๐Ÿ•Š️ BOOK REVIEW: REMINDERS OF HIM BY COLLEEN HOOVER ๐Ÿ•Š️

 


(English)

Hi everyone! ๐Ÿค— And to those who celebrate, Happy Easter! ๐Ÿ‡

Today we’re bringing you our review of Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover.

We knew this book was beloved by readers and that it told a very impactful story, but even so, nothing could have prepared us for the intense and complex themes it explores.

This isn’t a romantic story where the characters simply face a few obstacles on their way to a happily ever after. It’s a deeply emotional narrative that explores themes like loss, guilt, redemption, and forgiveness.

Synopsis

The story follows Kenna Rowan, a young woman who has just been released from prison after serving time for a mistake that completely changed her life. Determined to rebuild her future, Kenna has only one goal: to become part of her daughter Diem’s life, a child she has never had the chance to know.

However, that path is far from easy. The people around her, especially those who were also affected by what happened, are not willing to forgive or forget. For many, Kenna will always be defined by the worst moment of her life, and Diem must be kept away from her at all costs.

Ledger Ward was also affected by Kenna’s mistake. However, against all expectations, Ledger not only begins to feel that everyone may have been unfair to Kenna, but also starts to form a connection with her.

Our thoughts

One of the things that impacted us the most in this book is the absence of clear villains. There are no “bad guys” here. Every character is dealing with the same tragedy, but in different ways, and that makes it impossible to point fingers so easily.

We’re faced with a group of people deeply marked by pain, loss, and the consequences of past decisions. Each one is trying to move forward in the best way they can, and sometimes that leads to actions that end up hurting others. These are reactions born from pain and from the need to protect the little peace they have left.

Kenna is, without a doubt, a complex and difficult character to analyze because of everything she carries emotionally. We know she made a serious mistake, but throughout the story, we also come to understand her regret, her vulnerability, and how far she’s willing to go to try to make things right and move forward. It becomes impossible not to feel empathy for her situation ๐Ÿค

Ledger also surprised us a lot. At first, he seems more distant, but we quickly realize he’s a deeply emotional character who also carries the weight of loss and is now faced with what feels like an impossible choice.

The relationship between them is both beautiful and complicated. There’s an instant chemistry and a clear connection, but it’s deeply rooted in the past, in Scooty, and in the bond they both still share with Diem. Even though it feels clear from the start that, in order to find happiness, they’ll have to end up together, their relationship also emerges as a form of comfort and a response to trauma. This isn’t a light or idealized romance, it’s one born out of difficult circumstances.

Even if, at times, it may feel complicated or even questionable, the truth is that within the context of the story, it makes sense. It’s not perfect, but it’s real and it’s exactly what they both need in order to give Diem a stable and loving life.

This is, without a doubt, a book much more focused on emotional healing. It forces us to confront unimaginable situations in an attempt to start over and make the best of what we have left. It shows us that forgiveness isn’t simple or immediate, and that moving forward doesn’t mean forgetting the past, it means learning how to live with it.

It’s a raw, emotional, and deeply human read. It made us reflect on empathy, judgment, second chances, and perhaps most importantly: it reminds us that behind every mistake, there’s always a story and that things are rarely as black and white as they seem.
Our rating: 4 stars ⭐

We hope you enjoyed this review. It was definitely one of the most emotionally challenging books we’ve read, but it was absolutely worth it! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ❤️


And you, have you read the book or watched the movie adaptation? If so, let us know what you thought in the comments, and we’ll see you in the next post! Bye ๐Ÿค—



(Portuguรชs)

Olรก pessoal! ๐Ÿค— E para todos os que celebram, Feliz Dia de Pรกscoa! ๐Ÿ‡

Hoje trazemos a nossa review do livro Tudo Me Lembra de Ti da Colleen Hoover.

Sabรญamos que este livro era adorado pelos fรฃs e que tinha uma histรณria muito impactante, mas ainda assim, nada nos podia preparar para os temas intensos e complexos que aborda.

Esta nรฃo รฉ uma histรณria romรขntica em que as nossas personagens enfrentam alguns obstรกculos em direรงรฃo ao felizes para sempre. ร‰ uma narrativa profundamente emocional que explora temas como perda, culpa, redenรงรฃo e perdรฃo.


Sinopse

A histรณria acompanha Kenna Rowan, uma jovem que acabou de cumprir pena de prisรฃo por um erro do passado que mudou completamente a sua vida. Determinada a reconstruir a sua vida, Kenna tem apenas um objetivo em mente: voltar a fazer parte da vida da sua filha, Diem, que nunca teve oportunidade de conhecer.

No entanto, esse caminho estรก longe de ser fรกcil. As pessoas ร  sua volta, especialmente aquelas que tambรฉm sofreram com o que aconteceu, nรฃo estรฃo dispostas a perdoar ou esquecer. Para muitos, Kenna serรก sempre definida pelo pior momento da sua vida e Diem deve ser mantida longe dela, custe o que custar.

Ledger Ward, tambรฉm foi afetado pelo erro de Kenna. Porรฉm, contra todas as expectativas, Ledger nรฃo sรณ comeรงa a sentir que talvez todos tenham sido injustos com Kenna, como comeรงa a criar uma ligaรงรฃo com ela.


A nossa opiniรฃo

Uma das coisas que mais nos marcou neste livro รฉ o facto de nรฃo existirem maus da fita nem vilรตes. Todos os personagens estรฃo a lidar com a mesma tragรฉdia, mas de formas diferentes, e isso faz com que seja impossรญvel apontar o dedo de forma simples.

Temos um conjunto de pessoas profundamente marcadas pela dor, pela perda e pelas consequรชncias de decisรตes passadas. Cada uma tenta seguir em frente da melhor forma que consegue e, por vezes, isso leva a atitudes que acabam por magoar os outros. Sรฃo reaรงรตes que vรชm da dor e de tentar proteger a paz que lhes resta.

A Kenna รฉ, sem dรบvida, uma personagem complexa e difรญcil de analisar devido ร s emoรงรตes que carrega consigo. Sabemos que cometeu um erro grave, mas ao longo da histรณria vamos percebendo tambรฉm o seu arrependimento, a sua vulnerabilidade e o quanto estรก disposta a fazer para tentar melhorar e ultrapassar o passado. ร‰ impossรญvel nรฃo sentir empatia pela situaรงรฃo dela ๐Ÿค.

O Ledger tambรฉm nos surpreendeu bastante. Inicialmente, parece alguรฉm mais distante, mas rapidamente percebemos que รฉ uma personagem profundamente emocional, que carrega tambรฉm o peso da perda e que enfrenta agora uma escolha que parece impossรญvel.

A relaรงรฃo entre os dois รฉ simultaneamente bonita e complexa. Existe uma quรญmica instantรขnea, bem como uma ligaรงรฃo evidente entre os dois, mas esta estรก muito enraizada no passado, no Scooty e na ligaรงรฃo que continuam a ter com a Diem. Ainda que seja claro desde o inรญcio que para serem felizes, terรฃo de ficar juntos no final, a relaรงรฃo deles surge tambรฉm como uma forma de conforto e de resposta para com o trauma. Nรฃo รฉ um romance leve nem ideal, mas um que nasce em circunstรขncias difรญceis.

Mesmo que, em certos momentos, possa parecer complicado ou atรฉ questionรกvel, a verdade รฉ que dentro do contexto da histรณria faz sentido. Nรฃo รฉ perfeito, mas รฉ real e รฉ exatamente o que ambos precisam para poderem dar uma vida tranquila ร  Diem.

Este รฉ, sem dรบvida, um livro muito mais focado na cura emocional que nos obriga a confrontar situaรงรตes impensรกveis, numa tentativa de recomeรงar e de tentar fazer o melhor possรญvel com o que nos resta. Mostra-nos que o perdรฃo nรฃo รฉ algo simples nem imediato e que seguir em frente nรฃo significa esquecer o passado, mas sim aprender a viver com ele.

ร‰ uma leitura crua, emocional e profundamente humana. Fez-nos refletir sobre empatia, julgamento, segundas oportunidades, e talvez o mais importante: lembra-nos que, por detrรกs de cada erro, existe sempre uma histรณria e que nem tudo รฉ tรฃo preto no branco como parece. A nossa classificaรงรฃo sรฃo 4 estrelinhas ⭐!

Esperamos que tenham gostado desta review. Foi sem dรบvida um dos livros mais difรญceis de ler do ponto de vista emocional, mas valeu a pena! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ❤️


E vocรชs, jรก leram o livro ou viram a adaptaรงรฃo a filme? Se sim, digam-nos o que acharam nos comentรกrios e vemo-nos num prรณximo post! Adeus ๐Ÿค—

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