New Release Review & #Giveaway ~ Regretting You ~ Colleen Hoover

Posted 10 December, 2019 by Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 6 Comments

*I received a free copy of Regretting You from Montlake Romance via Netgalley. This has in no way influenced my voluntary review, which is honest and unbiased *

New Release Review & #Giveaway ~ Regretting You ~ Colleen HooverRegretting You by Colleen Hoover
Published by Montlake Romance on December 10, 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 365
Format: eARC
Source: Netgalley
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5 Stars

Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike.

Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara doesn’t want to follow in her mother’s footsteps. Her predictable mother doesn’t have a spontaneous bone in her body.

With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the household is Chris—Morgan’s husband, Clara’s father, and the family anchor. But that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic and questionable accident. The heartbreaking and long-lasting consequences will reach far beyond just Morgan and Clara.

While struggling to rebuild everything that crashed around them, Morgan finds comfort in the last person she expects to, and Clara turns to the one boy she’s been forbidden to see. With each passing day, new secrets, resentment, and misunderstandings make mother and daughter fall further apart. So far apart, it might be impossible for them to ever fall back together.

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CHoover typically leaves me wanting to shout non-sensical exclamations in celebration of her immense storytelling abilities. Regretting You was no different. The story was deeply emotional and the characters so well defined. More than a week later and it’s still affecting me.

CHoover did a phenomenal job at creating these characters. She doled out information in little bits at a time so that I understood and/or related to Morgan and Clara. As a mom of 3 college-aged kids, I could relate to all that Morgan was experiencing with parenting – the self-doubt, the frustration and anxiety, as well as the pride in her daughter. However, CHoover structured this story in a way that teens will also identify with. Clara, at almost 17, is having a difficult time relating to her mom and that’s certainly realistic. Despite their actions irritating me at times, I understood them each well enough to see the reasons behind their actions. That Morgan and Clara have so much other stuff to deal with only adds to the complexity of their relationship.

I don’t want to say much about the plot for fear of ruining the story. I will say it’s a story about love – young love, second-chance love, and parental love. I admired the ways in which CHoover conveyed and portrayed all these types of love. And I especially admired the ways in which she demonstrated the dynamics between a mother and daughter.

Ultimately, Regretting You was a rewarding read, one I was loathe to put down. CHoover solidified her place among my favorite authors once again.

 

Q&A With Colleen Hoover

You are ‘label-less’ in the fact that you write in several genres. Readers never know what to expect next. If someone asks, how do you label yourself?

When I self-published my first novel I had no idea what genre to put it in. I thought I had written a drama but it turns to that I had written a romance. I’ve learned a lot since then, but I still don’t put a lot of weight in genre when I write. When your best friend is begging you to read a book, it’s not going to matter what genre it is when someone you trust is passionate about the story.

 

To keep all of your stories and characters straight, you must be very organized.

I’m the most disorganized person you will ever meet! I have no schedule. I can’t wake up before nine in the morning. I probably don’t go to bed until like three in the morning. I usually work about 16 hours a day.

 

What happens if you get blocked when you are writing? 

If I get stuck writing, I go for a drive and play music. Music really helps me plot. I love The Avett Brothers, X Ambassadors, Airborne Toxic Event…I could go on and on.

 

What can you tell readers about your latest release Regretting You?

I would spoil it if I told you about it! Most of my books are like that. I can’t say what they are about or it spoils it. But I can say that Regretting You is told from a dual point-of-view centered on the inner lives of both a teen and adult protagonist.

 

Sounds like lots of different types of readers will be interested!

Absolutely. I wanted to write a book that bridged the gap between young adult and contemporary romance so that mothers can read with their daughters. I think it’s exciting to see people sharing reading experiences.

 

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About Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms

Brandee is a mom of 3 and a soon-to-be empty nester. She is also an avid reader, a genre omnivore, and a compulsive one-clicker - but she's in recovery. Besides being a reader, she's also a writer and hopes to divide the vast quantities of spare time she'll soon have between reading and finally publishing her first book.

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6 responses to “New Release Review & #Giveaway ~ Regretting You ~ Colleen Hoover

  1. ailynk

    oh she’s Lexxie’s favorite right? Totally love the review (and the fact that I can see myself in the same situation in 10 years)

  2. I have not seen anything but raves for this book. I like a good mother-daughter tale, and this one sounds fantastic, and I am sure it will make me cry, because Hoover always does that to me

  3. Sorry I’m late with this, but I kept it in my email to be sure I read your thoughts. I absolutely loved this book so much! I can’t imagine anyone not loving it. You, as a mom of teenagers, can certainly relate I am sure. I think this just knocked Maybe Someday out of my favorite spot for her books! Glad you loved it too.

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