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Hopeless (1) Paperback – May 7, 2013
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Would you rather know a truth that makes you feel hopeless, or keep believing the lies?
Beloved and bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with the spellbinding story of two young people with devastating pasts who embark on a passionate, intriguing journey to discover the lessons of life, love, trust—and above all, the healing power that only truth can bring.
Sky, a senior in high school, meets Dean Holder, a guy with a promiscuous reputation that rivals her own. From their very first encounter, he terrifies and captivates her. Something about him sparks memories of her deeply troubled past, a time she’s tried so hard to bury. Though Sky is determined to stay far away from him, his unwavering pursuit and enigmatic smile break down her defenses and the intensity of the bond between them grows. But the mysterious Holder has been keeping secrets of his own, and once they are revealed, Sky is changed forever and her ability to trust may be a casualty of the truth.
Only by courageously facing the stark revelations can Sky and Holder hope to heal their emotional scars and find a way to live and love without boundaries. Hopeless is a novel that will leave you breathless, entranced, and remembering your own first love.
- Print length416 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMay 7, 2013
- Dimensions5.31 x 1.1 x 8.25 inches
- ISBN-10147674355X
- ISBN-13978-1476743554
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I stand up and look down at the bed, holding my breath in fear of the sounds that are escalating from deep within my throat.
I will not cry.
I will not cry.
Slowly sinking to my knees, I place my hands on the edge of the bed and run my fingers over the yellow stars poured across the deep blue background of the comforter. I stare at the stars until they begin to blur from the tears that are clouding my vision.
I squeeze my eyes shut and bury my head into the bed, grabbing fistfuls of the blanket. My shoulders begin to shake as the sobs I’ve been trying to contain violently break out of me. With one swift movement, I stand up, scream, and rip the blanket off the bed, throwing it across the room.
I ball my fists and frantically look around for something else to throw. I grab the pillows off the bed and chuck them at the reflection in the mirror of the girl I no longer know. I watch as the girl in the mirror stares back at me, sobbing pathetically. The weakness in her tears infuriates me. We begin to run toward each other until our fists collide against the glass, smashing the mirror. I watch as she falls into a million shiny pieces onto the carpet.
I grip the edges of the dresser and push it sideways, letting out another scream that has been pent up for way too long. When the dresser comes to rest on its back, I rip open the drawers and throw the contents across the room, spinning and throwing and kicking at everything in my path. I grab at the sheer blue curtain panels and yank them until the rod snaps and the curtains fall around me. I reach over to the boxes piled high in the corner, and without even knowing what’s inside, I take the top one and throw it against the wall with as much force as my five-foot, three-inch frame can muster.
“I hate you!” I cry. “I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!”
I’m throwing whatever I can find in front of me at whatever else I can find in front of me. Every time I open my mouth to scream, I taste the salt from the tears that are streaming down my cheeks.
Holder’s arms suddenly engulf me from behind and grip me so tightly I become immobile. I jerk and toss and scream some more until my actions are no longer thought out. They’re just reactions.
“Stop,” he says calmly against my ear, unwilling to release me. I hear him, but I pretend not to. Or I just don’t care. I continue to struggle against his grasp but he only tightens his grip.
“Don’t touch me!” I yell at the top of my lungs, clawing at his arms. Again, it doesn’t faze him.
Don’t touch me. Please, please, please.
The small voice echoes in my mind and I immediately become limp in his arms. I become weaker as my tears grow stronger, consuming me. I become nothing more than a vessel for the tears that won’t stop shedding.
I am weak, and I’m letting him win.
Holder loosens his grip around me and places his hands on my shoulders, then turns me around to face him. I can’t even look at him. I melt against his chest from exhaustion and defeat, taking in fistfuls of his shirt as I sob, my cheek pressed against his heart. He places his hand on the back of my head and lowers his mouth to my ear.
“Sky.” His voice is steady and unaffected. “You need to leave. Now.”
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- Publisher : Atria Books; Original edition (May 7, 2013)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 416 pages
- ISBN-10 : 147674355X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1476743554
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.31 x 1.1 x 8.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #111 in Contemporary Women Fiction
- #360 in New Adult & College Romance (Books)
- #821 in Contemporary Romance (Books)
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Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times and International bestselling author of multiple novels and novellas. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. She is the founder of The Bookworm Box, a non-profit book subscription service and bookstore in Sulphur Springs, Texas.
For more information and for a schedule of events, please visit colleenhoover.com.
To contact Colleen and her team (Her team's name is Stephanie), please email hooverink@outlook.com
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Customers find the story engaging and suspenseful. They describe it as an emotional journey that is intense and poignant. The writing style is described as mesmerizing, insightful, and tastefully written. Readers appreciate the distinct personalities of the characters and their tightly knit connections. Many find the book heartwarming and lighthearted, with moments of laughter and hope.
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Customers enjoy the story's quality. They find it suspenseful, enthralling from the beginning to the very last page. The characters are interesting and well-developed. The storyline is fairly simple for the first 60% of the book, but the relationship between the girl and boy is intense. The ending blows them away.
"...never ceases to amaze me, I’ve loved all of her books, her unique storylines and endearing characters will suck you in, make your heart race and..." Read more
"...The ending of this book blew me away, I wasn't expecting what Colleen dropped in my lap as she was ripping my heart out and throwing it to the wolves..." Read more
"...the new best friend in the whole wide world, is awesome and such a sweetheart. He is nonjudgmental and is present when needed...." Read more
"...a lot of tissues, but know that there are a lot of both happy and romantic moments as well - all is not sad - as I said in the beginning, there..." Read more
Customers enjoy the emotional journey presented in the book. They appreciate the balance of joy, pain, humor, rage, and sweetness that Hoover creates. While not a depressing story, it offers a respite from the heavy topics. The book is described as a thrilling, intense read that worms its way into their hearts.
"...I loved their connection, it was so deep and emotional and I don’t think I’ve ever read a love scene that was more heartbreaking than their first..." Read more
"...They're connection is so blatantly obvious and they make me believe in soul mates and happily ever afters...." Read more
"...This book is filled with love, loss, and pain...." Read more
"...that there are a lot of both happy and romantic moments as well - all is not sad - as I said in the beginning, there truly is hope throughout the..." Read more
Customers appreciate the writing style. They find the writing insightful and well-crafted, with tasteful scenes that are not glossed over. The story is described as an easy read with powerful yet soothing words. Readers find the characters likable and fun to read about.
"...As with any of Colleen Hoover’s books, every word is so purposeful that you really have to sit back and take it all in...." Read more
"...I loved them so, so much and her writing blew me away but with Hopeless I know for a fact I can't even find the words to describe how truly amazing..." Read more
"...I liked her character at the beginning of the book and loved her inter-dialogue. The turn in that changed when she became consumed with Holder...." Read more
"...As things move quickly between Sky and Dean, it is still easy to understand how she gets so caught up in him, because there is a depth to him that..." Read more
Customers enjoy the characters' development. They find them well-crafted, with strong connections and believable relationships. The young female character is shown as mature and strong. The humor between the characters and the supporting cast feel realistic.
"...me, I’ve loved all of her books, her unique storylines and endearing characters will suck you in, make your heart race and leave you breathless...." Read more
"...These characters were so tightly knitted together with some unknown and unthinkable connections, I was left gasping and shaking and shocked...." Read more
"...lust, falling in love with the characters, sadness, shock, worry, nervousness, disgust, grief, acceptance, and contentment. The writing is flawless...." Read more
"...While some of the dialogue is a bit over the top, it still fit with the characters and their feelings for each other...." Read more
Customers find the book heartwarming and engaging. They mention it has lighthearted moments, laugh-out-loud moments, and makes them feel happy, sad, anxious, and furious. It gives them hope that things in their lives will get better. The characters are described as kindred spirits with a genuine nature. The emotional development and genuine character traits elevate the story.
"...He was seriously intense but incredibly sweet and had a heart of gold. He will make you swoon over and over...." Read more
"...so blatantly obvious and they make me believe in soul mates and happily ever afters...." Read more
"...is not sad - as I said in the beginning, there truly is hope throughout the whole narrative, and that might be part of what made Hopeless so..." Read more
"...I fell hard for him. He's passionate, complicated, confident, fiercely protective, and witty. He has lickable dimples and a coma-inducing hot body...." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's humor and banter between the characters. They appreciate the sarcasm and easygoing relationship. The wit, humor, and ego-deflating text messages are also appreciated. Overall, readers find the book engaging and life-changing.
"...You have to read it to see what I mean! I also loved the banter and sarcasm between the two, his ego-deflating texts to Sky were my favorite...." Read more
"...The banter between them and easy going humor filled relationship is so perfect, it was an element in this book that made me love it so much more...." Read more
"...I loved her wit, humor and sarcasm. I loved her friendship with Six...." Read more
"...our heroine, is a wonderful, smart, saucy, technologically challenged, snarky, broken but strong, brave, book lover, kind of weird in a cool way,..." Read more
Customers find the book believable and relatable. They appreciate the sincerity and poignant moments between the characters. The story is described as heartfelt, heart-wrenching, and beautifully woven.
"...The love they feel for each other feels so true and real that it's hard not to wish you had your own Holder...." Read more
"...This is as real life as it gets. I found myself constantly thinking, you have NO idea what goes on in someone's personal life...." Read more
"...3. The passion and fire between these two is so incredibly real and intense. The way they felt towards one another is beautiful. Almost magical...." Read more
"...Relationship: The relationship between Sky and Holder was genuinely compelling...." Read more
Customers have mixed reviews about the book's insight. Some find it insightful, intelligent, and funny. They enjoy learning facts about the characters and modern world. However, others mention that the subject matter is difficult and confusing, with little scene-setting or description.
"...I saw the twist coming a mile away but I still enjoyed learning all of the facts and all about the characters...." Read more
"...Ages 17+ only! Sexual content, mature language, heavy subject matter.*" Read more
"...probably one of my favorite YA heros ever now, but this man boy knew what to say, how to swoon, and holy moly knew how to melt a girls panties...." Read more
"...Holder 2. Sky Davis, our heroine, is a wonderful, smart, saucy, technologically challenged, snarky, broken but strong, brave, book lover,..." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2015“Whatever this is, I don’t want to analyze it. I don’t want you analyzing it either, okay? Let’s just be grateful I finally found you.”
I laugh at his last sentence. “You say that like you’ve been looking for me.”
He furrows his brows together and places his hands on the sides of my head, tilting my face up to his. “I’ve been looking for you my whole damn life.”
Wow! After that one I definitely need a "chapter break"! Usually when I love a book I find it easy to write a review because I can just gush about everything I loved, but with this book it’s because of the fact that I loved it so much that I am having trouble reviewing it. I know that whatever I come up with here will never do the book justice, I don’t think I have the appropriate words in my vocabulary to appropriately express how awesome this book was. Colleen Hoover never ceases to amaze me, I’ve loved all of her books, her unique storylines and endearing characters will suck you in, make your heart race and leave you breathless. This book was no exception, it was sweet, funny, poignant, heartbreaking and heartwarming. It’ll definitely hit you right in the feels and at times weigh heavily on your heart. The book dealt with some very heavy topics that’ll break your heart over and over, but there was just enough humor injected at just the right moments to help balance it out. It truly was a wonderful book about losing yourself and discovering the strength to find yourself again.
So I can’t really say too much about what the story is about because there are a lot of surprises that I wouldn’t want to spoil. There were some things I started to piece together as I went along but there were a few things that totally blindsided me. Basically we have Sky who is your pretty typical seventeen year old girl in that she loves hanging with her friend Six, is thinking about college and sneaking boys into her room to make out. At the same time she is pretty atypical because she’s lived a very sheltered life with no access to technology (no TV, no phone, no internet) and has been homeschooled up until her senior year of high school where she begged to finally go to public school. She also has trouble feeling anything with any of the boys she sneaks in to her room. That is until she sets her eyes on Dean Holder, rumored bad boy and completely hot. Their first meeting is equal parts thrilling and terrifying as his intensity is a little overwhelming. But she realizes that he makes her feel things she’s never felt before and that there is a lot more to Holder than it seems. As things develop between them, secrets from Sky’s past begin to come to light and there’s a major bombshell that is dropped that will shake her existence to its core.
“Let me inform you of something,” he says in a low voice. “The moment my lips touch yours, it will be your first kiss. Because if you’ve never felt anything when someone’s kissed you, then no one’s ever really kissed you. Not the way I plan on kissing you.”
Holder was AMAZING! He was seriously intense but incredibly sweet and had a heart of gold. He will make you swoon over and over. As you unravel the mystery surrounding him and his past, your heart will break. But the way he was there to help and protect Sky as her world crumbled, was so awesome. I loved their connection, it was so deep and emotional and I don’t think I’ve ever read a love scene that was more heartbreaking than their first time but at the same time so incredibly powerful. And holy wow, they definitely had the hottest non-kiss in the history of non-kisses. You have to read it to see what I mean! I also loved the banter and sarcasm between the two, his ego-deflating texts to Sky were my favorite.
“You don’t deserve words, Sky. You deserve actions.”
Sky was pretty incredible too. I loved experiencing the story through her eyes. I was right there with her so many times as she reacted to all of the craziness that was being thrown at her. I felt the same confusion and despair and got the same butterflies she did when Holder would do something amazing. I admired her strength throughout all of this, it would have been very easy for her to crumble under the circumstances but she was so strong and I know Holder said this to her a few times, but I was so proud of her.
“I live you, Sky,” he says against my lips. “I live you so much.”
I could ramble on and on about the book, but like I said earlier I know that I’m nowhere near doing it justice. This is a book that you really just need to read and experience for yourself. As with any of Colleen Hoover’s books, every word is so purposeful that you really have to sit back and take it all in. You’re going to want to read it fast to find out what happens next, but trust me that this is one that should be savored! It’ll find its way into your heart and will be one that you’ll think of again and again. This is a MUST read!
“F all the firsts, Sky. The only thing that matters to me with you are the forevers.”
- Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2013Before I start this out I'd like to warn you it's going to be long, heartfelt, and very emotional. I first read Colleen's work (Slammed and Point of Retreat) last summer at my Dad's. I had just been really getting back into reading then and they definitely were a part of starting my blog and joining the reading community online. I loved them so, so much and her writing blew me away but with Hopeless I know for a fact I can't even find the words to describe how truly amazing this work of art is. It definitely shot Colleen up my list of authors to the tippy top with Ellen Hopkins. Reading is usually an escape for me but sometimes I'll find a rare book that I take something from, usually a lesson or piece of advice that helps me in life and gives me hope. Contrary to this books title it left me the opposite, full of hope. I've been reading almost nothing but NA Contemporary lately and it has gotten really old but Hopeless was so unique and different. It was a refreshing read and just what I needed.
I fell in love with Sky the minute she let me into her head, she is so much like me and so different at the same time. I promise you if she was real I'd be her best friend, her outlook on life and others around her is amazing. The fact that she doesn't let stupid bashing high school drama heads get to her and the fact that she is herself and doesn't care what others think is admirable to say the least. I love her relationship with her best friend Six, who is equally amazing. The banter between them and easy going humor filled relationship is so perfect, it was an element in this book that made me love it so much more. It's been said a million times and it will be said a million more, Dean Holder is one hot hunk of man that is hard not to love. Every girl says Holder is hers but really he's Sky and I envy her but at the same time I'm so happy she found him. The more I read these books the higher my expectation of my future husband gets. His feelings for Sky and how passionate he is about everything in his life is awesome for lack of a better word. He was so fun to get to know and I'm excited to see more of him in Losing Hope, the companion to Hopeless. To explain what goes on in this book is to give it all away, so I can't do that. If anyone were to talk about this book in detail it would ruin it. The secret, the big bomb that's always waiting to drop in these books is so unique and unexpected. Colleen truly made Hopeless her own and something new, I applaud her for that. Sky and Holder's relationship is undeniably one of my all time favorite love stories ever and it will remain that way for forever. The love they feel for each other feels so true and real that it's hard not to wish you had your own Holder. They're connection is so blatantly obvious and they make me believe in soul mates and happily ever afters. When s*** really hit the fan they didn't abandon each other, they didn't push each other away which is so common, they stuck together and helped each other through it. This wasn't just another one of those typical relationships you see in almost every NA Contemporary novel, it was unique and perfect and so amazing.
The ending of this book blew me away, I wasn't expecting what Colleen dropped in my lap as she was ripping my heart out and throwing it to the wolves. If I had expected such an emotional crazy story I would have grabbed myself some tissues and chocolate, holed up in my room, and then ignored everyone until I was done with it. Instead I found myself sobbing on the couch trying to explain to my mother why exactly I was such an emotional mess. The ending is so bittersweet for me, Colleen manages to twist so many lives and little details together in one book it's impossible to know what's coming next. In the end I was so sad for so many people but so full of hope that life can go no. Even though this is a fictional story their is so much truth within this book. Life is complete s*** sometimes and sometimes you don't feel like you can make it through but you can and you shouldn't ever forget that because even when there's nothing but ugly surrounding you, remember that there's always a tiny bit of beauty in the world. To say that this is a must read in my book is an understatement of the century. If you don't read this book and give it a try, you're insane. Thank you Colleen, for leaving me breathless and sharing yet another work of art neatly tucked in-between pages for me to devour. I will be patiently waiting for you to craft another piece of perfection for me to read.
Favorite Quotes
"It's real, Six. You can't get mad at a real ending. Some of them are ugly. It's the fake happily ever afters that should piss you off." ~ Sky (page 107)
"I want your first kiss to be the best first kiss in the history of first kisses." ~ Holder (page 150)
"I'm not going to wish for a perfect life. The things that knock you down in life are tests, forcing you to make a choice between giving in and remaining on the ground or wiping the dirt off and standing up even taller than you did before you were knocked down." ~ Sky (page 475)
Plus so many more but my list would be endless, pretty sure this is one of my most highlighted ebooks!
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ManReviewed in Brazil on March 19, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Sem palavras para tudo o que descobri...
Porque os livros da Colleen são tão intensos?
Eu ainda estou tentando processar tudo o que acontecer nesse livro e na vida de todos os redor de Sky.
Essa menina tem uma força e um coração que @^$^%_. E o que falar de Holder? Esse menino não tem a idade que diz ter eu nunca encontrei uma pessoa tão compreensiva.
A química entre os dois aparece no momento que eles se encontram e é perfeito demais. Eles são perfeitos demais🥰.
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Nilsse DávilaReviewed in Mexico on August 22, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto🙌🏻
I love it! 💜🙊 Ya leí este libro en español en formato digital pero lo quería en físico y en Inglés para practicar mi lectura, que mejor que un libro de mi autora favorita 🙊💜
Nilsse Dávila
Reviewed in Mexico on August 22, 2022
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LucaReviewed in Italy on March 9, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Nessun Problema
Comprato come regalo alla mia fidanzata. Ha letto quasi tutti i libri dell'autrice e questo le mancava. Spedizione amazon impeccabile.
- Sofia BengtssonReviewed in Sweden on October 3, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars fav coho book
favorite coho book I absolutely love it
- SaraReviewed in the Netherlands on August 15, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars she does it again
My fifth? Sixth? CoHo book and she does not cease to amaze me every damn time. Cried my eyes out at usual.