Two of of my favorite quotes are, “I think when you’re the worst of people, finding the worst in others becomes a survival tactic of sorts” (2), and “You can fill your life with nice things, but nice things don’t fill the holes in your soul” (194).Īlthough this book is labeled a romance, I enjoyed the friendships and familial relationships that Beyah and Samson formed with secondary characters more so than I did the actual romantic relationship that developed between them both. Hoover writes so raw and beautifully about what Beyah is experiencing that I felt like I could feel her pain. Beyah and Samson meet the first day she arrives, and they soon realize that money is one of the few things they don’t have in common.īeyah is extremely perceptive of other people and experiences many “firsts ” I loved reading the book through her lens. After an unexpected death, Beyah has no other choice but to move to a peninsula in Texas with her estranged father, who lives next door to Samson.

Beyah grows up in Kentucky and comes from an isolated life full of starvation and neglect, while Samson comes from a family of wealth. I especially loved the setting of the novel and how Hoover juxtaposes a life of poverty with a life of comfort and privilege. My heart broke for Beyah and I could feel how damaged she was I rooted for her throughout the entire book. By the second page, I was already intrigued and felt connected to the main character, Beyah, who we quickly learn (in just the first chapter) has gone through more in her first six years of life than most people will in their lifetime.

There is not a space that is wasted in this book the plot takes off from the moment it starts, and the writing is written in a way that feels poetic. I went into Heart Bones completely blind but was instantly pulled in with the way CoHo sets the scene. Although CoHo is known for her romance novels, Verity was written so well that I instantly knew I wanted to read more by this author. So, I did things a little backwards by introducing myself to Colleen Hoover’s writing with her first thriller, Verity.

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