{"id":2004,"date":"2013-07-09T12:17:25","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T19:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=2004"},"modified":"2016-03-30T09:27:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T16:27:32","slug":"review-losing-hope-hopeless-2-by-colleen-hoover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=2004","title":{"rendered":"Review: Losing Hope (Hopeless, #2) by Colleen Hoover"},"content":{"rendered":"

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5 shiny, Holder-loving stars!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Was there any doubt that I would love this book? No, there wasn\u2019t. I LOVED\u00a0Hopeless<\/a>, and absolutely adore Holder! He is freaking teenage perfection! Unlike a lot of YA books out there, he\u2019s just a normal guy. A \u2018good guy\u2019 who has been through hell, haunted by events in his past, but still trying to move on and live his life. He is caring, intelligent, fun, sarcastic, witty, and deeply loving. LOVE HIM!!!!!<\/p>\n

And while this book is essentially the\u00a0Hopeless<\/em>\u00a0story from his POV, it in no way feels like a repeat. And while, obviously, Sky and all that goes on between them is an important part of the story, there is so much more to Holder.<\/p>\n

The book starts a year before the events of\u00a0Hopeless<\/em>\u00a0all begin, and we get to see first-hand, one of the events that shapes his life, and oh my God! I was crying within the first 3%! The emotion and the authenticity of it all just broke me! And then watching him pick himself up and continue on, I was mesmerised. Utterly and totally mesmerised. And this is before the love interest even comes into the story! Usually when I read a book I\u2019m hanging out for the hero and heroine to meet, but I loved that it was just about him. I didn\u2019t feel there was anything missing in the story at all. The pacing of it all is perfect!<\/p>\n

Despite all that he is going through, it never feels like a depressing read – his witty, sarcastic personality shines through. And in addition to his inner monologue, he also writes his thoughts and feelings in notes to his sister, and the depth of emotion is incredible!! Not only him trying to get over his recent loss, but also how deeply affected he was after losing Hope all of those years ago, the crushing guilt he feels, and how deeply those events have impacted on him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are the chances that the only two girls in my life I\u2019ve ever loved\u2026 I\u2019ve lost? It\u2019s killing me piece by piece every single day.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And then along comes Sky to rock his world. I loved their relationship in\u00a0Hopeless<\/em>, the interplay and dialogue between them is sensational! And I was feeling it all over again here, but it\u2019s a lot more rounded now that I know Holder\u2019s take on it all.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as my fingers graze her skin, chills rush down her arms. She tightens her arms over her chest and rubs the chills away. I can\u2019t help but grin, knowing it was my hand on her skin that did that to her. Best. Feeling. Ever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s too soon to love her, but<\/em>\u00a0shit. She\u2019s got to stop doing and saying these unexpected things that make me want to fast-forward whatever\u2019s going on between us. Because I want to kiss her and make love to her and marry her and make her have my babies and I want it all to happen\u00a0<\/em>tonight\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His love for her is evident, and I read all of the moments between them with a ridiculously cheesy grin on my face.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s flat-out rude to me and I love it. She\u2019s stubborn and I love it. She\u2019s a smartass and she\u2019s sarcastic and every witty thing that comes out of her mouth is like music to my ears because that\u2019s exactly what I want. She\u2019s what I need and I don\u2019t want her to change at all. There\u2019s not a single thing about her I would change.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh, and the \u2018kiss without a kiss\u2019 scene \u2013 HOLY GOD!!!! Absolute perfection!<\/p>\n

The big turning point for them – Holder\u2019s big moment of realisation – is freaking phenomenal!!! I felt it all along with him, and his reactions, emotion, and the following internal battle that he waged were heart wrenching! Watching him wrestle with the complexity of the situation puts a different spin on things again, and just made me fall even harder for him.<\/p>\n

And then the whole thing unfolds, and while it\u2019s Sky going through hell, Holder is right there going through it with her, and my heart broke for him! Not only for him having to watch his girl in pain, but dealing with his own pain as well. It\u2019s so intense! But the love between him and Sky, and the way that they cling to each other, needing each other for comfort and support, is BEAUTIFUL!!!<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know how I feel about you,\u201d I whisper, staring into her eyes. \u201cYou know how much I love you. You know I would do whatever I could to take away your pain, right?\u201d
\nShe nods, never pulling her gaze from mine, even for a second.
\n\u201cI need that from you so fucking bad right now, Sky. I need to know you love me like that.\u201d
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\nShe lowers her mouth to mine and I drop my head back against the mattress and let her kiss me. \u201cKeep them open,\u201d she whispers, pulling away from my lips. I do what she says and somehow open my eyes again, looking directly into hers. \u201cI want you to keep them open\u2026because I need you to watch me give you the very last piece of my heart.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This moment. Right now. It\u2019s almost worth every ounce of pain I\u2019ve ever had to endure.\u201d<\/p>\n

*sniff*.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t reread\u00a0Hopeless<\/em>\u00a0before I read this, and had forgotten a lot of the little details, so getting all of the phenomenal dialogue, and the little moments of awesome again was sensational. While there are some scenes that are taken directly from\u00a0Hopeless<\/em>, (like the one above), getting them from the different perspective puts a different spin on what\u2019s going on, and it didn\u2019t feel repetitive to me at all. Plus there is a lot of the story that is new \u2013 not only Holder\u2019s thoughts, but his home life, school life, and his best friend Daniel, who had me in hysterics every time he made an appearance.<\/p>\n

I absolutely love this book!! It\u2019s a beautiful read and rounds out Holder and Sky\u2019s story beautifully, and although I wanted more (seriously, I could read a whole book full of the two of them bantering back and forth!) the tiny glimpse we get into their future, and Holder\u2019s healing, is gorgeous.<\/p>\n

Colleen Hoover continues to prove that she can do no wrong.<\/p>\n

5 sensational stars.<\/p>\n

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The Hopeless Series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Hopeless<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"Losing<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"Finding<\/a><\/p>\n

Hopeless<\/strong>\u00a0(#1)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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Losing Hope<\/strong>\u00a0(#2)<\/strong>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Finding Cinderella<\/strong>\u00a0(#2.5)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

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