characters like I normally do in reviews, because well… this is essentially a retelling of Hopeless, but in Holder’s point of view so the characters are the same(with no further development really) as they were in Hopeless. He is amazing… even with all of his moodiness he is just perfect. Honestly, this guy is like the book boy of my dreams. Sky the main character, is amazing and Dean freaking Holder. It’s the sole reason that Colleen Hoover is now an autobuy author for me. If you love romance and an amazing story then you will love it. For 2 weeks…įirst off, if you haven’t read Hopeless, just go do it. I rushed to get it, started to read immediately, and then put it down. And now she was giving it to us! I was even more ecstatic when I found out it was on Netgalley. When I found out that Colleen Hoover was writing a companion/second novel to Hopeless, I was over the freaking MOON! I absolutely adored Hopeless, Dean Holder, Sky, the story, gosh… I loved it all and I wanted more. In Losing Hope, bestselling author Colleen Hoover reveals what was going on inside Holder’s head during all those hopeless moments-and whether he can gain the peace he desperately needs.

Sometimes in life, if we wish to move forward, we must first dig deep into our past and make amends. But he could not have anticipated that the moment they reconnect, even greater remorse would overwhelm him… Still haunted by the little girl he let walk away, Holder has spent his entire life searching for her in an attempt to finally rid himself of the crushing guilt he has felt for years. In Hopeless, Sky left no secret unearthed, no feeling unshared, and no memory forgotten, but Holder’s past remained a mystery. Amazon | TBD(Preorder) | Kobo | Goodreads

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