Losing Hope
Colleen Hoover, 2013
Romance Young adultContemporary fiction
A raw companion novel about grief, guilt and first love, told in Holder's voice—for readers who want the same story from the other side.
Feels like longing, passion and grief. About love, death and identity.
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Missing someone is proof you were lucky, not unlucky.
But I’ve learned over the past year what it really means to be able to miss someone. In order to miss someone, that means you were privileged enough to have them in your life to begin with. Colleen Hoover.Hoover was a social worker before she self-published her debut, Slammed, in 2012; Losing Hope arrived a year later as Holder's companion to Hopeless.
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Questions readers ask
- What is Losing Hope like?
- Feels like longing, passion and grief. About love, death and identity.
- What should I read after Losing Hope?
- If you liked Losing Hope, try The One (Kiera Cass), Heartless (Marissa Meyer) and Reflected in You (Sylvia Day).
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What it sounds like when someone wants the ordinary days too.
I want everything with you, America. I want the holidays and the birthdays, the busy season and lazy weekends. I want peanut butter fingertips on my desk. I want inside jokes and fights and everything. I want a life with you.
The One · Kiera Cass
The moment someone tells you you've changed, and they're right.
Mind my words, Cheshire, I will have you banished from this kingdom if you tempt me.“ ”An empty threat from an empty girl.“ She rounded on him, teeth flashing. ”I am not empty. I am full to the brim with murder and revenge. I am overflowing and I do not think you wish for me to overflow on to you.“ ”There was a time“ – Cheshire yawned – ”when you overflowed with whimsy and icing sugar. I liked that Catherine better.
Heartless · Marissa Meyer
The difference between wanting someone and needing them.
I pulled in a slow and shaky breath. I was completely seduced by the smoldering look in his eyes, the provocative tone of his voice, the heat of his body, and the mouthwatering scent of his skin. He was my drug, and I had no desire to kick the habit.
Reflected in You · Sylvia Day
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