Colleen Hoover's Losing Hope receives praise for its emotional depth and compelling storytelling, capturing readers with its poignant character development and unique narrative perspective. However, some critics find it overly melodramatic and repetitive compared to its predecessor Hopeless. Overall, it effectively deepens the original story for devoted fans.

A reader who would enjoy Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover is likely a fan of emotional, character-driven contemporary romance novels. Perfect for those who loved The Fault in Our Stars by John Green or Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, this book blends deep feelings with themes of love, loss, and redemption.

In Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover, 17-year-old Dean Holder, grieving the death by suicide of his twin sister, Les, encounters Sky Davis, whom he suspects to be his long-missing childhood friend, Hope. As they navigate a budding romance, uncovering Sky's traumatic past and her true identity, both grapple with their haunting histories and help each other on a path to healing. The book contains depictions of suicide, incest, child sexual abuse, anti-gay violence, and alcohol abuse.

Emotional / Romantic / Melancholic / Bittersweet / Hopeful

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