This felt like old school colleen hoover to me and I couldn’t be happier about it.
This is the story of a mother and teenage daughter who are going through life. It’s hard. It’s so hard on a normal day. It’s even harder when something tragic happens and rocks your whole world.

Colleen Hoover is amazing, no matter what genre or story age writes. She is so great at weaving a real story with realistic characters. Regretting You was another well written book. This book followed a mother and daughter, and their relationships after a life changing situation rocks their world. I did find the first part to start a bit slow, but once the story picked up by 30%, it was hard to put down.

Holy Hell. The Queen has done it again. I'm talking about ALL THE MOTHERFUDGING FEELS. From smiles, to tears, to anger and back again, this mother/daughter relationship story is perfectly written in every way. It made me long for my own mother to still be here so I could hug and tell her thank you for all she did for me and wanting the best for me.

The characters in this story are fan-friggin-tastic. Hoover chiseled them with so much realism, with so much emotion, with so much perfection. I fell in love with Clara, seeing myself as a teenager in her, with Morgan, seeing so much of my own mother in her, with Jonah, hello, Hoover, thank you for THAT book boyfriend, with Miles, can I kiss him and marry Jonah, and even with Chris. The secrets, the pain, the love.....all of it made this book the best one I read in 2019.

If you've never been introduced to Colleen Hoover's work before, grab this one. You'll want a box of Kleenex with you, and maybe even a bottle of whiskey to chase the pain away. It's beyond just a simple recommendation. It's an amazing novel that will leave you breathless and wanting more. Once again, Hoover has created a magnificent novel that will suck your soul right out of your body and hold it captive long after the last page is read.

*I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley, Publisher and was under no obligation to post a review, positive or negative.*

Regretting You, by Colleen Hoover depicts a very unique story line showcasing the relationship dynamic between a young mother and her teenage daughter after their lives are changed forever.
Immediately upon reading the last line, I knew I had to process, as this book gave me “all the feels”, taking me on a very emotional journey. The reader sees both young and adult Morgan and the different roles she fulfills in her life: the young mother pregnant at 17 now 34, the loyal sister and stoic wife. Morgan struggles to keep her life and most importantly her daughter, Clara’s life together after the tragic death of her husband and the secrets that are uncovered after his death. Trying to protect Clara creates a terrible rift between mother and daughter. Clara’s teenage drama escalates and effects everyone around her. The angst of reading the depth of their hurt was so very emotional and palpable. How far do you go to protect the ones you love before it destroys you?
For me, there was one aspect of the book that could have been explored a bit more. But as I have read all of Colleens books I know how she values the intellect of her readers giving them the ability to draw their own conclusions.

4/5 Stars

This book was provided to me by NetGalleyfor a fair and honest review.

I should have gotten more tissues before reading this book...I'm speechless. Not that it should come as a surprise cause dah, it's Colleen. If any author is guaranteed to make you a crying emotional mess, it's definitely Colleen. Regretting You is so much more than I could have ever expected. It's a beautiful, very moving book about young love and about lost love, about love between siblings and mainly, about love between mother and her daughter.

As someone who was raised by a single mother, I was really interested in the way Colleen would portray Morgan's and Clara's relationship. Their relationship has been strained by tragedies, misunderstandings and deception for a long time. When the last pieces that held them together fall apart, they will have to let go of all their demons in order to put them back together. Their relationship is very fragile and needs for both of them to invest their all into it. The story goes quite in-depth when it comes to the characters so it's very easy to ease into their minds. Both Morgan and Clara have their own storylines in Regretting You. While Morgan re-discovers old feelings and navigates her life through turbulent waters, Clara is a teenager/young adult discovering herself and exploring all sorts of her firsts.

I'd compared this book to All Your Perfects which obviously had a totally different theme/topic, but I found it similar because Colleen has again focused more on the emotions, on characters' feelings, on how they react and perceive the situations rather than on the actual situation. It felt much more lyrical then epical. And I mean that as a compliment because that's exactly what this kind of a book called for.

Writing this review is not easy at all because I don't want to give away any spoilers. I hope I made at least some sense in this review. It really blew my mind. I didn't think I could be shocked anymore after Verity, but oh boy was I wrong.

5 stars and then some more!

I normally do not read romance at all, but I trusted my bookish ladies on Instagram and gave it a go. And Oh My Gosh I am so glad that I did. This book gave me all the feels!

What I mean by that is that I was actually feeling the emotions that Clara and Morgan were feeling. I was upset when terrible things happened and gleeful when excited new opportunities arose for them.

Regretting You did not make me cry, but there were times when my sorrow was so incredible that I had to walk away from the book and go find my boyfriend to be comforted because I could not imagine living in a world without the people that I loved the most.

That’s the thing about Colleen Hoover. She doesn’t write “normal” romance and I will say that time and time again. Her books are unlike any other romance book that I have ever read. I don’t just feel mushy and gushy but I feel sorrow, hurt, betrayal, and euphoria. Her writing is magnificent and if you haven’t read a Colleen Hoover book yet… well you need to. Trust me.

While this certainly is an engrossing plot and is written in a propulsive compelling way, I don't think I'm the right reader for the story. I think if I was a bit younger it would be something I'd devour in a sitting. Hoover is great at creating "what just happened" plots and situations that have you turning pages faster than you thought possible. For me, the characters had issues I couldn't quite buy into and it left me wanting something more genuine.

I am such a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and have been since her very first book. I always know when I pick up one of her books, I will be devouring it. Her stories are always unique and heartwarming. Regretting You was everything I was hoping for and more. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book. I love how this book focuses mainly on the mother daughter relationship.

Morgan’s life didn’t turn out the way she thought it would. She wants to give her daughter all the love and attention she didn’t get as a child. All Morgan wants to do is protect her daughter. Clara is in her last year of high school and wanting to venture out on her own find out who she is.

Colleen Hoover has done it again! Once I started this book, I couldn’t put it down. I can’t recommend this book enough. You need to read this!

Anyone who is a Collen Hoover fan will agree that they read this author's books for the character and relationships building. This book, built around mother/daughter perspectives, is no exception and will leave any reader a fan of Hoover's writing.

Another home run from Colleen Hoover! Read it in one sitting. The story in true Hoover fashion is engaging, entertaining and heart breaking.

Morgan and her sister Jenny are really close friends and are inseparable and even their boyfriends are best friends, Chris and Jonah. Even though Morgan was with Chris she had an amazing connection with Jonah. Morgan gets pregnant with Chris's baby and after graduation Jonah left town and never came back and Morgan was heartbroken.

Now almost 17 years later Morgan and Chris are married and have a 16 year old daughter, Clara. Recently Jenny reconnects with Jonah again after many many years and they are engaged and have a new son. Then a huge tragedy happens to Morgan and she is left questioning everything around her. Clara and her mother have been super disconnected after the tragedy and she turns to Miller for some moral support and they start hitting it off romantically.

At first I was really nervous to read this book because the book is in dual perspectives with Morgan and Clara and I didn't want this book to be YA and it definitely is not. The book was done really well and I was rooting for Morgan and Clara's relationship the whole time. I couldn't even imagine going through what Morgan went through and then having to rebuild her relationship with her daughter. I really liked Clara and Miller they had a very sweet relationship and he truly helped her with everything that was going on in her life. I loved the relationships and the building of mother/daughter bonds so much in this book. I just love Colleen Hoover so much and I can't wait to see what else she writes in the future!

Having read and adored Hoover's previous works, I was beyond excited to dive into this story.

Morgan and Clara, mother and daughter, are at a stage in life where they feel like they don't connect when a tragedy occurs that forces them to rebuild all that's crashed around them. While facing the difficulty of grief, the tragedy unearths secrets, lies, and betrayal. With everything unfolding before them and further misunderstandings and resentment building up, it forces mother and daughter apart and makes it even harder to fall back together. Through alternating points-of-view a reader is able to experience the entire story and focuses on the contrasting but often similar aspects of grief each character faces in their own individual way.

The relationships portrayed in this book were beyond my expectations and felt so overwhelmingly real. Though it was still a romance, Regretting You focused on the often complex relationship between a mother and daughter, especially between these two character, and the act of healing. In two different stages of life, Morgan and Clara offer readers intercepting yet distinctive points of view. I don't want to give anything away in regards to the plot but I'm glad with how things turned out in the end in regards to Morgan and Clara's relationship.

The romantic aspect for both Morgan and Clara's characters was fun to see, especially in light of the situation behind the tragedy in the story. I especially enjoyed that through grief and loss there is still hope, love, and happiness. I can not say which romance I liked more, Morgan or Clara's, as both offered so many wonderful moments, emotions, and aspects that were interesting to discover and watch unfold before its very page.

Colleen Hoover excels at realistically portraying characters and bringing out a wide range of emotions. Though I felt extremely emphatic towards Morgan and Clara's situation, I felt that they could overcome anything as long as they connected honestly and strengthened their bond as mother-daughter. Regretting You is now one of my few favourite books of 2019. Definitely one I highly recommend picking up and reading today!


eARC was kindly provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

An epic girlneeds an equally epic guy, and I guess I’ve never felt epic enough for you.*Swoon*

The hype is real! This book was so Flippin’ fantastic! All the feels, not one but two epic love stories, a real and raw look at the mother daughter relationship, tragedy, grief, forgiveness, romance, love, acceptance. Colleen Hoover is an absolute rockstar and this is one of her very best!

Hoover’s exceptional storytelling completely Drew me into these characters lives. The story is told from the alternating perspectives of mother Morgan and daughter Clara. I was equally invested in both characters, I cried with them, I laughed with them, I loved with them, I got angry with them, and I forgave with them. Not only does CoHo tell and engaging tale, she also writes some of the most swoon worthy men/boys. Jonah and Miller *swoon* I think technically I could probably be the mother of both of these men, but wow they really knew how to treat a girl and be there for her. Definitely not a book to be missed! If you are a CoHo fan this will more than likely be one of your favorites, and if you have not read her yet.... What are you waiting for?

This book in emojis 👩‍👧 🎭 🎬 🎥 💔 💞

*** Big thank you to Amazon Pub for my gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own. ***

Regretting you is a tragedy in every sense. This is primarily a love story. Although told by two women, more lives are impacted.

It is also and above all a family drama. This is also the first time I felt so much the need to go read the last pages. To reassure myself, maybe. Because there is a huge intensity in the pages. Following Chris's car accident, I felt Clara and Morgan 's emotions - brief aside: I wonder if someone remarked to Colleen Hoover that the first names of the heroines are make reference to a well-known French actress - added together and multiplied thousands and thousands times. I had my heart broken and trampled as if that was not enough, it was torn and crushed again. Each time one or the other heroines spoke, I suffered with her and for her. I was taken to the guts.

Honest, real and raw. Regretting You was an unexpected one. Having loved Colleen’s previous books, I went into it with high expectation yet somehow this one snuck up on me.
Regretting You was an emotional book to say the least but when I tell you that tis book was as real as it got..I mean it.

“You’re the first and only person in this world I’ve ever loved without some reasoning or justification behind it. I just love you because I can’t help it, and it feels good to love you”

Tell me your heart didn’t skip a beat when you read those words.
Regretting You is a beautiful contemporary book. The characters in this book will make you fall in love with them. They will make you feel their joy, their sadness, frustration, confusion, their love and their strength.

It's been a couple years since I've read a Colleen Hoover book and this one sparked my attention after several people giving rave reviews. My favorite CoHo books tend to be her older ones so I went in without expectations. There are essentially two stories being told in this book. Morgan, Chris, and Jonah. Then Morgan's daughter Clara and Miller. Everything is dual POV and the story starts in the past and then fast forwards.

I really liked this book but it was difficult to read at times. I liked Clara's love story a bit more due it's sweetness and innocence. But man, Clara drove me nuts sometimes with her behavior. Morgan did as well although I identified better with her since she's much closer in age with me. In comparison to CoHo's previous books, I'd compare this most to It Ends with Us or perhaps Hopeless for the teenage piece. I cried, I wanted to stomp on my kindle, and I laughed too. I think Miller is my favorite character from the book. He's what teenage girls dream of.

I can't get into the story without spoilers but if you're looking for some good angst, witty banter, and an overall great story then please read this.

This book is full of raw emotions and so much pain. My heart broken through out. Hoover has an amazing way with words that just wrap you up into the world she creates. This book really sticks with you once you finish it. I honestly have no words with how much this book hits you with the feels.

Wow, that was an amazing story! I wasn’t prepared to become so emotionally invested that early in a book. Things got heavy pretty quickly and the unraveling of the details was an interesting lesson in perspective. I don’t want to give away any details, just read and enjoy!

I've enjoyed every single Colleen Hoover novel that I've read so it's a little crazy that I haven't read them all, I think. I don't know why I haven't read them all--maybe a fear that I'll find one I don't like? I don't know. What I do know is that the last few things I've read from her, I've devoured.


Regretting You is my first read of 2020 and I stayed up way too late reading it and probably was way too invested in the story and characters than I should be, as noted by my inability to stop thinking about anything but how pissed off I was at both Morgan and Clara at different points in the novel when I should've been planning for my classes. Or how when I got to the 80% mark on my planning period I was stressed out at how close I was to finishing and how much more story I wanted instead of running to the front office to make sure I got give a make up exam later this week. Or how I legit got to the last 5% and felt like the choice to stop reading so that I could spend a little more time with these characters was a hard one. Obviously I had absolutely zero will power and squeaked out the last of the reading before my last class of the day which just left me in a fog of Clara and Morgan and Jonas and Miller and thinking about what would happen next and where they all would end up.


So who would like this novel that I've given an endorsement but not really analyzed it deeply? I think teenagers and readers with teens or readers who had challenging parental relationships may identify with some of the conflicts Morgan and Clara had. I think people who like YA fiction or romance will find this an enjoyable read. And I definitely think you have to like reading from two perspectives, as this is how the novel is structured. Finally, if you like really wonderfully kind male characters, you'll love Miller and Jonas.


Happy reading, y'all.

Clara and Morgan are a daughter and mother duo trying to navigate life together when suddenly husband and father Chris passes away in a devastating car accident. Morgan’s sister also passes away, leaving Jonah to raise their newborn son Elijah. Soon, secrets spill out leaving Jonah and Morgan questioning their roles in Clara and Elijah’s lives. Meanwhile, Clara is your average teenager, navigating her first love and agitating her mother with a seemingly rebellious streak. This novel truly showed me the power and challenges of a mother and daughter relationship. Hoover’s writing allowed me to truly feel what the characters were grieving and feel along with them. I especially identified with Clara, even though I was not rebellious as such myself. This is a wonderful story about relationships, first romances, and what we value with those we love.