Hopeless (edition 2012)

I read this book based on a friend recommendation and she did not steer me wrong! I LOVED IT!
1. The plot. It has everything you could want in it and more. From secrets to lies, this plot will have you at the edge of your seat…literary!
2. No insta-love. Yup, that’s right. You get a story of two characters with a past that has been hidden from them. You get to explore every part of their relationship as they come to the conclusion of love and friendship.
3. Back Round history. The back round history of characters is what makes this story. The past is harsh and has so much drama in it you can’t help but loose yourself in the story cause of it. The moment that little bomb of what really happens will make you loose you head.
4. It’s addicting From the start of the story, as the reader you began to question motives and actions. Like,”Why is he mad?” “What’s he hiding?” And you can’t help but keep reading cause you NEED TO KNOW. Once in the story, you are compelled to finish.
5. The ending. GAH! The ending is so amazingly good that you are in awe that you just read the book. I couldn’t believe that it finished and when I was done I wanted nothing more but to re-read it again.
Hopeless is a glorious, amazing book that will leave you stunned! The clever world building colliding with lies is exhilarating. Blindsided by a jaw-dropping plot, Hopeless is spectacular! ( )

So I’m a little late to the party with this book and it was damn hard for me to figure out what rating I wanted to give it.

Sky and her best friend, Six, have been sneaking guys into their rooms at night for months. She hasn’t been sleeping with all these boys, but she still has a pretty nasty reputation around town, even though she’s been homeschooled her whole life. She doesn’t feel anything for these guys. As in, literally, she feels nothing. Whenever they are doing what they are doing, she just stares up at the stars on her bedroom ceiling and kind of blanks out. There’s no lust, no chemistry, no horniness, nothing.....

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Hopeless is just one of those books that grabs a hold of your heart and leaves you with so many emotions. I have never loved a fictional couple so much before. Their relationship was so real and beautiful and I just wanted everything to work out for them the whole time.

Going into this book I though it would be just another contemporary teen romance but it was so much more than that. The trials and tribulations that the main character and those she loves have to go through is really heartbreaking and so real. Every single character in the book brought a lot to the story and I loved that. You fall in love with all of them and hope that they all turn out alright.

The writing and the plot of the story were both so good. I was completely engrossed in the story and couldn't put it down. The beginning is kind of calm and nice and then the plot picks up and starts to get intricate and it's so hard to put down. I loved this book so much and it is definitely and new favorite for me. I highly recommend this book and can not wait for the next one to come out soon.

5 Stars / 5 Stars

I finished this book at 2am last night. My eyes are puffy and swollen this morning but well worth it. I loved this book! I cried I think the last quarter of the book. I just had to finish it. 5 GIANT STARS from me. So far this is my favorite book of the year! Let me just say I’m an emotional reader. I can cry at any sad scene but this book broke my heart. I felt so drawn to Sky’s character she was such a strong women and I loved her. I was pulled in from the very beginning and was dreading a little when Holder was showing that he was a little stalker-ish and had a temper. I don’t relate well to those kind of male characters and I tend to be a bit harsh on my ratings if I don’t think the lead guy is all that worthy of my heroine. Sky stood her ground with Holder and didn’t put up with his crap and let him know he was in the wrong. I loved that Sky didn’t just run into his arms even though she wanted too. As the story progressed the more Holder grew on me and by the middle of the book I think I was just as infatuated with him as Sky was. There were times I found the story a little bit predictable I knew things that would happen in the near future. They did happen just not how I was expecting them. I loved it and it will be a book that I will remember for a very long time! ( )

Colleen Hoover is my new favorite author. I've never read a book that was so wonderful. The book centers around a senior in high school named Sky and her love interest, Holder. It's hard to describe the main characters because their personalities are so well written and complex. Sky and Holder were funny and silly and heartbreaking and tragic and lovely. Sky is a wonderful main character. She's funny, sarcastic, and her imperfections are endearing. She knows she's not perfect, but she accepts herself. Sky, Holder, and Sky's two best friends are far from perfect. They're honest to a fault and flawed in their own ways, but they're exactly the kind of people Sky needs in her life. I couldn't put this book down. I'm so glad that Sky and Holder's story will continue in book 2.