Then there was this whole thing with the cross on the road, which made me think about how maybe she and this Scotty dude was involved in an accident. I had this sense that, obviously, something awful happened like an accident and that Kenna was going back to a town that she apparently feared. One of the other aspects to Colleen Hoover’s writing I appreciated and enjoyed was the sense of mystery of what happened with Scotty, Kenna, and Ledger. Otherwise, they’d have called it something much better.” (pg. “Whoever was the first person to say they fell in love must have already fallen out of it. She never ceases to make me want to read more, and never ceases to string words together in a way that packs a punch. I love how no matter the book, I feel like I’m always relearning Colleen Hoover as a writer and storyteller and it’s wonderful. Colleen Hoover, honest to gosh, has one of the best prose of our time. So, reading Reminders of Him was refreshing in the way that the story wasn’t just about love, and that the story had different prose. I understand that stories have a structure for a reason and I like the typical rom-com arc, but I also would like a lot more depth in rom-coms these days because it adds more to the story than just falling in love. As an avid reader, I have read so many books that this year it has begun to feel like some books follow too similar a plot line that it has become monotonous. Reminders of Him is not a typical romance, and that’s one of the reasons I gobbled this story up. It’s truly been an honor to be wrecked by Colleen Hoover, again. I almost, almost, forgot how much a Colleen Hoover fully wrecks your entire being 🙃. It has been a while since I’ve read a contemporary Colleen Hoover book. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her past in order to build a future out of hope and healing. The two form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance grows, so does the risk.
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 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.
Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. 314) AboutĬlick to read other book reviews SynopsisĪfter 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. Now that I’ve forgiven myself, the reminders of him only make me smile.” (pg. “Music still makes me think of Scotty, but thinking of Scotty no longer makes me sad.
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