Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
Description:
Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies…
That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of just one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past that she wishes could just stay buried.
Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he’s nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning everything about her. After finally caving to his unwavering pursuit, Sky soon finds that Holder isn’t at all who he’s been claiming to be. When the secrets he’s been keeping are finally revealed, every single facet of Sky’s life will change forever.
That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of just one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past that she wishes could just stay buried.
Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he’s nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning everything about her. After finally caving to his unwavering pursuit, Sky soon finds that Holder isn’t at all who he’s been claiming to be. When the secrets he’s been keeping are finally revealed, every single facet of Sky’s life will change forever.
My Thoughts:
I am speechless, without words, in shock. That is the best way to describe how I feel after reading this book. Nothing happened in it the way I thought it would, which is why I loved it.
The story is about Sky, an almost 18 year old who has been home schooled her entire life. In addition to not going to public school, she has also had very little exposure to technology, meaning no Internet, cell phone, television, etc. Talk about not your typical teenager!! Sky convinces her Mom to let her attend public school her senior year, but ends up attending minus her best friend and neighbor, Six. After her first day that is not anything like she thought it would be she meets Dean Holder. Her life will never be the same.
After a very interesting few meetings (Dean) Holder and Sky seem to be moving forward, but as is typical in teenage lives there are multiple bumps in the road. I don’t even think bumps are the right word for it. At times they are more like craters and endless black holes. Life for these two will never be the same.
I really don’t want to give anything away in this story, but I will say that it deals with very real life situations and is not for the weak at heart. There is mild sex involved, but it is not described in the typical romance story way. It is a very mild exposure to sex in my opinion. The other matters that occur in the storyline are far more involved and traumatic. This story has multiple mentions of suicide and abuse of a minor, which is cause for discretion.
However, do not let that keep you from reading this book! I feel that this is such a moving book that everyone needs to take the time to read it. It will touch your heart and cause you to think about life in ways you didn’t before. I love how moved I was while reading it and how I couldn’t bear to put it down! Please, go read this!!
One final note. There is a 2nd book coming out in July called Losing Hope which is written in Holders POV. I soo look forward to reading it and learning even more about both of their lives.
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