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Hopeless (Hopeless, #1)

Colleen Hoover

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Mar 02, 2013 ✝✝ Ⓓaisy ❣ ✝✝ rated it it was amazing

This book was simply

DEAN HOLDER
" Dean Holder? Messy Brown Hair? Smouldering blue eyes? A temper straight out of Fight Club?"

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(Our Holder, Harriet *winks*)

"1.His amazingly perfect white teeth hidden behind that seductively cooked grin"
"2.The dimples that form in the crevices between the corners of his lips and checks when he smiles."
"3. I'm pretty sure I'm having a hot flash. Or I have butterflies. or maybe I'm coming down with a stomach virus"

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SKY
The girl who loves to run, finally ...more

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Dec 21, 2012 Cindy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, very-favorite, tortured-heroes, chemistry-a-plenty, unforgettable-heroines, cover-love, not-clean-read, adult-contemparary-romance, tortured-heroins, unforgettable-hero

JUST WOW! Just finished this amazing book, and JUST WOW! I need time to process it all. Beautiful, romantic, heart wrenching......read it!

I think I am ready......

This is one of if not the most beautiful love stories I have ever read. This is also one of the most real raw emotional reads I have ever read. It made my heart ache in the worst of ways and in the most beautiful ways it made it full of hope. Sky and Holder will stay with you long after the story is over. I just can't seem to find the w ...more

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Jan 01, 2013 JoJo - JJJ (Jo Anna) Janesko rated it really liked it

Shelves: kindle, awwww-romance-is-bliss, read-in-2013

Rating Clarification 4.5 stars.... Ms. Hoover has done it once again. She has written a book that is so magical. This is a story of love, heartbreak and full of raw emotion. It deals with some very serious topics. It is for sure a must read.

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Jan 03, 2013 Lindsay rated it it was amazing

Shelves: buddy-read-with-nikki, favorites, reviews, a-s-a-p, buddy-read-with-alyssa, signed-copy

I am ashamed to admit that this is my first Colleen Hoover book. I’ve seen her books around and they’re on my TBR list but with all the other books out, they keep getting pushed further down the list (I’ll have to remedy that…and soon).

With that said, I loved this book. I wasn’t sure what to expect. The description doesn’t do it justice because I wasn’t completely sold on it. But, it sounded decent…another book for the TBR list. Then Jenn read it. She started telling me about the book and about I am ashamed to admit that this is my first Colleen Hoover book. I’ve seen her books around and they’re on my TBR list but with all the other books out, they keep getting pushed further down the list (I’ll have to remedy that…and soon).

With that said, I loved this book. I wasn’t sure what to expect. The description doesn’t do it justice because I wasn’t completely sold on it. But, it sounded decent…another book for the TBR list. Then Jenn read it. She started telling me about the book and about Holder. She started sending me little quotes and before I knew it, I was hooked on Holder…without having read the book. I vowed to myself that I would go home and immediately download it to my kindle and start reading. But alas, that didn’t happen. Other books popped up and again pushed this book back down. It looked like its chances of being read were hopeless (sorry for the pun). Well, after finishing a couple of books, a friend mentioned that she was thinking of starting this book. I asked her if she wanted to do a buddy read and my path was set. I was finally reading Hopeless.

Now, things didn’t start off too well. When I first started the book, I fell asleep before finishing the first page. I was worried. I didn’t have much hope that I would enjoy it. But, I quickly found out it was more exhaustion than the book. Once I restarted it, I was hooked. I couldn’t/didn’t want to put it down. I was now cursing the fact that I suggested a buddy read. Thankfully, my buddy was also hooked.

I loved Sky. She was so real. She actually reminded me of me. While I have technology, I’m woefully out of date when it comes to cell phones. Mine is only good for phone calls and texts. Nothing fancy here. And her idea of a good time…baking and reading…I definitely can relate to that. I loved Sky’s relationship with her friends Six and Breckin. Both of them were great friends…and actually reminded me of some of my friends. They definitely cracked me up.

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What can I possibly say about Holder? Well, as I said…I was hooked on him before picking up the book. He is probably one of my favorite book heroes. I loved every moment of him. And the way he felt about Sky…wow. I don’t think there are enough words to adequately describe how much I enjoyed reading about him. And when I found out Holder was getting his own version of Hopeless…I was over the moon. It will definitely be a must read.

Holder and Sky’s interactions had me cracking up. They both have such a sarcastic sense of humor that you can’t help but laugh at their conversations!

There are definitely some serious elements in this book, I don’t want to ignore that. But, I’m not going to focus on it either. It’s something that shouldn’t be spoiled, something that each reader should discover for themselves. So with that said, my heart broke for all impacted. There were times I was close to tears and my stomach was in knots. I admire how the characters dealt with the situation and how they moved past it. The elements were something that slowly built over the course of the book. The author did a great job with it…hinting then confirming what I suspected. I was really impressed with her storytelling ability.

This book is definitely a book that deserves to be read in one sitting. It is a roller coaster ride from start to finish. For anyone on the fence about this book, it’s a must read. Don’t hesitate, just buy it and read. You’ll enjoy the ride.
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Feb 18, 2013 Vaughn rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya, reread-quality, all-time-favotrites, must-read

The fight-or-flight response, (also called the fight-or-flight-or-freeze response, hyper arousal, or the acute stress response), refers to a fundamental physiological reaction that occurs in the presence of something that is terrifying, either mentally or physically. The "fight or flight response" is our body's primitive, automatic, inborn response that prepares the body to "fight" or "flee" from perceived attack, harm or threat to our survival.
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Jan 01, 2013 Karen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: new-adult-romance

Hopeless

Writing a review that will do this book justice is truly hopeless. I am finding that the books I love the most are sometimes the hardest for me to review. How do I put into words the feelings that an amazing book brings on? I finished Hopeless last night, slept on it, thought about it all day and still, I am not sure how to express my feelings about this story.

If you’re familiar with Colleen Hoover, you’re probably a fan. After reading Slammed and Point of Return, I was a fan. After rea Hopeless

Writing a review that will do this book justice is truly hopeless. I am finding that the books I love the most are sometimes the hardest for me to review. How do I put into words the feelings that an amazing book brings on? I finished Hopeless last night, slept on it, thought about it all day and still, I am not sure how to express my feelings about this story.

If you’re familiar with Colleen Hoover, you’re probably a fan. After reading Slammed and Point of Return, I was a fan. After reading Hopeless, I am now a Colleen Hoover junkie. This author seriously knows how to hypnotize the reader into worshiping the characters she has created; they will weave themselves into your brain and more importantly your heart…every time. But, out of all three of her books, Dean Holder & Sky Davis take the cake. Their story is more than the average bear…it has seared a mark on my heart. It was heartbreakingly beautiful.

I wish I could tell you more about why this book touched me, but to do so would honestly ruin the intense discovery of their story. Taking this journey was like putting together a puzzle; it kept me guessing until that last piece was put into place. I had suspicions, fears and hopes of what might happen but it didn’t prepare me for how I FELT about the final unveiling of what really did happen. In a word it was: intense.

This book made me: smile, extremely sad, angry, giddy, swoon, gave me butterflies, feel scared about what I was witnessing but most of all it made me hopeful. I kept thinking to myself do Dean Holder & Sky Davis exist in the real world? Could two people honestly be this brave and strong? Could two people be this resilient? Could two people find such beauty in the face of profound ugliness and sadness? I have decided yes. I HAVE to believe that because it was so beautiful and moving that I can’t bear the thought of them not truly existing somewhere out there. To not believe, would be simply devastating. I took strength from their story that I will hold onto and try not to ever forget.
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Dec 18, 2012 Melissa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourites

LOVE LOVE LOVE this book! I found my self attempting to predict what was going to happen next. Every prediction I made was wrong. You kind of get the vibe that it's going to be a really typical young romance book but it is so much more. I am really impressed by all of Colleen's books!! ANd I am glad it wasn't as much of a tear jerker as her other books! ...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Mochaspresso rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, kindle-free-or-cheap-reads, favorites, na-fiction, abuse

Sky doesn't want a bad boy who drops out of HS and decides to tattoo the word "HOPELESS" on his arm, no matter how cute and sexy she thinks he is. She knows that she deserves better than someone so far gone that they would consider themselves "HOPELESS".....and that is exactly what she initially sees in Holder. But looks can be deceiving. At first glance, this book seems like it is going to follow the traditional romance novel formula of a good girl who falls for the bad boy from the wrong side ...more

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Jan 23, 2013 Jaclyn rated it it was ok

Shelves: kindle, 2013

OK.. SO I'm probably going to be metaphorically stoned to death for my opinions on this book but I am always honest (Also I cant express my opinions without being super spoilery)SOOOO read on but I warn you it will be nothing but spoilers:

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OK.. SO I'm probably going to be metaphorically stoned to death for my opinions on this book but I am always honest (Also I cant express my opinions without being super spoilery)SOOOO read on but I warn you it will be nothing but spoilers:

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If you want to comment on my review fine... But be respectful
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Jan 01, 2013 Mimi Reads rated it it was amazing

Wow
Just WOW!
5 huge stars.
Colleen Hoover, you did it again.
Gosh I would read any book you write.
This book made me:
Giggle
Laugh
Cry
Close my ipad and say 'Oh F**k

This is is a MUST read now!
Any and everyone must read this book
I lovee the characters
And Dean Holder I wanna marry you!!
Dean has a way with words he would make any girl drop their panties..
Hheheheh
Overall I love this book..
Colleen Hoover.. I love you..:)
Awesome book.
Im gonna have a book hanger-over now..:D ...more

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Dec 21, 2012 Susie rated it it was amazing

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Jan 14, 2013 Amber M rated it it was amazing

Shelves: amber-s-epub-list

Amazing! I loved this story! The author sent the reader on many emotional roller-coasters. In many cases it was very unpredictable which gave me the shocking effect once the secrets were revealed. My heart went out to Sky and Holder. It was one of the best endings of a book that I have read in a long time.

I will most definitely look for more works by this author.

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Dec 18, 2012 Amber Cox rated it it was amazing

Such an emotional read! Beautiful! Can't wait to read more by Colleen!! ...more

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Dec 20, 2012 waterbaby786 rated it it was amazing

Another brilliant book from Colleen Hoover! Heartfelt and riveting full of beautiful and touching dialogue and really mind numbing suspense. Sky and holder are such memorable characters and their story is the type that sinks its teeth into you instead of the other way around.

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