Slammed by Colleen Hoover

Slammed by Colleen Hoover

Series: Slammed Book 1

Genre: Young Adult Romance

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I have recently been very in to slam poetry. I have seen many of the most popular performances on YouTube and I enjoy writing my own. When I mentioned this to my mom, she asked me if I had started reading Slammed yet. I told her no, but was immediately interested in reading this book. The fact that it had to do with slam poetry when I was in the midst of an obsession was a happy coincidence, and I jumped right in. I had previously read Colleen Hoover’s book Hopeless, which was emotionally shattering, so I had high hopes for Slammed.

I was immediately attached and connected to Layken in that first chapter, especially when I saw how incredibly awkward she is. I loved how Hoover opened up with a short anecdote of Lake with her father, which really set the scene for the rest of the book. I could tell right off that bat that this was going to be an emotional book, although I still didn’t know what to expect.

Then Colleen introduced Will, and my heart was already in shambles, especially after their first date. He seemed so genuine, so real, and I was in love. He seemed perfect, until Lake saw him again in her high school—teaching her poetry class. I loved that twist and I couldn’t wait to see how they handled it, and time and time again Will kept pushing Lake away and pulling her back. Both of their reactions infuriated me. Will had no right to treat Lake that way, and Lake had no right to be that angry with him. It was a very frustrating love story and I figured that that was the substance of the book—until Lake’s mom came in. And, boy, did Colleen Hoover get me again.

I loved the way Hoover incorporated all of the little messages and life lessons, from both Will, Lake’s mom, and Eddie. I loved the character-to-character connections in this book and the way Hoover described all of the relationships. She made each character play an important role in the story and I loved that. And I especially loved the poetry, and I wish that I could see those poems performed. This book was fantastic, not at all sappy, and it was definitely heart wrenching!

I would give this book an overall 4.5 star rating (although I’d click 5 on goodreads J).