Genre: Romance / Contemporary / Chick Lit
Book Type: Physical
Author: Colleen Hoover
Pages: 336
Publisher: Independently published (August 24, 2020)
Book Description:
Life and a dismal last name are the only two things Beyah Grim’s parents ever gave her. After carving her path all on her own, Beyah is well on her way to bigger and better things, thanks to no one but herself. With only two short months separating her from the future she’s built and the past she desperately wants to leave behind, an unexpected death leaves Beyah with no place to go during the interim. Forced to reach out to her last resort, Beyah has to spend the remainder of her summer on a peninsula in Texas with a father she barely knows. Beyah’s plan is to keep her head down and let the summer slip by seamlessly, but her new neighbor Samson throws a wrench in that plan. Samson and Beyah have nothing in common on the surface. She comes from a life of poverty and neglect; he comes from a family of wealth and privilege. But one thing they do have in common is that they’re both drawn to sad things. Which means they’re drawn to each other. With an almost immediate connection too intense for them to continue denying, Beyah and Samson agree to stay in the shallow end of a summer fling. What Beyah doesn’t realize is that a rip current is coming, and it’s about to drag her heart out to sea.
Thoughts:
Does Colleen Hoover write anything bad? I mean, honestly?! Every time I read one of her novels, I fall deeper and deeper into my crush with her. It doesn’t matter what she writes about, I find myself sobbing and taking pictures of the beautiful sentences she is able to construct to both feel exactly as a character is feeling, but also ponder what something says about myself. I mean… she is truly phenomenal and this book was another example of her ability to show love in such a pure and true form.
The losses and heartbreaks in this novel will remind you of your youth and the innocence of first love. The play on class is done with precision and perfection and the entire time I found myself full of sadness yet appreciating the beauty in this story. Yes, there were times I was yelling at Beyah to share some of her secrets (and wanting to know Samson’s), but I also understood why they each were protecting them. Sometimes the only person you can trust is yourself, and sometimes there is someone out there who will protect you and keep you safe. Great read.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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