Riley's Book Reviews

 Summary: Beyah Grim is finally able to get out of her hometown, where she grew up with poverty and neglect. She got a full ride to go to Penn State. She experienced an unexpected death that leaves her with no where to live, so she is now forced to live with her father that she barely knows and doesn't have much of a relationship with. She meets her next door neighbor, Samson, who she has no patience for, but their connection is so deep it's hard for her to ignore it. They both agreed that since they will be moving to opposite sides of the country, their relationship will just be a summer thing, but they soon realize that is much harder than they thought it would be.  I was surprised at how much I was into this book and how much I liked it, I didn't have high hopes for it considering I hadn't heard much about it. There was so much emotion tied into this book that made it even better. Colleen Hoover did such a good job at really going into detail about each characters li...

 Summary: When Layla and Leeds meet, Leeds believes that he will spend the rest of his life with her, until an unexpected health issue leaves Layla fighting for her life. Layla continues to spend weeks in the hospital, but after she has recovered physically she is left with emotional and mental damage. Leeds decided to take Layla back to where they first met, but Layla's behavior takes a huge turn. Leeds meets Willow at the place he took Layla back to, which they soon find a connection with each other. Leeds realizes he needs to choose between Layla and Willow, but he is scared if he makes the wrong choice it will affect all of them.  Layla and Verity are very similar in the way they were written. I decided to read this one after I heard it was like Verity because Verity is one of my favorites. It kind of took me by surprise because although it is like Verity it is also very different. The storyline definitely kept me hooked to the book but there were some things that were ki...

 Summary: Morgan Grant tries very hard to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did growing up. Morgan got married and got pregnant at a very young age, and her daughter Clara doesn't want to follow in her footsteps. Clara and Morgan find it very difficult to get along and be around each other, but the other person that can make it manageable for them is Chris, Morgans husband. This suddenly comes to a halt when Chris is involved in a bad accident. Clara and Morgan both rely on someone else for comfort during this hard time. As time passes new things get brought up that cause the mother and daughter to fall even further apart.  This book gave me all the emotions as I was reading it. It made me happy, mad, sad, etc. I think Colleen Hoover did a great job of describing everything that Morgan had to go through to be there for her daughter even if they didn't have the best relationship. This book wasn't just about romance, but also family issues which I think r...

 Summary: Sky meets Dean Holder he senior year of high school and quickly learns that he doesn't have a good reputation. From their first interaction she feels very uneasy around him and kind of scared around him. Dean starts to remind Sky of someone from her past that she is trying very hard to forget. She tries hard to stay away from him but their bond eventually grows. Dean has been keeping secrets from Sky but once she finds them out, she is changed forever. She now has no ability to trust anyone.  Although I say this about almost every Colleen Hoover book I read, this one genuinely is one of my favorites lol. Sometimes I think her books can kind of drag on and there's some unnecessary information, but this one flowed together so easy and every detail was truly important to the storyline. I felt just about every emotion while reading this book, I was instantly hooked from the first chapter. After each chapter I felt like I needed to know more, which made it extremely hard...