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spatterson12's review against another edition
3.0
First, I love how quick a CoHo flies. This is one I enjoyed aspects and some I didn’t, so hitting middle ground for a 3 on the CoHo scale.
There were two main things that I had a hard time with for this: (1) lack of communication that led to assumptions and preventable situations. (2) how much time is spent inside the characters’ heads, narrating every single thought and assumption.
At face value, it is understandable that the communication is broken between a teen and her young mom especially under the circumstances of sudden and unexpected grief.
It did make me sad how Miller was trampled on throughout and just kept taking hits from Clara. He’s a child who has suffered his own moments of grief with one looming ahead. That saying “just because it looks like someone can carry something well, doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy” was so strong here.
I really liked Jonah and his character development.
Morgan and Chris had Clara when they were 17 and got married shortly after. Chris pursued a career and Morgan was a SAH. Morgan’s sister Jenny was similar to Chris and was Clara’s best friend.
On the morning of Morgan’s birthday, she gets a call that Chris and Jenny had been in a fatal wreck, revealing that they had been having an affair.
Clara blames herself because she was texting Jenny. She has a difficult time processing her grief and takes it out on her mom and acts out in ways that would upset her mother.
Side note: I really didn’t care for the emphasis of how great Clara is at acting and Morgan isn’t at lying.
There were two main things that I had a hard time with for this: (1) lack of communication that led to assumptions and preventable situations. (2) how much time is spent inside the characters’ heads, narrating every single thought and assumption.
At face value, it is understandable that the communication is broken between a teen and her young mom especially under the circumstances of sudden and unexpected grief.
It did make me sad how Miller was trampled on throughout and just kept taking hits from Clara. He’s a child who has suffered his own moments of grief with one looming ahead. That saying “just because it looks like someone can carry something well, doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy” was so strong here.
I really liked Jonah and his character development.
Morgan and Chris had Clara when they were 17 and got married shortly after. Chris pursued a career and Morgan was a SAH. Morgan’s sister Jenny was similar to Chris and was Clara’s best friend.
On the morning of Morgan’s birthday, she gets a call that Chris and Jenny had been in a fatal wreck, revealing that they had been having an affair.
Clara blames herself because she was texting Jenny. She has a difficult time processing her grief and takes it out on her mom and acts out in ways that would upset her mother.
Side note: I really didn’t care for the emphasis of how great Clara is at acting and Morgan isn’t at lying.
melinda_and_her_books's review against another edition
5.0
As always Colleen did an amazing job pulling at my heart strings. I didn't cry until the end though but it was a happy moment that made me cry. I also think that it has the potential for a second book. I feel like a second book with the guys POV could be done. I cant wait to see what she comes up with next. ❤
cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition
1.0
If you read enough of CoHo books they all start to bland together. Cheating, something about brother/sister partner, some kind of tragedy anything but romance. I give her this she can write compelling but end product...let's move on.
fakk3uzi's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.75
terrible
boglakehustler's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
zaza_bdp's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 ⭐
Wow, en fait, cela faisait un petit moment que j'avais lu Colleen Hoover, et je suis super contente d'avoir retrouvé sa plume !
Cela va être difficile de vous parler de Regretting you sans spoiler (je trouve d'ailleurs que le résumé VF en dévoile un poil moins que celui de la VO) ... Disons qu'à travers ce roman, Colleen Hoover aborde le thème du deuil, de la culpabilité, des relations mère-fille, mais aussi la question des choix faits par le passé, et l'impact qu'ils peuvent avoir des années ensuite.
Certains évènements et rebondissements du roman m'ont fait rouler des yeux car trop "soapesques" à mon goût, mais la grande force de Colleen Hoover, c'est justement de se détacher de tout ça, pour explorer, décortiquer les sentiments, réactions et émotions de ses personnages. À travers la double narration de Morgan, la maman, et Clara, la fille, on suit leurs pensées, on vit avec elles ces émotions qui les agitent, et on souffre pour l'une comme pour l'autre.
"Those words, coupled with that look in her eyes - it all shatters me. It feels like my soul has been stomped on. But somehow, even beneath all the pain, I understand."
Entre la mère et la fille, le dialogue est très difficile, voire impossible, et elles m'ont vraiment fait mal au coeur toutes les deux. Morgan se sacrifie vraiment pour sa fille, qui agit, en retour, comme une ado, en outre une ado blessée et tourmentée par la perte qu'elle a subie. Elle peut parfois se montrer cruelle et injuste, mais au vu des éléments dont elle dispose, c'est compréhensible de la voir réagir ainsi. Certains passages m'ont vraiment remuée, car Colleen Hoover a cette faculté de vous attraper et de vous prendre aux tripes, en quelques mots, le temps d'une scène, elle est du genre à bien appuyer là où ça fait mal, et à ne pas détourner le regard.
"Doing something like this was a knife to my heart.
But (...) ? That's an obliteration to my soul."
Et à côté de ces scènes rudes, il y a quelques moments suspendus, des regards qui se croisent et qui ont un potentiel fou, où l'on se dit "et si ... ?", et là, Colleen Hoover reste dans la suggestion très subtile, on se construit notre propre histoire dans notre tête ...
Au final, une fois encore, Colleen Hoover aura su m'attraper et me faire vivre de fortes émotions, des moments rudes, d'autres moments plus légers. Elle a vraiment une belle plume, elle sait choisir les mots justes, et les sortir au bon moment ...
Un très bon roman, donc, pour son exploration des sentiments et des émotions de ses personnages !
Wow, en fait, cela faisait un petit moment que j'avais lu Colleen Hoover, et je suis super contente d'avoir retrouvé sa plume !
Cela va être difficile de vous parler de Regretting you sans spoiler (je trouve d'ailleurs que le résumé VF en dévoile un poil moins que celui de la VO) ... Disons qu'à travers ce roman, Colleen Hoover aborde le thème du deuil, de la culpabilité, des relations mère-fille, mais aussi la question des choix faits par le passé, et l'impact qu'ils peuvent avoir des années ensuite.
Certains évènements et rebondissements du roman m'ont fait rouler des yeux car trop "soapesques" à mon goût, mais la grande force de Colleen Hoover, c'est justement de se détacher de tout ça, pour explorer, décortiquer les sentiments, réactions et émotions de ses personnages. À travers la double narration de Morgan, la maman, et Clara, la fille, on suit leurs pensées, on vit avec elles ces émotions qui les agitent, et on souffre pour l'une comme pour l'autre.
"Those words, coupled with that look in her eyes - it all shatters me. It feels like my soul has been stomped on. But somehow, even beneath all the pain, I understand."
Entre la mère et la fille, le dialogue est très difficile, voire impossible, et elles m'ont vraiment fait mal au coeur toutes les deux. Morgan se sacrifie vraiment pour sa fille, qui agit, en retour, comme une ado, en outre une ado blessée et tourmentée par la perte qu'elle a subie. Elle peut parfois se montrer cruelle et injuste, mais au vu des éléments dont elle dispose, c'est compréhensible de la voir réagir ainsi. Certains passages m'ont vraiment remuée, car Colleen Hoover a cette faculté de vous attraper et de vous prendre aux tripes, en quelques mots, le temps d'une scène, elle est du genre à bien appuyer là où ça fait mal, et à ne pas détourner le regard.
"Doing something like this was a knife to my heart.
But (...) ? That's an obliteration to my soul."
Et à côté de ces scènes rudes, il y a quelques moments suspendus, des regards qui se croisent et qui ont un potentiel fou, où l'on se dit "et si ... ?", et là, Colleen Hoover reste dans la suggestion très subtile, on se construit notre propre histoire dans notre tête ...
Au final, une fois encore, Colleen Hoover aura su m'attraper et me faire vivre de fortes émotions, des moments rudes, d'autres moments plus légers. Elle a vraiment une belle plume, elle sait choisir les mots justes, et les sortir au bon moment ...
Un très bon roman, donc, pour son exploration des sentiments et des émotions de ses personnages !
bjralls9677's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked this book! It was fun to see a reference to the band Sounds of Cedar which was the band in Colleen’s book Maybe Someday.
@Nilufer Ozmekik--I love your redo of the cover! Loving You--Could be used for a sequel maybe?!?!?! :-)
@Nilufer Ozmekik--I love your redo of the cover! Loving You--Could be used for a sequel maybe?!?!?! :-)
reading_angel777's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
I listened to this as an audiobook and I really enjoyed the narration
Clara was the most annoying character I’ve ever read about though
I listened to this as an audiobook and I really enjoyed the narration
Clara was the most annoying character I’ve ever read about though
gxab's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
danaaa111's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0