Regretting You by, Colleen Hoover

Summary: I suppose I am back on the Colleen Hoover wagon with yet another book of hers. This story is about a girl named Clara and her mom, Morgan figuring out that someone they both loved, deceived them in a way and how they are navigating that. Being a 16 year old girl, Clara blames her mom for what is happening in her life and in turn it’s causing their relationship to become strained. Morgan, is trying her best to be Clara’s mother, but at the same time is young herself and doesn’t know exactly how to reach her daughter. This is the typical story of a teenager rebelling against her mom and everything that goes along with that. There are a few other plots sprinkled in as well- like affairs, betrayals, first loves, etc. but nothing to write home about.

Thoughts: This type of book is exactly why I steer clear from reading romance novels. This is the run of the mill romance story with a predictable ending. It was written fairly well, but again, not my style. Why did I choose to read it you may ask. Because Colleen Hoover’s writing is captivating and once you pick up one of her books, it’s hard to put down.

Criticisms: In most of the other Colleen Hoover books I’ve read, there was some kind of plot twist at the end. I feel like the plot twist came at the beginning and then we saw how that situation was handled throughout the rest of the book. I didn’t like this because that’s what made the book predictable in my opinion. Regardless, a quick and easy read.

Rating: 2.5/5