It felt like its own story rather than the same story from a different point of view. Sometimes, that extra element made Losing Hope feel like a completely different book from Hopeless (in a good way). We learn so much about how Holder struggled with Les’s suicide. And obviously that still happened in Losing Hope but it didn’t feel as intense or as shocking since I already knew all the answers.īut I LOVE the emphasis on Les in Losing Hope. Twist after twist after twist, like BAM BAM BAM. For me, one of the best parts about Hopeless was the whirlwind that was the ending. I think the problems with these kinds of books is that you already know exactly what happens so some of the surprise is taken out, and when that happens it isn’t quite as exciting. Overall, I really liked Losing Hope, but I didn’t love it quite as much as Hopeless. It didn’t feel necessary to me at all it just made me get off on the wrong foot with Holder. I’m actually kind of pissed that his awesomeness was tarnished by that cheating scene at the beginning of the book. And the fact that Holder was so hypocritical about it pissed me off!īut other than that, Holder was everything I remembered from Hopeless. What the hell? I don’t care what your reason or excuse is, cheating is not okay. Then like 15 pages later he’s having sex with a girl who he KNOWS has a boyfriend. The first thing he does is threaten a guy because he’s cheating on Holder’s sister. I didn’t like Holder at the beginning of Losting Hope. Losing Hope and I didn’t quite start off on the best foot, but it quickly corrected itself and rocked hard from there! In Losing Hope, bestselling author Colleen Hoover reveals what was going on inside Holder’s head during all those hopeless moments-and whether he can gain the peace he desperately needs. Sometimes in life, if we wish to move forward, we must first dig deep into our past and make amends. But he could not have anticipated that the moment they reconnect, even greater remorse would overwhelm him… Still haunted by the little girl he let walk away, Holder has spent his entire life searching for her in an attempt to finally rid himself of the crushing guilt he has felt for years. In Hopeless, Sky left no secret unearthed, no feeling unshared, and no memory forgotten, but Holder’s past remained a mystery.

In the follow-up to Colleen Hoover’s #1 New York Times bestseller Hopeless, the charming and irresistible Dean Holder tells the passionate story that has melted thousands of hearts.

Published by: Atria Books on July 8, 2013

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