April 2022 BOTM #1—Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

[abigail, Co Asst. Mod—Review Enthusiast]

Come chat & discuss our April 2022 BOTM, Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover.

*Please keep in mind that we have two winners each month. If neither appeal to you, make sure to submit your nominations for the next month for better chances at your picks and interests!*

[Yasmin]

Is this the book we’ll be reading in April?

[abigail, Co Asst. Mod—Review Enthusiast]

We have two April reads. This book and We Hunt the Flame won the voting poll.

[Sophie]

Cara wrote: "ahhh, bummer, i just read this book a little bit ago."

yeah same. wasn't a big fan either /:

[mia]

oh no, i've already read this, guess will wait for the May one then! (fantasy is not really my genre so the other didn't appeal to me either).

happy reading to the rest!

[kim]

hell yeah i just downloaded this

[Gisela]

oh god, if I read this it will be my firt CoHo book and I'm scared

[Ann 🦢]

Omgg I am excited!!!

[des]

awwww bummer i also read this a little while ago. it was soooo good, and i cried SO many times. you don’t even understand LMFAOAO i have like pictures of my tears on some pages.

[kim]

Gisela wrote: "oh god, if I read this it will be my firt CoHo book and I'm scared"

aha it'll be my first CoHo book too! also kinda scared, ngl

[Yasmin]

Just downloaded it on Kindle (got a 2 month free trial😏😂) do we start whenever we want or on a specific date?

[abigail, Co Asst. Mod—Review Enthusiast]

start whenever and read at your own pace! :)

[kim]

ok guys so im writing my review rn since it had me crying at 3 AM, but this book was absolutely beautiful. im definitely going to check out some of CoHo's other books now (I'm currently one chapter into Verity)

[abigail, Co Asst. Mod—Review Enthusiast]

Ahhh! I'm glad you liked it! CoHo is hit or miss for me but this one was a hit! :)

[kim]

abigail wrote: "Ahhh! I'm glad you liked it! CoHo is hit or miss for me but this one was a hit! :)"

yeah! I've been noticing a lot of her books are either hits or misses for people

[Ann 🦢]

I finished reading today:)))) and I am truly happy with this one. the best book Colleen has written

[ioanna ⭑]

i just downloaded this!!! read it ends with us about 2 weeks ago and tbh was a little disappointed by the writing, but im hoping im gonna like this one <3

[Matea]

Just finished this one! I reviewed it on my profile. Will we like have a discussion when the month is over?

[abigail, Co Asst. Mod—Review Enthusiast]

Everyone is free to discuss the book at any time. If you mention any spoilers just make sure to use the spoiler html to hide it for those who haven't finished. :)

[abigail, Co Asst. Mod—Review Enthusiast]

Reminder's of Him Discussion Questions
Here are some questions to get started.

1) When we meet Kenna she is just moving into town. We learn right off the bat she had a baby in prison. What were your first impressions of her? Did you feel any empathy in the beginning?

2) Ledger is captivated immediately by Kenna. Do you think that some people with shared histories are just drawn together? Or was he just seeing a pretty girl?

3) Ledger is a big part of Diem’s life and has been from the beginning. What were your thoughts early on how Scotty’s family was choosing to raise Diem away from her mother? Did you understand it, or would you have done things differently?

4) Colleen Hoover goes a lot into how hard a time Kenna has at getting a fresh start in life after prison because of the biases against parolees. Did the book bring up any thoughts on how that system works today?

5) Which character did you feel the most empathy for? Why?

6) Ledger and Kenna keep the beginnings of their attraction to each other a secret from most other people. Do you feel this was the only way to handle things? The best way?

7) How believable did the plot feel to you? What about the happy ending?

8) If you could ask the characters or author any question, what would it be?

9) How did you feel overall reading this book? Did it bother you, encourage you, frustrate you? Did you feel the same at the end as you did in the first few chapters?

10) How long did it take you get through the book? Was it one you couldn’t put down or you had to keep coming back to?

11) Have you read other books by Colleen Hoover? Is there anything similar in themes or writing style in this book compared to her others? Did you like this one more or less?

[C]

Just finished this! My book review is now up.
To be honest my first impressions of Kenna was like why did she just leave him like that? But then as we get to know her I start to understand her actions. I was so annoyed at Patrick and Grace mainly for not even trying to understand her. Obviously when they knew how Scott felt about her for the later events, you’d think they would try to understand instead of assuming the worst of her. Clearly their son had feelings so there must have been more to the story than what her actions where.


Ledger and Kenna first encounter -
It’s kind of hard to tell if it was him just seeing her as a pretty girl. I think sometimes there’s just a connection with someone, like two people that will be compatible with each other just seem to be drawn to one another if that makes sense?

Diem seemed adorable with her imagination and the way the novel ended was good enough for me. This is my second novel as Heart Bones was my first read by Hoover. I can say that she works on pulling at you

[kim]

I finished this book in, I want to say one sitting. I remember not being able to put it down and staying up till probably 4 AM reading it.