I feel like a flower being taken out of the shadows and put into the sun. I’m blooming for the first time since I broke through the earth’s soil. Today, it is easier than ever to truly communicate with an author and to get response to comment, praise and even criticisms. This is what fuels self-published independent authors. Instant response from their readership, that can guide their projects, and even their plots, to meet the demands of their readers. Five books in sequence have all led Colleen Hoover to best-selling status in the New York Times. The agents of large publishing houses are starting to take a closer look at self-publishing sales. These are indicators of trends and have led to a new category for publishers to consider, that of young adult romance fiction. I think I grew a heart bone as well! Even though I’m not a huge fan of the summer romance/summer fling trope, I really liked this one. Because it just turned out being more. This was just so sweet and emotional. This book is a mood in its own way for those damaged and the non fun people and I loved it!!

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She once left me alone for so long, I ate old banana peels and eggshells from the garbage. I even tried eating a few bites of stuffing from inside the couch cushion, but it was too hard to swallow. I spent most of my childhood scared to death that I was slowly being eaten from the inside by that starving cat. What I mean by the plot twist, of course, was finding out that Samson wasn’t rich and that he was living in houses that other people owned. He’d jump from house to house, but somehow always found a way to repay his unsuspecting landlords. Once he got arrested and everything was revealed, I was seriously hoping that Beyah would choose to stay there for him, yet, in a way, I was hoping that she wouldn’t. Samson was super noble, of course, and wanted her to go achieve everything that she had worked so hard for. Which, of course, made me love him more. With her in law school and him getting out of jail, when they reunited, everything just felt right. The whole entire plot led up to these moments and I would’ve felt cheated had Beyah not gone to college. Even though the side characters (Brian the father, Alana the stepmother, Sara the stepsister with her boyfriend Marco, and Marjorie the grandma next door) are all different shades of kind, nice, and lovely; they are also somewhat . . . hollow.

It feels strange even referring to them as parents. They gave me life, but that’s about the only thing I’ve ever received from them. with a lot of books, i tend to like them much more than expected. and that hasn’t changed at all with this book. i didn’t have high expectations for this one given that the author is very controversial, and i have not liked any books that i have read from her as of right now. i read this book because i have no intention of supporting the author and i wanted to get rid of this book off my shelf despite my liking towards it. however i do think that this book is less.. toxic than her other books. As with all of Colleen Hoover’s books, the writing is solid. I always enjoy the way she builds her characters. Beyah is broken from her traumatic past but has an inner strength I admired. Her new family is wonderful – I genuinely loved that she forms a friendship with her stepsister, who is so kind and endearing. Samson’s character wasn’t as compelling as I hoped it would be. I was curious about his secrets and absolutely didn’t expect the twist towards the end with his character, but he’s definitely not a new favorite Colleen Hoover hero for me.

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I’ve found her unresponsive several times over the years, but this feels different. This feels final. I thought I knew who I was, but I had no idea people can become different versions of themselves in different settings.I’ve spent a lot of years becoming the person I am. It’s hard to change who you are in a span of a few days.

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Upon arriving in Texas, without any clothes or belongings, her father drives her to the home he shares with his new wife. This home is far cry from the trailer she lived in with her mother, existing alongside beach homes where the upper class live. Later, Beyah discovers her neighbor to be Samson, a boy she’d met on the journey to her father’s home—whom she’d falsely accused of trying to pay for “services” when he was trying to be kind by offering her money. I wipe my mouth on the sleeve of my McDonald’s work shirt. I sit down on the steps, despite the rain still pummeling down on me from the heartless night sky. Overall, Heart Bones was an extremely fast read for me (I finished it in a few hours), but it was enjoyable the whole way through. As always, Colleen Hoover has expertly woven together her plots, her characters personalities, and the romance of it all. You’ll never see me say no to a Colleen Hoover book that I haven’t read yet. Over the last year or so, Colleen Hoover has become one of my go-to, auto-buy authors. I read this book in one sitting and it grabbed hold of my heart and didn’t let go. This is a story of strength and vulnerability, courage and fear, and powerful, powerful love. My favorite author, whose books I will read without fail, is Colleen Hoover. There was a time following a stint at summer camp—where I was first introduced to her stories—that her novels were virtually all I wanted to read. So much so that I’d managed to read seventeen out of the twenty-six books she’s published within her career in five months. I’d read all the big ones: It Ends with Us, November 9, Verity, and Ugly Love before delving into her less popular books. That is how I came across Heart Bones.They have a rather pitiful, embarrassing, and not so cute meet cute. Their attraction was swift, but I loved their strong connection, deep conversations, intense interactions, and their heavy with meaning small touches. Basically, I loved how they were with each other. beyah’s father was another story. he was a perfect father, and he lived in a stable home with a stable family, but wasn’t willing to participate in beyah’s life. because of this, he isn’t aware of a lot that is happening considering that beyah barely speaks to him, and it made me sad. it goes to show just because someone seems perfect doesn’t mean they really are all around in another person’s eyes. i think the reason why i enjoyed this book so much was how it shows another side of society.