This book !! Wow , it left me dehydrated from crying so much. All the emotional strings are pulled and the story is so perfectly crafted. I mean I didn’t think Colleen Hoover could do more but wow I was corrected. It’s crazy that in her acknowledgments she apologizes for not being able to write a romantic comedy! Ma’am never apologize for not being able to pull our hearts and recalibrate them with words.
This book will definitely be a best seller.

Thank you Montlake Publishing for the opportunity to read this arc.

Synopsis- Kenna Rowan is a mother of a four-year old. She is just out of prison after a tragic mistake, at the hands of which she lost everything. She is yearning for her daughter and hoping to reunite. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself.

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. 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 two form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance grows, so does the risk. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her past in order to build a future out of hope and healing.

Colleen Hoover never fails to touch the deepest emotional strings of your heart with her stories. A beautifully written. heart-wrenching story. The plot touches and breaks your heart right away. I was deeply involved with the story from the very beginning and could not put it down. This story will make you smile, make you cry hard and at the same time make you swoon. A heart-warming story that deserves to be read by everyone. A well-deserved five star read.

This is Colleen Hoover at her absolute best! This book was so raw and painful to read, yet I couldn’t put it down. Kenna is a mother looking to reunite with her 4 year old daughter, Diem, when she meets Ledger. He may be her only connection to Diem, but he doesn’t know her secret. My heart was broken again and again, as Colleen weaves this story of heartbreak and agony to redemption and forgiveness. This is one that will have people talking for years to come!

After serving five years in prison for her role in a tragic accident, Kenna returns to the town where she lived, hoping to connect with Diem, her four-year-old daughter. Although she has worked very hard to get here, she knows it will be an uphill battle because she will not be welcomed with open arms. On her first night in town, she meets Ledger and they have a very intense and fiery first encounter. But Kenna knows when Ledger realizes who she is, she knows he will hate her, just like everyone else in town. With seemingly insurmountable circumstances, Kenna is willing to risk everything to see her daughter.

After I finished this book, I had to sit with my thoughts on this book for a bit. I didn't know how I could put into words how much I loved it and how much it devastated me. I didn't know how I could express how much this book shook me to my core. I would say I was crying for about 80% of the book. Some of it was just quiet crying, with my eyes watering. Some of it was that really ugly crying, with tears and snot streaming down my face and me gasping for air. I felt so much for every single character in this book and I couldn't contain my emotions.

As she does with many of her books, Hoover has written about a f*cked up and impossible situation that makes you rethink how you would react if you were in that situation. This is a book about overwhelming grief and the anger tied to that grief. It's also about forgiveness. It's about the idea that we should not be defined by the worst thing we have ever done. This is something I have believed for a long time, and this book has reinforced that for me.

How did Hoover pack so many meaningful and beautiful relationships into this book??? Every character played an important role in how the story played out and I am in awe of Hoover's ability to paint their strong connections to one another. Kenna and Ledger's relationship was complicated and doomed from the start, but I wanted them to end up together anyway. I had no idea if or how Hoover was going to make it work until pretty much the end of the book.

Colleen Hoover has outdone herself with this book! This is now my favorite book of hers to date and will be added to my all-time favorites list. THIS IS A MUST-READ BOOK and you need to order it now!

Steam level: 🔥🔥🔥
⚠️: grief, suicidal thoughts, car accident, death of a loved one, child neglect, driving under the influence

This isn’t going to be a typical review because I truly don’t want to say anything about this book because I know how many people are excited for it’s release but I have a few thoughts to share.

1. This book was absolute perfection. Colleen Hoover holds nothing back when she writes and I respect her for that but dang - did I have to cry MULTIPLE times, Colleen?? 😉😭
2. I think all you CoHorts are going to absolutely love this book. From start to finish this story wowed me. Kenna and Ledger were perfect and as their stories intertwined it broke my heart and brought it back together over and over. I could see this being the next It Ends With Us. It was that good.
3. Is that a fucking pigeon??? 🐦

This book releases January 18th so make sure you pre-order because you need to read this book as soon as possible!

Reminders of Him was somehow both wholesome and soul crushing. It was so fucking good! Colleen is out there doing the lords work as usual. I *almost* cried at my desk while I was reading the second half of this at work today.

I don’t want to say anything about the plot of the book because I hate spoilers so I wouldn’t do that to anyone else. Check out the synopsis for the basic premise. I loved Kenna and Ledger and the whole heartbreaking story that this book is. I don’t really re-read books but I really think I might when my paperback comes in the mail in January.

Verity is the first book I read this year (March 29th!) and it got me back in to reading (thanks TikTok) and I’ve somehow gone completely unhinged and read over 200 books since. CoHo books will always be an absolutely yes read automatically situation for me. The books have a special place in my heart. Reading her books also connected me with my book bestie Lexi @booksandcoffeewithlexi 😁

I preordered my paperback of this the day it was announced but I’m literally over the moon that I got the opportunity to read a ebook of it early. Thanks to Amazon Publishing/Montlake/Colleen/NetGalley for the ARC. Expect a photo of me holding the book crying a little when it comes out lol

It's past 1am and I'm sitting here having finished this book not that long ago most likely with puffy eyes from having cried so much the whole time I was reading it and just completely blown away because CoHo did it again. Of course, was there any doubt she wouldn't? I've been following her books since late 2013 and I said it best to someone this last week but diving into her books always feels like coming home. Although, perhaps that's odd considering her books always emotionally destroy me before putting me back together. BUT - I stand by it!

That aside, this book was beautiful and heart wrenching and honestly hit kind of close to home in a way that is a bit too personal to include in a book review. But that is the beauty of Colleen's books and her writing, that they can hit close to home. I spent probably 80% of this book crying my eyes out and it was worth every minute for where it ended.

I always find it hard to put into words how much I love her books or why in reviews because I want everyone to have the joy of going into it blind like I do. I will say Kenna, the main character, I spent this whole book just rooting for her, heartbroken for her, angry for her even when she refused to be angry herself, and she's become one of my favorite characters Colleen has written to date. Ledger, he had so much character development from beginning to end it was incredible and I loved him. How much of this story was wrapped in family and forgiveness for not just others but yourself just completely captured my heart. It was an emotional roller coaster I would take all over again just for the chance to experience this book for the first time again. That is how much I loved it.

I don't want to go into much more detail than that but if you have loved any of her other books you are for sure going to love this one. And if you haven't yet read any of her books - what are you waiting for?

Reminders of Him is an emotional contemporary romance. But honestly it is so much more than that.

Colleen Hoover is my favorite romance author. Her books bring out so many emotions in me. So to say that I was excited about Reminders of Him would be an understatement.

I went into this book completely blind. And I am so happy that I did this as it definitely had more impact on me this way.

The female narrator is 26 year old Kenna (1st person POV). She is an unbelievably amazing narrator. Her first chapter was so powerful. I knew from the first page that this would be a 5 star read (and this never happens to me).

When I started this book I was so curious about what the title could mean. Honestly after reading it I am in love with this title.

This story was so mesmerizing and beautiful. This book will make you think. This book will make you feel. This book will make you cry. Kenna is damaged and broken and Coho writes a heroine like we've never seen before.

This book was my most anticipated read. I adore Colleen Hoover and have read every book that she has written. And I have loved them all. This book will not disappoint you. If you are looking for a book to make you feel THIS IS YOUR BOOK.

Classic Hoover with the need for a full box of Kleenex. Fortunately there are a few giggles in it to break up the sobbing. A perfect story.

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover, for release Jan 19, 2022
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“A troubled young mother yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover.”

How does CoHo always manage to tear my heart open? As usual with her books, I read it compulsively. In fact, it was nearly impossible for me to tear myself away from such a moving, heart wrenching yet hopeful story. She never fails to write characters who jump off the page and feel like real people. I felt for Kenna so badly and the other characters as well ❤️

I highly recommend this one to all Colleen Hoover fans. Massive thank you to Amazon and Netgalley for this ARC.

We all know Colleen Hoover just has it. She could write a grocery list and I would happily read it and love it. This book had my heart wrenching through my whole reading journey. This book is beautifully written, the characters are well-versed and the story is beautiful. Colleen Hoover will never disappoint me and she definitely hasn't in this book. The journey Reminders of Him will take you on will have you heart broken but she will heal you in the end, as she always does.

I am so thankful and beyond grateful to have had an ARC for this book. If my teenage self could see me today, she would not believe it. I discovered Colleen in 2015 and her books have been comfort reads ever since. I cannot wait for you guys to go on this journey because it was beautiful to say the least.

HONESTLY THOUGH.

Are any of us the least bit surprised that Coho has brought the heat AND the tears with this one?
I read Reminders of Him three times. Three. Usually I find something in a book that really irks me but I couldn't find one thing in this book that drove me crazy.

It's emotional, it's endearing, it's moving-- honestly this book was the whole package to me.

How Colleen Hoover manages to keep us all on our toes and writing unique, original stories-- I will never know. It's probably her ghost-writer or wizard sorcery or one of her sons or something ;)

Coho is the BEST! This was one of my favorite books of hers - so emotional and so good! Highly, highly recommend.

“Maybe it doesn’t matter whether something is a coincidence or a sign. Maybe the best way to cope with the loss of the people we love is to find them in as many places and things as we possibly can.”

After a devastating night with many wrong decisions Kenna has spent the last 5 years in prison. Now she will do anything to try and get to her daughter but she must return to the town where her life fell apart to do so. Not only is the town full of bad memories, it is also full of people who hate her.

Oh Colleen, you’ve done it again! This is definitely amongst my top favorite of her books! I instantly fell in love with the characters and cried many times while reading. My heart felt like I almost couldn’t take anymore but was bursting at the same time.

In typical CoHo fashion, another story of hers that made me cry at least 5 times and the rest of the time I was just laughing through tears or trying to keep myself together.

A raw and realistic story full of palpable emotions and flawed characters that make you ache for them. Heartbreak mixed with enough sweetness and warmth to mend your heart after it's broken to pieces. She did it. Buckle up guys! Put this on your TBR and get the tissues ready for this achingly beautiful release.

Thanks to the publisher for the ARC!

How do you seek forgiveness from people when you’ve done something deemed as unforgivable? Kenna is learning how to rebuild her life after spending five years in prison. The first step in this life of freedom is moving to where her daughter is…the daughter who lives with the people that want nothing to do with Kenna. Kenna puts all her hope into one man, the best friend of the man she loved-he’s the key to her daughter and if she can convince him that she’s a changed person, perhaps she can become the mother she always dreamed she would be.

Wow- this is now a top contender as one of my favorite books from Colleen Hoover. Even at the halfway mark, I didn’t know how much more my heart could take, but I also couldn’t put it down. I didn’t read the synopsis for this one so I truly had no idea what it was about. Every time I pick up a book from Colleen Hoover- I’m immediately invested in the characters and feel everything they’re experiencing. I loved the characters, the message of forgiveness and the beautiful way this story ended.

Reminders of Him is Colleen Hoover's next release (coming out January 2022). The story is about Kenna, a young woman who was five years in prison for a tragic mistake. When she is released from prison the only thing she wants is to try and get to meet her daughter, to whom she gave birth in prison but couldn't be with so she is desperate to connect with her baby girl. But the people in her daughter's life don't want Kenna to be a part of her daughter's life, all her doors are closed except for one. Ledger is the final link to her daughter and they soon begin to form a strong connection, but if other people knew it would cause a lot of turmoil, and so begins the emotional drama that Colleen knows so well to construct.

This book is easily devourable. I read more than half of it in one sitting. This is one thing I love about CoHo's books, they are always so addictive and the chapters always fly by. Also, something else I was thinking while I read this was that I feel like Colleen has about three "phases" in her career so far, being her very old books (hopeless, slammed) and then some emotional turmoil ones (it ends with us, November 9, confess) and her most recent phase (regretting you, heart bones, Layla and now reminders of him). I say this because I find that grouping these books like this makes sense in my head, both stylistically, and in regards to the themes and writing. For some reason the voice (in that case Kenna's) reminded me a lot of the Heart Bones narrator.I think it's interesting for an author who has over 20 published books to have certain styles in her career and her works.

Anyways I enjoyed this book and it was a devourable and easy read. The ending left me tear eyed? Heck yes. I just thought that the las few chapters were a tiny rushed so I ended up with a four star rating, but I would recommend this book to all fans of Colleen's work. Maybe some will be more wrecked than others, but it is definitely a worthy read.

Thank you Montlake publishing for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Harlequin Junkie Top Pick!

An angsty, emotionally-charged novel about finding forgiveness and redemption for past mistakes, Reminders of Him took Colleen Hoover's already evocative writing to a whole new level.

I swear I'm a masochist when it comes to Colleen Hoover's books because I just love how raw, gritty, and intense they are–even if I feel emotionally gutted after I finish reading them. As was perfectly showcased in Reminders of Him, CoHo is able to cut right down to the heart of the issues each character is facing, along with perfectly describing the emotions they feel so deeply in each scene. It makes for an intimate, sometimes painfully real, reading experience like no other.

Kenna and Ledger were in what amounted to a no-win situation in this story. And I waffled between rooting for them both as well as questioning decisions they made. I think that was the beauty of this particular book, though. CoHo was able to make me understand on a visceral level exactly where Ledger and Kenna were coming from based on their past experiences and where they were at present day. I could empathize with Kenna's desire to see her daughter for the first time ever. But I could also understand why Ledger and Kenna's daughter's grandparents would be wary of letting Kenna into their lives.

I have a sneaking suspicion that readers will hold strong opinions about the main characters, particularly in the first quarter or so of the book. But I think if you give CoHo a chance to build the story and let Kenna and Ledger learn from each other, then you'll be surprised (and hopefully pleased) with where it all goes. That epilogue!! Sigh…

A whole lot of healing took place after years of anguish and harsh feelings in Reminders of Him. Whether this is your first Colleen Hoover book or if you're a die hard fan, this will be an experience you won't soon forget.