Regretting You by Colleen Hoover is a complicated, yet beautiful story of a family trying to navigate through personal tragedy in their own way. It describes what you would think is your typical family...mom, dad, aunt, daughter, and throw in a long lost love and of course an unexpected tragedy that leaves more questions, and problems, than answers. When mom, Morgan , receives a devastating phone call, her daughter Clara is left trying to figure out life as a teenager. The relationship of Morgan and Clara is already complicated, but they can’t figure out how to communicate, and hold back truths in order to protect each other, when in the end, the truth always comes out. The story is told between alternating points of view between Morgan and Clara, and it is so well done.

This book is raw, it will tug at your emotions. You will feel the depths of each character. It was romantic, frustrating, beautiful, tragic, sad...and CoHo does it all so well! The characters are relatable, they have difficult relationships, and even more decisions that need to be addressed. And you will hang on each word until the end.

I am a huge Colleen Hoover fan, I feel I need to disclose that. Her books are all so different, yet each one is perfect, I honestly don’t know how she does it, but she pulls it off. Regretting You is no different. I admit, I had to fully digest this book for a few days before I could write my review...it really stayed with me. You will love it from the first chapter to the last. Her chapters flow so well, her characters are so well defined, it’s amazing.

I would like to thank Netgalley, Montlake Romance, and the Queen herself, Colleen Hoover for an advanced reader copy of Regretting You in exchange for an honest review. Read it...you won’t regret it!

This was my first CoHo book and now I don’t understand why I haven’t read any of her other books yet. I’m shook. I don’t even know how to put into words what this book made me feel. There were so many twists and turns, ups and downs. Somehow CoHo can make you feel life’s best and worst emotions in one book. I’ve lost both of my parents and I felt some of that devastation come through in this book. When I first started reading it I thought, “Oh this one will probably only get 3 and half stars from me like most romances do.” CoHo had other ideas. This book not only gets ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ but is going down as one of my favorite books of all time. The only bad thing I can say about this one is that I’m pissed about the book hangover I’m going to have. This book releases on December 10,2019 and if you don’t buy it, you’re really missing out! Preordering my copy now🙌🏻

I didn’t know what to expect from this as a Colleen lover, especially after Verity! Regretting You is the PERFECT light read that you just can’t put down. I loved every bit of Jonah, Morgan & Clara‘s emotional journey.

Thank you SO much to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this one early :)!

Colleen Hoover strikes again.

Regretting You chronicles the aftermath of a tragedy in a family that was just living a normal existence. High school sweethearts Morgan and Chris married young when she became pregnant with their daughter, Clara. Sixteen years later, the couple navigates life with a teenager while managing the lives of Morgan's sister and her new husband and baby. When tragedy strikes their family suddenly, Clara and Morgan are faced with learning how to deal with loss, love, and what it looks like to move on gracefully.

There is so much to say about this novel. It includes all of the touching aspects of Hoover's other works (All Your Perfects, It Ends With Us) while including slight humor amid the heavy storylines. Hoover masterfully creates a world that is interrupted by unexpected events. One of the strong suits of Hoover's storytelling is her realistic portrayal of any circumstance. The characters were deep and raw. This book read like a wonderful movie that even your boyfriend/husband could appreciate. There were two storylines that followed the mother, Morgan and the daughter, Clara. Hoover wove both of their romances and trials together well and brought their stories together with rich details. As the mother of a daughter, I was touched and saddened as I read about the cracks in Morgan's and Clara's relationship. The scenes in this book ripped my heart out then put it all back together in the end. This novel provides romance, drama, and hope all in one.

This novel earned 4.5 stars (rounded to 5).

Thank you Netgalley for a copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

Regretting You hits shelves on December 10, 2019.

“I think that’s the problem. Teenagers think their parents should have it all figured out, but the truth is, adults don’t really know how to navigate life any better than teenagers do.”

Colleen Hoover, you’ve done it again with another beautiful and heart wrenching novel! Regretting You is an exploration of mother-daughter relationships, first loves, tragedy and betrayal, unrequited love, and the choices that shape a person’s life. Additionally, the theme of regret is woven into the storyline as the characters reflect on their past and current decisions, and how those decisions affect the people they love. It’s almost impossible for me to remain spoiler-free in summarizing this book, but what I will say is that CoHo fans will love this one just as much as her others!

The title might be Regretting You, but I definitely didn’t regret reading this wonderful book. Just in time for the holiday season, this one is hitting shelves December 10th...add it to your wish list!

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Montlake Romace, and Colleen Hoover for this digital ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Colleen Hoover does it again. If you are a CoHo fan, then you will be delighted that her writing quality and tone has remained consistent in her new novel - finished it in one sitting!

She introduces us to a group of friends and family that have chemistry and secrets from the past that is now impacting their future in the most original storyline.

In this novel, she brings multiple original scenarios to light (family, marriage, death, and teenage angst) and delves deep into giving us the story behind the characters with dual point of views.

If you are new to reading Colleen Hoover, you will find her quickly addicting for she writes in a way that is unapologetic to society's standards weaved in with high emotions and romance.

I definitely recommend this book!

Good grief, Colleen! Every single book you write just gets better and better. It doesn’t matter what you write, I’m going to give it 5 stars. It’s a given. No other author consistently makes me relate to each character and brings out emotions I didn’t even know I had. You seriously pulled all of the feels out of me on this one!

You guys, this book is amazing. If you have read Hoover’s other books, you know what I’m talking about. And if you haven’t read any of her books, do it now. Right now! My fellow CoHorts and I have been waiting anxiously for this release. I was fortunate enough to score an advanced copy and I felt like I won the lottery when I found out. It truly doesn’t matter what Hoover writes…she’s going to knock your socks off. She can write any genre and it will blow your mind. When she released a thriller last December called Verity, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time I read it. I’m still talking about it almost a year later. I think all of her fans were shocked at how well written it was being a different genre from her usual romance/young adult books. It just proved what we already knew…this woman is a genius!

Hoover pulls your heartstrings with Regretting You. So many emotions came out when I least expected it. She took a different route with this one with alternating views from Morgan, and her 16-year-old daughter, Clara. I cried, as I do in every one of Colleen’s books. It covers teenage romance, adult romance, mother/daughter relationships, friendships, tragedy, you name it.

I always go into Colleen’s books not knowing what to expect, but I know I’m going to love it. My advice is to just go in blind. Don’t even read the excerpt. You’re going to love it no matter what.

Preorder this right now! It releases on December 10 and you don’t want to wait any longer to get this one in your hands. I preordered a copy and will be rereading it as soon as it comes in.

Thank you to Montlake Romance and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you #netgalley for the advanced copy of Regretting You! Colleen has written another amazing story that pulls you in right from the beginning. The different tales of loss, grief, love, guilt are so real and raw, I felt so much for all of the characters. Miller’s relationship with his Gramps is one of my favorite parts! I would definitely recommend!

I didn’t have a physical copy of the book, but if I did I would be hugging it before I started because that’s how excited I was to be able to read it early. I felt every emotion in reading “Regretting You”. There is a beautiful reference in the book about snow globes and how sometimes we are shaken up like them in our lives. I’ve always thought this about snow globes and people. Well, I felt much the same way reading it. I felt as though I was stuck inside the globe with all the characters feelings and emotions and someone was shaking up the snow globe where everything was a mess..... In the end though the snow globe was finally put back on the shelf and all was well as someone wound it up to play “Here comes the Sun”. I loved Regretting You. There isn’t a book I’ve read of Colleen’s I haven’t loved. Can’t wait for everyone to be shaken up like a snow globe! Beautiful book!

I read a lot of books in a year. So I'm always looking for a book that will stick with me far after I've finished reading it. I've also read all of Colleen's books. I would read anything she writes without even knowing what it is about at. Regretting You is one that made me feel something, which is what I'm looking for in any book. This did not disappoint.

Another outstanding book from Colleen Hoover. I don’t know how she does it. Every story she writes shatters my heart, but always puts it back together.

I don’t want to say too much about this story, as it’s one you should go into blind. It follows a mother, Morgan and her relationship with her daughter, Clara as they navigate loss, betrayal and learning to forgive the people they love the most. You will laugh, you will cry and you will hope for a sequel when you finish this book.

Colleen Hoover masterfully evokes all the emotions from readers. Her stories are powerful, raw and real and remind us how imperfect and flawed we all are.

I can’t even describe my excitement when I was approved for a copy of Regretting You. I’ve loved all of Colleen Hoover’s books that I’ve read previously and I knew this one would be added to the same list.

Regretting You is a story of family, first love, grief and betrayal. The story focuses on mother Morgan and daughter Clara and their relationship through some tumultuous circumstances.

Although the story was a tad predictable, CoHo’s writing keeps you wanting to just keep on reading until the end. I finished this book in a day, stopping and starting around errands and loved it.

Thanks to Netgalley and Montlake Publishing for a copy of this book.

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I wouldn't consider this to be a book full of twists but this read definitely brought me back to the greatness of Colleen Hoover's original works. I would consider this book a YA Contemporary Romance and I loved every second of it. The story is about a mother and daughters relationship and their struggle to trust each other. My favorite characters from this book were Miller and his grandfather. The ending - oh my gosh! Colleen truly knows her way into our hearts. #CoHo

Do you ever wonder if your life would be different if you had made different choices? Have you ever been asked if you have regrets? Regretting You delves deep into how we live our lives around the consequences of the choices we make in life.

📨Morgan Grant is a stay at home mom who married her high school sweetheart, who got her pregnant at seventeen. She now wonders if there’s more to life than making breakfast burritos for her husband, Chris, and her sixteen-year-old daughter Clara. Her daily routine is just that, routine. Morgan and her daughter don’t see eye to eye on anything these days, especially Clara’s choice in boys. Morgan just doesn’t want Clara to make the same mistake she made by getting pregnant so young.

📨Clara can’t believe that Miller Adams, sucker-sucking, truck driving Miller Adams, would even look her way. He’s been ignoring her for what seems like years at school. But Clara makes a choice to pick Miller up on the side of the road on a steamy, hot day and sets things in motion that will only drive her and her mom farther apart.

📨Suddenly, Morgan’s routine life is shattered by one phone call. There’s been a tragic accident - it’s Chris. As details unfold, Morgan’s heart is broken once again by secrets that are revealed. Now she must try to protect Clara and rebuild their life. When it seems life can’t be any more uncertain for Morgan, someone from her past questions if she ever regrets the choices she made.

This was my first Colleen Hoover book, and it won’t be my last. I loved her writing and the alternating point-of-views between mother and daughter. Although the story was a bit predictable in places, the natural dialogue and relatable characters easily made up for it.

I’m so excited to be a part of the #bookishbuddybingeread for this book with my #bookishladiesclub pals.

Thank you to @netgalley, @colleenhoover and Montlake Romance for this ARC for review.

Pick up this book December 10th

4.5 Stars

Regretting You is Colleen Hoover’s latest novel where she tackles difficult emotions and an impossible situation.

Regretting You may be Hoover’s most difficult novel to read for more than one reason. The story tackles grief, love, and infidelity and the characters emotions and reactions. The story also addresses a situation where there is no one way to handle the elicited emotions, so processing my own thoughts and feelings and those of the characters makes Regretting You a heavy read.

Regretting You is told through two perspectives, the mother and daughter, Morgan and Clara. Morgan fell victim to teenage pregnancy and became an adult quickly. Clara is a typical teenager looking forward to college. Therefore, you have two characters who have had different adolescent lives making their personalities even more different than their age gap suggests.
Clara irritated me to no end. I had to put the book down in some instances to distance myself from her actions that I found to be immature and annoying. I think this is a testament to Hoover’s writing, understanding of emotion and character to elicit such strong feelings from readers. Clara is a teenager and she acts like one, even when it is detrimental to her likeability as a character.

Regretting You focuses heavily on Morgan and Clara’s relationship. The clichéd notion that mother daughter relationships during the teenage years are fraught with turmoil is on full display. Almost all the tension throughout the novel is caused by Morgan and Clara’s deliberate miscommunication.

The reason I rated the novel 4.5 stars is that as much as I enjoyed it, I did not love it as much as I have loved Hoover’s previous novels. Maybe the heavy subject matter made the novel difficult to read at times or maybe my expectations were in the wrong place, but whatever the reason I still thoroughly enjoyed Regretting You, especially the ending. Without going into spoilers, the ending of the novel was easily the best part. It is adorable and is quintessential Hoover.

This is my first CoHo book and I have to say man have I been missing out. I could not put it down. I just needed to know where these characters were going to end up. This story focuses on the mother/daughter relationship of Morgan and Clara as they navigate their lives after a tragic accident. I loved how it was told through alternating points of views. Seeing how differently they each dealt with grief, family issues and love. The characters are so relatable. Morgan and Clara’s story is so heartbreaking but at the same time hopeful and full of romance. This book gave me all the feels. I mean she did not hold back with this one. This was a great read.

Thank so much to Colleen Hoover and Netgalley for my copy!

A huge thank you to NetGalley, Colleen Hoover and Montlake Romance for allowing me to read and review this book prior to its publication. This is one of my most anticipated releases of the year. I was absolutely in shock when I received the email that I was approved. What a privilege.

I have been a CoHo fan for years and have read a number of her books. Its really hard not to compare this to my favorites. If I had to line them all up this one would fall in the middle. It was really good but it did not blow me away.

Things I Loved:

The Writing- Colleen Hoover can really write a book yall. Her books tend to be really addictive fast reads for me. Although I labeled this book as not the best of what I've read by her, it was hard to put down.

The Format- This book is told in dual perspectives. You get an adult point of view and a young adult point of view. I love this in books. Usually when this happens I pick a favorite but I equally enjoyed reading both narratives.

The Characters- Characters make the story for me. Colleen Hoovers characters are always unique and interesting. I was completely invested in the mother daughter relationship in this book. Everything and everyone one else was necessary. It all fit together well but I could have cared less about the romances.

The Twist- There is a twist about a quarter the way into the story that I did not see coming.

My Biggest Gripe:

Clara the teenage daughter acting like a teenage daughter. Her words and actions really frustrated me. It wasn't like I was mad or anything. I was just extremely annoyed.
Even Morgan (the mom) at times. It was so important to her to keep secrets to protect her daughter and on the inside I was like just blow that shit upppppp please lol

Overall I do recommend friends and fellow readers to pick this up. For those of you excited for this book: Stay excited! It's really good. I will always look forward to what Colleen Hoover writes and will be purchasing a finished copy when the book releases in December.

This was my 2nd book by this author, but as everyone kept telling me that Verity was nothing like her other books, I chose to give this one a try. I loved Regretting You. It kept me on my toes, and I laughed and cried with the characters and I couldn't put it down.

I dont write reviews for all the books I read but I did attach a link to my blog here.

I finished this book about week and a half ago, I have been trying to come up with the words to make this a great review because that's what this book deserves. This book completely broke my heart and then put it all back together again. I went into reading this without know anything about the book. I really liked how it had two points of view; one of a 17 year old and the other of a 34 year old. Made it interesting to get both sides of what was going on throughout the book. I was completely shocked and thrown for a huge loop while reading Regretting You. I think I am still in the middle of a book hangover from this one. One thing I can say is you will NOT Regret reading Regretting You.

CoHo does it again!

I only discovered Colleen Hoover as an author this summer and this is my fourth CoHo book. Although not my favorite I've read, Regretting You was a 5-star read for me.

It started out a touch slow and I was worried that it was going to be too predictable, but, my goodness, the twists!

I ended up reading this one in 3.5 hours and stayed up well into the night to finish. I can't believe how much I wanted to know the ending.

Great job, Colleen!

Definitely add this to your to-be-read list!