Tajuk : Reminders Of Him
Penulis : Colleen Hoover
Penerbit : Montlake
Genre : Romance / Contemporary Fiction
After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. The only person who hasn’t closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna’s daughter. But if anyone were to discover how Ledger is slowly becoming an important part of Kenna’s life, both would risk losing the trust of everyone important to them. The two form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance grows, so does the risk. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her past in order to build a future out of hope and healing
The main character, Kenna has recently released from prison for
drunk driving accident that cause the death of her boyfriend, Scotty. When the
accident happened, she didn’t know she was pregnant their daughter, Diem. Kenna then gave birth to pre-mature Diem in a prison, she was forced to give custody to Scotty's parents.
After she's been released. She
moves back to town try to fight for custody for her daughter who is being
raise Mr. and Mrs Landrys and Scotty's best friend, Ledger.
Ledger, the other main character is an Ex-NFL player and owner of a bar, the
first place Kenna visit when returning to town. Kenna and Ledger accidently
fall for each other before knowing that both got related to Scotty. After
Ledger knows who ‘Nicole’ was, he hesitates between Diem and Kenna.
The Landrys are resisting letting Kenna back into their lives. After they
find Ledger secretly seeing Kenna, they give Ledger to choose either Diem or
Kenna.
(I personally don’t want to ruit it, so I won’t go into so many
details)
This is the fourth book I have read by Colleen
Hoover. I rarely finish books less than 4-5 days but this one had me hooked. I
managed to finish within 3 days.
Grief and forgiveness are the theme of this book. Kenna made
one mistake and it has impacted her whole life. She
has gone through, not only the loss of her soulmate, but of her child, and
dealing with the weight of the world on her shoulders. To fight for Diem, Kenna saved every
penny she earned to move back to the town her boyfriend lived so she can meet
her daughter.
I didn’t blame Scotty’s
Parents as well. They are good people. Being a mother, I can understand
the pain after losing the only child and someone that means a lot to
them. They only want to protected Diem from the woman they regarded as the cause for all of their grief.
I loved every one of the characters in this book especially
Lady Diana, the Down syndrome teenager. She called Ledger as jerk and Ledjerk every
time she saw Ledger with Kenna. I smile every line of Lady Diana in this book.
I
love CoHo writing skills that I don’t need to put so much effort to understand
each characters and it easy to relate to them. All
the pain and sorrow in each words portrayed so well within the writing. This
book is so deep and meaningful.
I highly recommend. I cannot say that this is the best book
I have read this year, but Mrs.
Hoover never disappoints me!
“There are people who find peace in forgiveness, and then
there are others who look at forgiveness as a betrayal. To them, forgiving me
would feel like betraying their own son. I can only hope they change their
minds someday, but until then, this is my life. This is where it’s led me.” – Kenna,
pages 288.
