Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover

Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover

Series: Slammed Book 2

Genre: Young Adult Romance

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After reading Slammed, I couldn’t think of anything else that could happen to Layken and Will. Their lives were already so messed up that I didn’t think that I, let alone they, could handle any more pain and torture. But, being a Colleen Hoover book, I knew that she would find some way to tear our hearts out. And she did a fantastic job at it, and I can’t decide if I should love her for it or hate her for it.

This book started slow, but not in a boring way. It was in a perfect way, in a way that kept the smile on my face. When the first hint of action came up, I was so extremely frustrated, and the happiness died away. Layken and Will were being stupid again, just like in the first one. Then the smile was put back on my face, however briefly, because Colleen Hoover did the unspeakable, and she had me on the edge of my seat with tears streaming down my face for chapters on end. Wow, just wow. After that, it began to wind down and for once I wasn’t cursing Colleen Hoover.

I fell in love with the side characters in this book. Layken and Will are still in a special place in my heart from their journey in Slammed, but in this sequel I fell in love with Kel and Caulder, with Sherry and Kiersten. Hoover did an excellent job, once again, with incorporating different characters with different lessons to teach, and I love that.

Las but not least, Layken’s mother got me again. Even though she was gone, she was still ever present in the story, constantly influencing both Layken and Will. I loved how Hoover incorporated her mom in the story with every chance she could get.

This book was the perfect combination of humor, loss, pain, anger, and happiness, and I know I couldn’t get enough. It was so emotional and quite the roller coaster. My only words are damn you, Colleen Hoover.

And I love you, too. Five stars.