Review- Finding Cinderella by Colleen Hoover

Goodreads Summary:

This novella is a companion novel to the Hopeless series, but can be read as a standalone 

A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-year-old Daniel and the girl who stumbles across him to profess their love for each other. But this love comes with conditions: they agree it will only last one hour and it will only be make-believe.

When their hour is up and the girl rushes off like Cinderella, Daniel tries to convince himself that what happened between them only seemed perfect because they were pretending it was perfect. Moments like that with girls like her don’t happen outside of fairytales.

One year and one bad relationship later, his disbelief in insta-love is stripped away the day he meets Six: a girl with a strange name and an even stranger personality. Daniel soon realizes the way he pretended to feel about Cinderella and the way he really feels about Six may not be so different after all. Especially when the two loves of his life end up being one in the same.

Unfortunately for Daniel, finding Cinderella doesn’t guarantee their happily ever after…it only further threatens it.

Hopeless Series by Colleen Hoover:

My review of Hopeless (Hopeless #1)

My review of Losing Hope (Hopeless #2)

REVIEW:

Colleen Hoover is an amazing author and an even amazing person. It was super sweet of the author to write a novella for the funny, silly and adorable guy we met in Losing Hope, Daniel, who is Dean Holder's best friend. But what was even more super sweet of Colleen was to have this novella available as a free download for readers. Now which lover of the written world doesn't love free books? 
So as soon as Colleen announced that Finding Cinderella was up for download, I went and got my copy, 1) because I promised I'd read anything Colleen Hoover writes, 2) because I love love love the Hopeless series, 3) because Daniel sounded awesome and 4) because the novella was free. 
Well, so far Colleen Hoover has written some absolutely sparkling books with lots of laughter and tears in them. There has always been that serious issue behind each of her characters and stories. But Finding Cinderella is the author's cutest, most funniest and insanely adorable stories ever. 
God. Daniel is awesome. And so is his girl, Six, who happens to be Sky's best friend. They both made for, as Dean says, a crazy but totally right couple. It was their story entirely from the time they first interact with one another till they finally get together and fall crazily in love. I actually laughed out loud so many times while reading what goes on in Daniel's head. 
There's really not much that can be said about a novella but boy, this was so cute that cuteness might be an understatement for it now. I loved it and I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you haven't already, make sure you get your copy of Finding Cinderella and read it soon. 

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Review- Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover

Goodreads Summary:

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.

In Hopeless, Sky left no secret unearthed, no feeling unshared, and no memory forgotten, but Holder’s past remained a mystery.

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. But he could not have anticipated that the moment they reconnect, even greater remorse would overwhelm him…

Sometimes in life, if we wish to move forward, we must first dig deep into our past and make amends. 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.

REVIEW:

Oh. Uh. Um. Where do I begin? How do I start? What do I even say? I. Have. No. Idea. I'm not going to make any recommendation or suggestion here, but I'm just politely going to request you all to. Go. Read. Losing Hope. NOW. You won't regret it. You'll love it. And perhaps you'll get back to me and help me express my feelings and thoughts. Because I sure as hell am unable to do it. This is just like Hopeless (my review). All over again. 
Wow. I don't know what Colleen Hoover does and how on earth she manages to captivate me, enchant me and fascinate me.  Every. Time. Her writing is sparkly, her characters intense and adorable and her books... What can I say? They. Are. Oh my God. Wow. 
Losing Hope, just like all the "there are two sides to every story" novels, has stuff we've already seen in Hopeless, but mind you, these are only a few scenes here and there. It's much more than just a retelling of Hopeless from Dean Holder's point of view. This is Dean and his twin sister Lesslie's book. And it is incredible. It is terrific. It is... Yeah, I'm out of profound adjectives now. 

I don't have much to say about Sky that I haven't already said. That girl and her story are something unimaginable, sad and truly mesmerising. She and Dean are perfect for each other. 
Dean's twin sister Les was something else entirely, just like her brother. I loved her and couldn't help wondering what would happen if she were alive. Dean writes many letters to Les in the book, but the letter that did it all for me and was the highlight of the whole book was Les' letter to Dean. Oh my God. I don't know what to say. Again. Les was so special. 

I loved Holder in Hopeless and I loved Dean (that's what I'm choosing to call him now) even more in Losing Hope. Even though I felt super sad for him in Hopeless, I was feeling more for Sky than him at that time. But here, Dean takes it all. I felt happy sad and good bad for him. That boy is just killer. He's just... He's different. I can't even imagine how he went through everything he went through without breaking down, without giving up and without even thinking of going the way his sister did and ending it all. While he admires his sister for her bravery and courage, I admire him for his fortitude and strength and will to continue and look forward and not backward. 

Losing Hope. Is. Fucking. Incredible. Terrific. Breathtaking. And wow. Just wow. I still feel speechless and unjustified after the everything and nothing I've said. I love Hopeless. I love Losing Hope. I love Sky. I love Dean. I love Daniel (he's hilarious and dashing). I love Les. I love Colleen. I love love love anything and everything about the Hopeless series. Like I said. Go. Read. NOW. 

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Review- Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

Goodreads Summary:

Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies…

That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of just one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past that she wishes could just stay buried.

Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he’s nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning everything about her. After finally caving to his unwavering pursuit, Sky soon finds that Holder isn’t at all who he’s been claiming to be. When the secrets he’s been keeping are finally revealed, every single facet of Sky’s life will change forever.

REVIEW:

Colleen Hoover's Slammed (my review) left me awestruck and Point Of Retreat (my review) left me overawed, which means the same thing. Seriously, both the books in the Slammed series left me smiling and I was insanely eager to read Hopeless. While Slammed and Point Of Retreat were expectedly incredible, Hopeless was unexpectedly and indescribably amazing. 
Being a Colleen Hoover book, I knew I'd love Hopeless, but the truth is that, when I started reading it, I just could not relate to the protagonist and it left me feeling disappointed. But, being a huge Colleen Hoover fan, I did not give up. I feel awful and embarrassed to admit that there came a point where I thought I'd just DNF the book. I hate to admit that I even thought how all the readers sat through it. God, what was I thinking? I loved this book. I loved it so damn much. 
Just when I thought I'd had enough, Colleen Hoover threw something so incredibly smashing and glittering that I found myself digging deep into the story. There have been so many books that have left me speechless and yet, I go on and on admiring and praising them. 

But admiring and praising Hopeless? Where do I even start? How do I even start? 
This time, I really am speechless. I have decided not to say anything about the story because it is complicated, it really is very complicated and the beauty of it is hard to describe. I will, instead, just say that if you haven't read Hopeless yet, I really have no clue what you are waiting for. Hopeless truly is a beautiful, strong, powerful, crazy, emotional and mind-bending read. 

Colleen Hoover! I cannot even describe how much I love her writing. It is so beautiful. It's so true and raw and uncut and clean. It is so simple and sweet and sparkling.  

Hopeless is such an incredibly, almost insanely and thoroughly beautiful, amazing and wonderful story. The characters are beautiful and broken and so is the story. It is not a tender or light-hearted read.  It is heart-breaking, gut-wrenching, mood-swinging and absolutely crackling. 

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