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Slammed #3
This Girl
Goodreads Choice Award
Nominee for Readers' Favorite Romance (2013)Librarian's Note: The ISBN 9789383260195 for this book was also used by "Shekhar Kapur's Devi - Vol. 1" by Samit Basu.
There are two sides to every love story. Now hear Will’s.
Colleen Hoover’s New York Times bestselling Slammed series has brought countless readers to their knees with a whirlwind of love, passion, and heartache.
Layken and Will’s love has managed to withstand the toughest of circumstances and the young lovers, now married, are beginning to feel safe and secure in their union. As much as Layken relishes their new life together, she finds herself wanting to know everything there is to know about her husband, even though Will makes it clear he prefers to keep the painful memories of the past where they belong. Still, he can’t resist his wife’s pleas and so he begins to untangle his side of the story, revealing for the first time his most intimate feelings and thoughts, retelling both the good and bad moments, and sharing a few shocking confessions of his own from the time when they first met.
In This Girl, Will tells the story of their complicated relationship from his point of view. Their future rests on how well they deal with the past in this final installment of the beloved Slammed series.
There are two sides to every love story. Now hear Will’s.
Colleen Hoover’s New York Times bestselling Slammed series has brought countless readers to their knees with a whirlwind of love, passion, and heartache.
Layken and Will’s love has managed to withstand the toughest of circumstances and the young lovers, now married, are beginning to feel safe and secure in their union. As much as Layken relishes their new life together, she finds herself wanting to know everything there is to know about her husband, even though Will makes it clear he prefers to keep the painful memories of the past where they belong. Still, he can’t resist his wife’s pleas and so he begins to untangle his side of the story, revealing for the first time his most intimate feelings and thoughts, retelling both the good and bad moments, and sharing a few shocking confessions of his own from the time when they first met.
In This Girl, Will tells the story of their complicated relationship from his point of view. Their future rests on how well they deal with the past in this final installment of the beloved Slammed series.
306 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 30, 2013
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About the author
Colleen Hoover
102 books758k followersInternational and #1 New York Times bestselling author of romance, YA, thriller, women's fiction and paranormal romance.
I don't like to be confined to one genre. If you put me in a box, I'll claw my way out.
My social media username is @colleenhoover pretty much everywhere except my email, which is [email protected]
Founder of www.thebookwormbox.com charity and Book Bonanza.
I don't like to be confined to one genre. If you put me in a box, I'll claw my way out.
My social media username is @colleenhoover pretty much everywhere except my email, which is [email protected]
Founder of www.thebookwormbox.com charity and Book Bonanza.
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July 7, 2013
There's a part of me that debated writing a review for this book at all considering the majority of this is just rehashed material from the first book with little new offerings. How do you write a review on a book in which the majority just copy/pasted material with some reworkings from a different perspective character of another novel? It's one thing if maybe it was a novella telling some slightly different perspective points but still offering new insights, or if it were a short story capturing a single segment in time - which were both alternatives Hoover could've perused if she wanted to continue with Will's perspective point, I think. I have no doubt that would've been something I picked up, even if I didn't care so much for the first two books in this series. With "Slammed", while I didn't care for the story, I still appreciated what it offered and I understood why people liked the story - I just expected more from it. "Point of Retreat" was shaky because Will's voice didn't sound like an authentic male voice to me and much of it was one point of drama and odd events to the next.
But this? This was lazy. I hate saying it, or saying something about anyone else's writing which various people can find value even with its qualms, but I think someone has to. I'm being about as blunt and honest about it as I can be.
This was a lazy effort and not worth the time taken to read. I'm extremely disappointed in reading "This Girl". I know Hoover can do a better work than this and this feels like it was just released to ride on the coattails of popularity this series has spawned. There's very little, if anything truly *new* about this book, and the material that is considered new? Not worth the retracing. Apart from honeymoon scenes where Lake and Will retread over their meeting and coming to terms with each other, this had very little weight to it. Some new poems and some intermittent sex scenes do not make for a compelling story. I'm sorry, it just doesn't at all. Lake doesn't show much growth (after all, she gets jealous and angry over things that happened in the PAST and are being retold to her when she practically begs Will to tell her anyway - and that's taken for an actual point of substantiated conflict. Really?!). And for a perspective character, Will's narration is extremely whiny, lust heavy, and NOT an authentic male voice. At all. I think it's safe to say that with this third book written in a male voice in Hoover's bibliography, her weakness is writing from male character perspectives.
If I wanted to pick up reading "Slammed" again, I - among many other readers - probably would've had no qualms about doing so and letting Will's thoughts be left in mystery (part of the beauty of a piece of writing is letting some stuff be to the reader's imagination) - much of it is implied in the first book, it didn't need a retracing. This didn't feel like a full enough story to be retold in the way it was and it was just a waste of time having to backtrack through all of that just to cherry pick whatever new experiences Will had to offer in the narrative. It was tedious and a chore to read, probably even moreso than my recent reading of "Losing Hope" - which is a retelling of Hoover's hero Holder from the "Hopeless" series. I would actually give Hoover credit for attempting to develop Holder the way she did in that, because in comparison, "This Girl" didn't do anything at all to expand upon Will's character or any of the other characters it presented - the side characters were threadbare at best.
I don't know if I can say more than that, really. It was a quick read for me, because much of this I already knew - been there, done that, deja vu. It's not worth my time or money to spend on something that's does nothing to expand on a story that's already been told, and I have to be firm on that. And I'm sure there are others - even fans of the first two books - who would feel the same way and be just as disappointed in this effort.
Not recommended.
Overall score: 0 stars.
Note: I received this as an ARC from NetGalley, from the publisher Atria Books.
But this? This was lazy. I hate saying it, or saying something about anyone else's writing which various people can find value even with its qualms, but I think someone has to. I'm being about as blunt and honest about it as I can be.
This was a lazy effort and not worth the time taken to read. I'm extremely disappointed in reading "This Girl". I know Hoover can do a better work than this and this feels like it was just released to ride on the coattails of popularity this series has spawned. There's very little, if anything truly *new* about this book, and the material that is considered new? Not worth the retracing. Apart from honeymoon scenes where Lake and Will retread over their meeting and coming to terms with each other, this had very little weight to it. Some new poems and some intermittent sex scenes do not make for a compelling story. I'm sorry, it just doesn't at all. Lake doesn't show much growth (after all, she gets jealous and angry over things that happened in the PAST and are being retold to her when she practically begs Will to tell her anyway - and that's taken for an actual point of substantiated conflict. Really?!). And for a perspective character, Will's narration is extremely whiny, lust heavy, and NOT an authentic male voice. At all. I think it's safe to say that with this third book written in a male voice in Hoover's bibliography, her weakness is writing from male character perspectives.
If I wanted to pick up reading "Slammed" again, I - among many other readers - probably would've had no qualms about doing so and letting Will's thoughts be left in mystery (part of the beauty of a piece of writing is letting some stuff be to the reader's imagination) - much of it is implied in the first book, it didn't need a retracing. This didn't feel like a full enough story to be retold in the way it was and it was just a waste of time having to backtrack through all of that just to cherry pick whatever new experiences Will had to offer in the narrative. It was tedious and a chore to read, probably even moreso than my recent reading of "Losing Hope" - which is a retelling of Hoover's hero Holder from the "Hopeless" series. I would actually give Hoover credit for attempting to develop Holder the way she did in that, because in comparison, "This Girl" didn't do anything at all to expand upon Will's character or any of the other characters it presented - the side characters were threadbare at best.
I don't know if I can say more than that, really. It was a quick read for me, because much of this I already knew - been there, done that, deja vu. It's not worth my time or money to spend on something that's does nothing to expand on a story that's already been told, and I have to be firm on that. And I'm sure there are others - even fans of the first two books - who would feel the same way and be just as disappointed in this effort.
Not recommended.
Overall score: 0 stars.
Note: I received this as an ARC from NetGalley, from the publisher Atria Books.
December 31, 2013
THIS IS ME SHOUTING FROM THE ROOFTOPS !!!!!!
THIS. BOOK. IS. PHENOMENAL.
I'm laughing. I'm crying. I'm shaking.
It was perfect. Every single line was perfect.
Beautiful. Heartbreak. Breathtaking.
Unputdownable.
Pure. butterflying. gold.
6 HUGE STARS!!!
Books like this are the reason why I love reading.
Colleen Hoover has outdone herself. She managed to take a story that we love and retell it from the hero’s POV while still making every single word of it feel new, fresh and powerful.
Yes, technically it’s a retelling of Slammed from Will’s POV but there is SO much more. There are new scenes, added story lines, and even a epilogue that is guaranteed to make your heart squeeze. Not one word of it felt repetitive.
Reading this book was like taking a beautiful walk down memory lane. It’s been over a year since I read Slammed and Point of Retreat. Those two books are one of the reasons I started blogging. Slammed was actually the first book ever that inspired me to write anything about it. At the time, it was only a small review paragraph where I tried to convey my love for the story but it was something. The depth to which those books hit me was unlike any other book I’d read at that point. I “felt” the story with every single part of my heart and soul.
But before starting This Girl, I didn’t have time to reread either of them and I wondered if I’d be able to connect to it as strongly as I did to the first two. But can I just say that barely 10 lines into the book, every, single emotion that the original books had instilled in me came flooding back. My heart clenched. My throat closed up. I was right back there. Right. There. In this beautifully crafted world, surrounded by the characters I’d come to love with my whole heart.
There is something simply magical about reading a book that revisits characters you are already in love with. EVERYTHING just has so much more weight. It’s like the best possible kind of reunion imaginable.
Do you need to re-read Slammed and Point of Retreat before reading this? No. But you do need to read them at least once first? For sure!
Without spoilers, I want to tell you a little about this book. The whole book is from Will’s POV. I know it’s being called “Slammed from Will’s POV” but it is so much more . It actually takes place after Point of Retreat and is a continuation of their story in that respect. But, a major part of the book, is Lake asking Will what his perspective was on a lot of the things they went through together, and asking him things about himself that neither she nor us (the readers) knew.
And because when you read this, you’ll already know the general story, something as simple as this line can just make your breath catch:
“I cross the street, unable to take my eyes off the girl in the U-Haul.”
And then, finally, after the alternate story of Slammed has been caught up, Will and Lake’s story progresses even farther ((cue the squeeling)) including an absolutely perfect, utterly beautiful, heartwarming epilogue that literally left me smiling, crying and shaking.
“She doesn’t speak, but she doesn’t have to. I know in these moments when it’s just her and me and nothing else, that she truly, soul-deep, loves me.”
I could NOT put this book down. It was riveting, captivating, and I was so wrapped up in the story that I didn’t even notice that I literally read until the sun came up. I wanted both to rush through it and yet also to read it as slow as possible to savor every and every world. It absolutely consumed me.
This book was perfect from start to finish. It captured that heart-fluttering power of first love told from the POV of one of our favorite book heroes. Everything was just so emotionally charged – the flirting, the introduction, the crushing, the chemistry, the sheer, raw, passionate intensity that just rolled off the page. Like I said, perfect!
“I can’t remember feeling this way since… well, ever. It’s new. It’s scary. It’s exciting. It’s nerve-wracking. It’s calming. It’s every single emotion I’ve ever felt balled up into an intense urge to grab a hold of her and never let go.”
There are also new slams!! A few of them actually. And ohhhhh my are they ever beautiful! You know, I’ve never been into poetry, for some reason I just can’t seem to get into it, but the slams in this series are just so POWERFUL that you can’t help but “feel” them.
For those of you who have yet to start this series, you should know that there is a reason that Colleen Hoover is getting the acclaim she’s receiving right now. Everything about her writing – the story, the style, the characters, is simply breathtaking. The level of EMOTION that exists in nearly every line of this book is just overwhelming. I loved every minute. Her words speak straight to your soul.
“I suddenly don’t care where we are or who might be watching us. I have to kiss her. I have to.”
I laughed, I cried, and sometimes I laughed through my tears. And when the FULL understanding of the title hit me, I can’t even describe to you what I felt. Just. WOW.
My 6-star book list is reserved for those few books that, from start to finish, go above and beyond. That grab a hold of my heart so strongly that a year later, I can just pick the books up and the emotions are right THERE. That tell a story that is so beautiful, real, original, and powerful that it leaves a mark on my heart that I know will be there for ever.
This book did that.
Soul deep, guys.
Just, butterflying perfect.
6 huge stars.
I received an ARC review copy directly from the author in exchange for an honest review.
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March 18, 2020
I love Slammed and Point of Retreat. Seriously loved them... but this, this was something else entirely. Love is not a strong enough word about how I feel about this book! Colleen Hoover’s writing is beautiful, magical, wonderful. This was essentially Slammed, from Will Cooper’s perspective, but it was so much more than that! Will and Lake are and talking about the past... She is asking him questions and we are getting to see all of our favorite scenes through his eyes. If you haven't read Slammed or Point of Retreat, you should do that RIGHT NOW! This review won’t be a normal one... I may just spend it gushing about all things Will Cooper and tell you how much I loved this book, but thats okay, right?
I met this guy last year
I was reading this book called Slammed
and it just spoke to me.
Will Cooper is not my normal book boyfriend...
He’s sweet, caring, and all kinds of WONDERFUL
I fell for him.
And now I get his side of the story
You need a few reasons why I love Will Cooper... Well, he pretty much speaks for himself:
Out of all the reasons I can come up with for her to go, there is only one reason I can come up with for her to stay. I love her.
She deserves to be kissed by someone who loves her. Someone who spends every waking moment trying to do everything right by her. Someone who would rather die than see her hurt. She doesn't deserve to be kissed by anyone other than me.
“Layken Cooper, I love you. I’ve loved you since the second I laid eyes on you and I haven’t stopped loving you for a second since.”
“This is it, Lake.” I say, both pointing back and forth between us. “It’s real now. I’m not walking away from you again. Ever.”
“You want to know my sweet?” I ask her. She nods. I kiss her on the forehead. “You. Always you.”
“Wife,” I say, staring straight into her eyes. “Think what you want, but there isn’t a single woman in this whole damn universe that I could ever love like I love you.”
Can you say SWOON??? I think Will Cooper is the most swoonworthy book boy out there! And he writes poetry...
I dreamt about this girl last night.
Wow. This girl.
This girl completely shatters the window to my soul and crawls inside.
This book was perfection from start to finish. And that ending... the epilogue had me crying happy tears!
This series is a MUST READ in my book!
Now I will leave you with some of my FAVORITE things about this series...
Will and Layken in the laundry room...
The Avett Brother’s and Slam Poetry
And that’s when it happens... the most beautiful sound in the world. Sure, the song is beautiful, all Avett brother’s songs are beautiful. But the sound I’m hearing is the sound of commonality. The sound of similarity.
Will and Lake’s first date
SUCK AND SWEET!
“She rolls her eyes. 'Will, this date is going to be my suck for the day if you don't become a little more talkative.'
I laugh. 'Yes, we're going to Club N9NE. Yes, we're going to dinner first. Yes, I wrote a slam for you. Yes, we're leaving the club early so we can go back to my house and hardcore make out in the dark.'
'You just became my sweet,' she says.”
Pumpkin Carving
Butterfly ;D
Lake’s mom’s advice to her
Will and Lake’s journey....
I know this wasn’t so much a review, more like an excited rant, but Colleen Hoover’s books do this to me!
This book deserves more than 5 stars...
Read it and love it! <3
May 5, 2013
5+++++ BUTTERFLYING AMAZING STARS. ❤
COLLEEN.HOOVER.NEVER.DISAPPOINTS. And once again, she has proven this statement right. This Girl was the perfect final chapter to a magnificent series that will forever reside on my all time favorites shelf. This story was so beautifully written that I almost wanted to highlight the entire book. And well, reading the story from Will's POV surely provided a lot of *swoon* and *sigh* worthy moments...
But I'll go ahead and reveal it to you anyway...
This Girl is the third and final installment in the Slammeds-series by Colleen Hoover and just like the first two books, Slammed and Point of Retreat, I have LOVED every single moment of reading this book. Every story has two sides and in this final part of the series, we finally hear Will's side of the story...
Will --
Layken --
Let me tell you something about this book...
This book is the kind of book that will make you laugh,
It will make you cry,
It will make you swoon,
It will make your heart skip a beat,
It's the kind of book that will stay with you forever.
This book made me remember
Why I love reading so much.
Spending time with all these special and unique characters
Made me forget about the rest of the world for a while.
It made me happy to just be in this own private world.
A world filled with two people in love like Will and Lake,
With inspiring mothers like Julia,
With supportive best friends like Eddie and Gavin,
With amazing kids like Caulder and Kell,
A world where all of them try to make the best out of the life they're given.
There are so many things I'll forever remember about this series;
The beautiful slams,
The inspiring music of The Avett Brothers,
The funny Suck and Sweet time-moments,
Kell and his backwards talking. The list is endless...
But what I'll remember most of all,
Is how this series made me feel,
How it schooled me about love, life and friendship,
But mostly about the power of words
With this final piece that binds all the loose ends together, forever.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
In This Girl Will tells us the story of how he and Layken first meet, and how they fell seriously, deeply, madly, incredibly, and undeniably in love...
It wasn't always an easy story to read, we don't only get to re-live the beautiful, joyous moments, but also the sad, heartbreaking ones...
Responsibilities and heartbreak are what keeps these two apart.
But, eventually they realize they need to put the emphasis back on life and that together, they can overcome whatever difficulties life may throw their way. Because that's what life sometimes does; it gets all up in their way.
It was a true pleasure reading Will's side of the story. I already LOVED him in Slammed and Point of Retreat, but reading all of the events from his point of view made me love him even more. He's by far, one of my favorite male lead characters EVER. And the new slam he wrote? BREATHTAKING.
But my favorite is still ❤ The Lake ❤
What it comes down to is this: I BUTTERFLYING LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SERIES. And if you haven't read it yet, go ahead and READ IT. And then, come tell me about how much you loved it, okay? Okay. There's so much more I would want to say about these books, but I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it yet. So I'll leave you with this last quote (by another one of my favorite authors, John Green); which to me applies perfectly to this series:
This series falls into that category... Filled with beautiful, heartwarming, funny, sweet, unforgettable and EPIC moments, this series falls in a category of its own. And This Girl was the PERFECT ending to this FANTASTIC series.
"You want to know my sweet?" I ask her.
She nods.
I kiss her on the forehead. "You. Always you."
<3 <3 <3
COLLEEN.HOOVER.NEVER.DISAPPOINTS. And once again, she has proven this statement right. This Girl was the perfect final chapter to a magnificent series that will forever reside on my all time favorites shelf. This story was so beautifully written that I almost wanted to highlight the entire book. And well, reading the story from Will's POV surely provided a lot of *swoon* and *sigh* worthy moments...
But I'll go ahead and reveal it to you anyway...
This Girl is the third and final installment in the Slammeds-series by Colleen Hoover and just like the first two books, Slammed and Point of Retreat, I have LOVED every single moment of reading this book. Every story has two sides and in this final part of the series, we finally hear Will's side of the story...
Will --
Layken --
Let me tell you something about this book...
This book is the kind of book that will make you laugh,
It will make you cry,
It will make you swoon,
It will make your heart skip a beat,
It's the kind of book that will stay with you forever.
This book made me remember
Why I love reading so much.
Spending time with all these special and unique characters
Made me forget about the rest of the world for a while.
It made me happy to just be in this own private world.
A world filled with two people in love like Will and Lake,
With inspiring mothers like Julia,
With supportive best friends like Eddie and Gavin,
With amazing kids like Caulder and Kell,
A world where all of them try to make the best out of the life they're given.
There are so many things I'll forever remember about this series;
The beautiful slams,
The inspiring music of The Avett Brothers,
The funny Suck and Sweet time-moments,
Kell and his backwards talking. The list is endless...
But what I'll remember most of all,
Is how this series made me feel,
How it schooled me about love, life and friendship,
But mostly about the power of words
With this final piece that binds all the loose ends together, forever.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
In This Girl Will tells us the story of how he and Layken first meet, and how they fell seriously, deeply, madly, incredibly, and undeniably in love...
"Then this girl completely shatters the windows to my soul and climb inside."
It wasn't always an easy story to read, we don't only get to re-live the beautiful, joyous moments, but also the sad, heartbreaking ones...
Responsibilities and heartbreak are what keeps these two apart.
Death. The only thing inevitable in life.
But, eventually they realize they need to put the emphasis back on life and that together, they can overcome whatever difficulties life may throw their way. Because that's what life sometimes does; it gets all up in their way.
"I've never been so consumed by the thought of someone in my entire life. This is the last thing I need right now, but somehow it's the only thing I want."
At the same time, this story also gives us a glimpse of the future Will and Lake share. It constantly switches from the present to the past, allowing us a complete view of Will and Lake's story. Colleen Hoover really ties all the loose ends together and manages to wrap the story together in the most beautiful way possible.
"She deserves to be kissed by someone who loves her. Someone who spends every waking moment trying to do everything right by her. Someone who would rather die than see her hurt. She doesn't deserve to be kissed by anyone other than me."
It was a true pleasure reading Will's side of the story. I already LOVED him in Slammed and Point of Retreat, but reading all of the events from his point of view made me love him even more. He's by far, one of my favorite male lead characters EVER. And the new slam he wrote? BREATHTAKING.
But my favorite is still ❤ The Lake ❤
What it comes down to is this: I BUTTERFLYING LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SERIES. And if you haven't read it yet, go ahead and READ IT. And then, come tell me about how much you loved it, okay? Okay. There's so much more I would want to say about these books, but I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it yet. So I'll leave you with this last quote (by another one of my favorite authors, John Green); which to me applies perfectly to this series:
This series falls into that category... Filled with beautiful, heartwarming, funny, sweet, unforgettable and EPIC moments, this series falls in a category of its own. And This Girl was the PERFECT ending to this FANTASTIC series.
"Let's not fall apart again," I whisper. She looks me in the eyes. "Never."
"You want to know my sweet?" I ask her.
She nods.
I kiss her on the forehead. "You. Always you."
<3 <3 <3
July 15, 2015
I have mixed feeling about this. It's not quite what I expected it to be. I found it much too similar to Slammed. There was nothing exciting, because I already knew what's coming up. As much as I loved Slammed, This Girl was just boring. I actually skimmed some parts because it's too repetitive. Where is the new material??
November 6, 2015
Every time I read Colleen Hoover's books, I am left speechless, emotionally attached, and not wanting to let go. Will, Lake, and the rest of the of the gang in the Slammed Series have made permanent residency in my heart. So even though it was bittersweet to say goodbye, I couldn't be happier with how Colleen has ended Will and Lake's story. It left me with, forgive the pun, "butterflies" and happy tears.
I can never get enough of Will Cooper, and reading this book has only made me fall even harder for the man. Seriously, why can't he be real? I loved getting the flashback glimpses from Slammed, but in a whole new light from Will's perspective. All those moments from the first novel that made me think, what was going on in that boy's head? Well they were definitely answered, and let me just say that I love Will Cooper's mind.
Now for my absolute favorite parts. The wonderful epilogue, and Will's last poem: My Final Piece! I can't tell you how many times I have gone back to re-read it (plenty, I assure you). It makes me so darn happy, and it closes the series perfectly.
I cannot thank Colleen enough for making this story come to life. She is the Wonder Woman of the book world, and for many years to come!
I can never get enough of Will Cooper, and reading this book has only made me fall even harder for the man. Seriously, why can't he be real? I loved getting the flashback glimpses from Slammed, but in a whole new light from Will's perspective. All those moments from the first novel that made me think, what was going on in that boy's head? Well they were definitely answered, and let me just say that I love Will Cooper's mind.
Now for my absolute favorite parts. The wonderful epilogue, and Will's last poem: My Final Piece! I can't tell you how many times I have gone back to re-read it (plenty, I assure you). It makes me so darn happy, and it closes the series perfectly.
I cannot thank Colleen enough for making this story come to life. She is the Wonder Woman of the book world, and for many years to come!
June 13, 2013
This review is very long
So long, in fact, that your attention span
May be stretched to its very limits
But that’s okay.
This Girl
This couple
And their Love Story....
....took my breath away!!!
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Hello Readers,
So what do I tell you about this book?
Well, let me start with a story....
A girl once moved into a new town, far, far away from where she used to live.Along with her were her mother and her little brother.
This girl was tough.Resilient.Though she had lost her mentor, her guide, her hero, all wrapped up in one and only.... her father, she moved on with all her strength wrapped up in a smile.
This girl was Layken.
And then she met with the boy-next-door who lived with his young brother.This boy was tall, polite, and just plain hot.
This boy was Will.
And then this boy swept this girl off her feet.He asked her out on a date to begin their story.
Hmmm...but don't they always? Seemed like the Princess got her Prince Charming.And what would happen next, was really not very difficult to guess.
Did you then? Guess...I mean.
Well I couldn't.
Because what happened next was surprising, amazing, breathtaking, powerful, raw, stunning, and the rest was.....
.....butterflying history.
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But it was still incomplete.I still hungered for more.I couldn't really pinpoint it, but something was missing.
And that something was Will's thoughts, his feelings, his hopes, his fears about....this girl.
Readers, this book is a wonderful collage.A collage of memories present and past.
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Their honeymoon--
IF I TOOK every romantic poem, every book, every song, and every movie I’ve ever read, heard, or seen and extracted the breathtaking moments, somehow bottling them up, they would pale in comparison to this moment.
This moment is incomparable.
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From this point on I’ll be able to do that for her.
Should there be any more burdens I’ll be able to carry them for her. It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do for
this girl since the moment I first laid eyes on her.
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His break-up with Vaughn--
“Will, don’t,” she pleads. “Please don’t be mad at me.” She’s looking up at me with tears in her eyes. When she cries, her eyes turn a glossy, deep shade of blue.I used to tell her they were the exact same color as the ocean. Looking into her eyes right now almost makes me despise the ocean.
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First meeting with Layken--
Wow. Those eyes. They’re the most incredible shade of green I’ve ever seen. I try to compare the color to something, but nothing comes to mind. It’s so unique, it’s like her eyes have just invented their own hue.
This girl became his Lake.
So you keep your ocean,
I’ll take the Lake.
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Their first date --
“And what’s a slam?”
I pause for a second and smile at her. “It’s poetry,” I say. “It’s what I’m all about.” I wait for the laughter, but it doesn’t come.
And then came his whole life, condensed into a one-minute poem.
Death. The only thing inevitable in life.
But even after he laid his life bare for her to see....
When I look into her eyes, it’s not pity I see at all.She’s still looking at me with hope in her eyes.
This girl just became privy to everything I’ve been scared to tell her about my life. The death of my parents, the anger I held toward them, the amount of responsibility I now face, the fact that I’m all Caulder has—and she’s still looking at me with hope in her tear-filled eyes.
Yes, this girl, this girl changed his life.
But...we already know, the real challenges came after that.The greatest of hurdles came after that.
So listen as this boy recounts to this girl..... their story.
I dreamt about this girl last night.
Wow.
This girl.
In my dream I was standing on the edge of a cliff
Looking down over a vast, barren valley below
I wasn’t wearing any shoes and the rocks were crumbling beneath my toes.
It would have been so easy to take a step back,
To move away from the ledge,
Away from a certain inevitable life that had somehow been determined for me
A life that had somehow become my only option.
It had been my life for two years and I accepted that.
I had not embraced it,
But I had accepted it.
It was where I belonged.
As much as it didn’t appeal to me, as much as I yearned for the rivers and mountains and trees,
As much as I yearned to hear their songs . . .
To hear their . . . poetry?
It was apparent that what I yearned for
wasn’t decided by me . . .
it was decided for me.
So . . . I did the only thing I could do.
The only thing I should do.
I prepared myself to embrace this life.
I sucked it up and took a deep breath. I placed my hands on the edge of the cliff and began to lower myself onto the rocks protruding from the edge. I burrowed my fingers deep into the
crevices and slowly began lowering myself down.
Down into the vast,
barren
valley
that had become
my
life.
But then . . .
Then this girl . . .
Holy hell, this girl . . .
She appeared out of nowhere, standing directly in front of me on the edge of that cliff. She
looked down at me with her sad eyes that ran a million miles deep . . .
and she smiled at me.
This girl smiled at me.
A look that cut straight to my core and pierced through my heart like a million of Cupid’s
arrows,
One right on top of the other, on top of the other, on top of the other
Straight . . .
Into . . .
My heart . . .
.... I'll let Will complete this wonderful piece, his piece, for his girl.
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Readers, I'll say this much...do not miss this book.But all of you who have yet to read Slammed....do not read this before.
This is not a stand-alone.
All that said...READ IT NOW!!!!
That's all for now Readers,
Gooodbye.
P.S. - My sweet was the beautiful ending.
My suck....was the ending.
May 4, 2013
STARS REALISTIC SO NOT AND BACKWARDS, LOVELY, SWEET FOUR
Yes, I am talking backwards, I know, I ROCK! LOL
Ok, I wanted to write a nice and sweet and romantic review but you guys already did that, you guys even wrote slam, how can you be so AWESOME??? What can I do now??? Ok, I am not gonna write slam, I seriously don’t want to show my super talents haha.
I loved this book, yes, I did so why am I not giving it 5 stars? Simple, you just need to keep reading my review to find out.
Yeah...
This girl.
My mother would have loved this girl.
Too bad she was just a dream.
This Girl tells us the story of Will & Lake, just as Slammed but this time Will is the one telling us their love story.
Will, you are soooo perfect that I had to roll my eyes so many times it hurt. Seriously. I mean, I like reading about perfect characters but sometimes authors don’t keep them real and that’s what I felt while reading this.
“Sometimes two people need to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together”
Yeah, that’s the thing about Hoover, she knows how to write and how to make you feel because I highlighted the whole book, true story.
The thing is after Slammed and POR they are together, this is not a spoiler, this is something you know when you start this book. They are in their honeymoon and after a lot of “action” they are having a break (super rolling eyes) and Lake asks Will to tell her how he lived their story. So he starts…
And Lake is just adorable, as much as she was in Slammed & POR.
Long story short, they meet each other because they’re neighbors and then BAM! Will is her teacher so they can’t be together. Tough shit!
“I guess I’ll see you third period, Mr. Cooper”
I’d so much rather be her Will.
What did I love the most about this book? The slam! I must say I love this series because I had never heard about slam before and I love it! Will new slams where just GREAT, not to mention the old ones that made me cry…
Then this girl…
Holy hell, this girl…
I also loved their Suck & Sweet moments, I keep playing that with my friends. And Would You Rather!!! OMG, that’s soooo funny.
So, let’s play something… Would You Rather reading my ranting about this book or not? If you chose no, the review is over at this point. If you chose yes, keep reading. I swear I wasn’t going to say this but then I wouldn’t be honest and I need to be.
These are the things I didn’t like about the book:
*Will was way too sweet for me. I get that he’s the main character and main characters are always perfect but sometimes they’re not real.
*Their sex in the honeymoon. Not the sex per se but how many times did they have sex? She was a virgin, right??? Why do authors do that? We all have been virgins and we know you don’t want to have sex more than 10 times the first time you’re popping your cherry, right? That’s unbelievable and authors should know better. But well, that’s just my opinion
*They got married before having sex in 2013??? Are you kidding me??? Is this an American thing? Because that’s NOT happening in Europe and I very much doubt it’s happening over there. Why do authors think we are gonna love the MC more if he “respects” her until they’re married?
Anyway, overall I loved this book but I cannot give it a 5 because I had some issues. Really hope you guys don’t want to kill me now but I wanted to be honest.
Let me say I loved being in his head, Will Cooper is a great book boyfriend, not real but a great one!
July 15, 2016
What did you think?
Was that even a question??!!!!?!!?!?!!?!?!!?!?!!! I know this book gonna rock the world! Especially my life.
My reactions when i saw 'SLAMMED, #3'
My completely absurd reactions to those who hate SLAMMED or gonna give shit to Slammed #3
I bet all of you wanna avoid the last gif
11/7/2012
The synopsis is gone O: I wanted this 3rd book to be a continuation of their sweet relationship
27th March 2013
THE COVER! BUTTERFLYING SEXY
Been waiting this book for ages!
FINALLY FINISHED READING IT!
Of course it is a HEA kind of book. This Girl is mainly telling you the stories of Will POV during Slammed (Because Slammed was 100% Lake POV) This girl is more and less Will POV during Slammed. IT WAS WORTH IT!
Was that even a question??!!!!?!!?!?!!?!?!!?!?!!! I know this book gonna rock the world! Especially my life.
My reactions when i saw 'SLAMMED, #3'
My completely absurd reactions to those who hate SLAMMED or gonna give shit to Slammed #3
I bet all of you wanna avoid the last gif
11/7/2012
The synopsis is gone O: I wanted this 3rd book to be a continuation of their sweet relationship
27th March 2013
THE COVER! BUTTERFLYING SEXY
Been waiting this book for ages!
FINALLY FINISHED READING IT!
Of course it is a HEA kind of book. This Girl is mainly telling you the stories of Will POV during Slammed (Because Slammed was 100% Lake POV) This girl is more and less Will POV during Slammed. IT WAS WORTH IT!
April 30, 2013
Hi, my name is Mollie and I'm a objectum-sexual...
Object·o·phil·ia
Noun
1. Pronounced emotional and often romantic desire towards developing significant relationships with particular inanimate objects. Those individuals with this expressed preference may feel strong feelings of arousal, attraction, love, and commitment to certain items or structures of their fixation.
2. Belief that objects have souls, intelligence, feelings, and are able to communicate.
My objectphilic nature towards This Girl stems from the fact I believe that this book without a doubt does have a soul. In fact, that could be said about any Colleen Hoover novel.
Okay, so maybe objectophilia is a bit of an overkill, but it is completely safe to say that I have developed an intense fixation, a "pronounced emotional desire and strong feelings of love" for this amazing series. I believe that this book can communicate. It communicates straight to the heart and soul.
Colleen Hoover did so much more than just retell a story. She created a fresh new approach to something that was already perfect. She perfected perfection and then perfected it again. She gave us a new story by telling us the old one. Retelling the past, but moving towards the future. You get two books in one. You get Slammed from Will's point of view, but you also get the continuation of Will and Layken's story after Point of Retreat.
Colleen Hoover shoots talent from her fingers and emotion from her words. Everything she writes is flawless. This Girl is flawless. I can always count on everything from her books...everything. This is everything. I couldn't have asked for a better ending to a series that I never wanted to end.
Colleen Hoover gives us a piece of her heart with every book she writes, every sentence...every word. You will love every word!
Objectophiles unite!
READ ON!
This Girl BOOK TRAILER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AY7XW...
More reviews at http://www.toughcriticbookreviews.blo...
Object·o·phil·ia
Noun
1. Pronounced emotional and often romantic desire towards developing significant relationships with particular inanimate objects. Those individuals with this expressed preference may feel strong feelings of arousal, attraction, love, and commitment to certain items or structures of their fixation.
2. Belief that objects have souls, intelligence, feelings, and are able to communicate.
My objectphilic nature towards This Girl stems from the fact I believe that this book without a doubt does have a soul. In fact, that could be said about any Colleen Hoover novel.
Okay, so maybe objectophilia is a bit of an overkill, but it is completely safe to say that I have developed an intense fixation, a "pronounced emotional desire and strong feelings of love" for this amazing series. I believe that this book can communicate. It communicates straight to the heart and soul.
Colleen Hoover did so much more than just retell a story. She created a fresh new approach to something that was already perfect. She perfected perfection and then perfected it again. She gave us a new story by telling us the old one. Retelling the past, but moving towards the future. You get two books in one. You get Slammed from Will's point of view, but you also get the continuation of Will and Layken's story after Point of Retreat.
Colleen Hoover shoots talent from her fingers and emotion from her words. Everything she writes is flawless. This Girl is flawless. I can always count on everything from her books...everything. This is everything. I couldn't have asked for a better ending to a series that I never wanted to end.
Colleen Hoover gives us a piece of her heart with every book she writes, every sentence...every word. You will love every word!
Objectophiles unite!
READ ON!
This Girl BOOK TRAILER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AY7XW...
More reviews at http://www.toughcriticbookreviews.blo...
May 14, 2013
Dear authors - please stop cashing in by rehashing your books. Just because it is told from a different POV does not mean it's a new book! I blame that stupid E.L James and the fact she did that chapter from Christian Grey's POV. Gah!
This book SUCKED. I am giving it 1.5 stars though as only 'Poughkeepsie' deserves a 1 star in my opinion - that was simply dreadful.
Don't get me wrong, I loved 'Slammed'. 'Point of Retreat' was ok(ish) but this was just plagiarism - and not even entertaining plagiarism. The character development that was so evident in her first book was lost in this book - Layken's character came across as a pathetic little bitch who needs to get over the fact that her husband went on one date... after they broke up... 2 freaking years ago. As for Will - what a pussy! I am a sucker for romance but even I find the whole 'falling in love after a first date' thing a little vomit-inducing.
No...just, no!
This book SUCKED. I am giving it 1.5 stars though as only 'Poughkeepsie' deserves a 1 star in my opinion - that was simply dreadful.
Don't get me wrong, I loved 'Slammed'. 'Point of Retreat' was ok(ish) but this was just plagiarism - and not even entertaining plagiarism. The character development that was so evident in her first book was lost in this book - Layken's character came across as a pathetic little bitch who needs to get over the fact that her husband went on one date... after they broke up... 2 freaking years ago. As for Will - what a pussy! I am a sucker for romance but even I find the whole 'falling in love after a first date' thing a little vomit-inducing.
No...just, no!
May 5, 2013
4.5 ★'s
★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆
My Will
My Sweet:
The retelling of the story, mostly from Slammed, from Will's POV.
My Suck:
The retelling of the story that you already know.
My Sweet:
Going through all the emotional drama again but hearing all the why's and why nots.
My Suck:
Going through all the emotional drama in bits and pieces. Even though we got some good parts, the hard parts were really draining.
My Sweet:
Getting to read about Will and Lake on their honeymoon.
My Suck:
Getting to read about Will and Lake on their honeymoon in a non adult book.
My Sweet:
Getting an epilogue!
My Suck:
Getting an epilogue for the end of a series! :(
★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆
It was really great catching back up with Will and Lake. I sooo enjoyed them on their honeymoon. It was amazing to see them sooo happy but in a bittersweet sort of way.
You definitely won't understand this if you haven't read at least the first book in the series. I really wish there would have been more events retold especially more from Point of Retreat but I understand that you can only write so much.
If you've already read Slammed and Point of Retreat, you won't want to miss this. Some of the events from Will's POV are priceless.
♥ It wasn't just carving pumpkins, it was butterflying wonderful!! ♥
♥ I. And. Love. And. You. ♥
★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆
Favorite quotes:
♥ "I was so in crush with you, Will."
♥ “Wife,” I say, staring straight into her eyes. “Think what you want, but there isn’t a single woman in this whole damn universe that I could ever love like I love you.”
♥ "I love you, Lake." I lean my forehead against hers. "You deserve to come first."
♥ “Wife? Are you sure you’re ready to not call retreat? Right now?”
She wraps her legs around me and pulls me closer. “I’m butterflying positive,” she says.
★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ The butterflying end ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★
This girl got schooled by a boy who wasn't thirty kinds of mean.
This boy fell hard for this beautiful girl, Holy hell, this girl who's not a dream anymore.
This boy and this girl get to have their final piece of the puzzle.
★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆
My Will
My Sweet:
The retelling of the story, mostly from Slammed, from Will's POV.
My Suck:
The retelling of the story that you already know.
My Sweet:
Going through all the emotional drama again but hearing all the why's and why nots.
My Suck:
Going through all the emotional drama in bits and pieces. Even though we got some good parts, the hard parts were really draining.
My Sweet:
Getting to read about Will and Lake on their honeymoon.
My Suck:
Getting to read about Will and Lake on their honeymoon in a non adult book.
My Sweet:
Getting an epilogue!
My Suck:
Getting an epilogue for the end of a series! :(
★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆
It was really great catching back up with Will and Lake. I sooo enjoyed them on their honeymoon. It was amazing to see them sooo happy but in a bittersweet sort of way.
You definitely won't understand this if you haven't read at least the first book in the series. I really wish there would have been more events retold especially more from Point of Retreat but I understand that you can only write so much.
If you've already read Slammed and Point of Retreat, you won't want to miss this. Some of the events from Will's POV are priceless.
♥ It wasn't just carving pumpkins, it was butterflying wonderful!! ♥
♥ I. And. Love. And. You. ♥
★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆
Favorite quotes:
♥ "I was so in crush with you, Will."
♥ “Wife,” I say, staring straight into her eyes. “Think what you want, but there isn’t a single woman in this whole damn universe that I could ever love like I love you.”
♥ "I love you, Lake." I lean my forehead against hers. "You deserve to come first."
♥ “Wife? Are you sure you’re ready to not call retreat? Right now?”
She wraps her legs around me and pulls me closer. “I’m butterflying positive,” she says.
★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ The butterflying end ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★ ~ ☆ ~ ★
January 5, 2015
4 Sweet stars!
“I want to be your soulmate, even if I don't believe in them.”
Short review this time. This Girl begins with Lake and Will on their honeymoon.
Lake and Will are taking a, um, breather, and Will begins to tell Lake the story of how he met her. Before long it turns into his perspective of their entire story.
It's been so damn long since I first read Slammed, it was one of the first new adult type books I had ever read and there's a reason it's a classic. So reading this book was kind of like reading Slammed all over again, because I didn't actually remember much about Lake and Will after all this time.
I loved getting to see Will's side of things, of his struggle to maintain his integrity while his heart was telling him to do otherwise. The parts of Slammed where he seemed stoic or indifferent were explained. I had never thought of him as a jerk or butthead in the first book, and in this he proved he was a great guy.
“She deserves to be kissed by someone who loves her. Someone who spends every waking moment trying to do everything right by her. Someone who would rather die than see her hurt. She doesn't deserve to be kissed by anyone other than me.”
There's really not much more to say, the majority of us know Lake and Will's story, and for a retelling CoHo did an amazing job. I normally hate the same book/different point of view thing this genre tends to put out, but CoHo mixed it up and included a bunch of new in with the old.
“You want to know my sweet? You. Always you.”
**small random: reading this made me really want a grilled cheese. I blame Coho for the random food craving**
“I want to be your soulmate, even if I don't believe in them.”
Short review this time. This Girl begins with Lake and Will on their honeymoon.
Lake and Will are taking a, um, breather, and Will begins to tell Lake the story of how he met her. Before long it turns into his perspective of their entire story.
It's been so damn long since I first read Slammed, it was one of the first new adult type books I had ever read and there's a reason it's a classic. So reading this book was kind of like reading Slammed all over again, because I didn't actually remember much about Lake and Will after all this time.
I loved getting to see Will's side of things, of his struggle to maintain his integrity while his heart was telling him to do otherwise. The parts of Slammed where he seemed stoic or indifferent were explained. I had never thought of him as a jerk or butthead in the first book, and in this he proved he was a great guy.
“She deserves to be kissed by someone who loves her. Someone who spends every waking moment trying to do everything right by her. Someone who would rather die than see her hurt. She doesn't deserve to be kissed by anyone other than me.”
There's really not much more to say, the majority of us know Lake and Will's story, and for a retelling CoHo did an amazing job. I normally hate the same book/different point of view thing this genre tends to put out, but CoHo mixed it up and included a bunch of new in with the old.
“You want to know my sweet? You. Always you.”
**small random: reading this made me really want a grilled cheese. I blame Coho for the random food craving**
May 1, 2013
3 STARS
We're born into the world
As just one small piece to the puzzle
That makes up an entire life.
It's up to us throughout our years,
to find all the pieces that fit.
The pieces that connect who we are
To who we were
To who we'll one day be.
No snazzy gifs or pictures, I feel bad enough writing this.
Before I get pitchforked and stoned to death I have to explain my love and faith in Colleen Hoover. I LOVE this woman. If you've read her blog posts, her books, her poetry, how can you not?! Seriously. I love all her past work beyond 5-stars (I status-ed Hopeless to the ever living annoyance of my friends). She has this way of sneaking up on you ever so subtly, with well-paced charm and humor then Bam! you're crying over the magic purple hair clip (it still got me this time, btw).
Just as a precaution, waterproof mascara or bust when it comes to Colleen Hoovering in public.
Which was why when I heard that her next book was going to be Will's POV from Slammed I was quite a bit wary. I do not usually enjoy these alternate POVs because it feels a bit dangerous messing up with beloved characters.Sometimes, it's what's unsaid that usually tugs the heart hardest. I'm not sure if I want to know what Will was thinking while he performed that beautiful poem about oceans and lakes. But I figured if there's anyone who can prove me wrong, it's this author.
What I took away from this book is that Slammed isn't Will and Lake and the reasons that I fell head over heels about the book wasn't solely because of them. It was what Julia and Eddie and Kel and Caulder made of them when they interacted with these characters. Connections I sorely missed in this 256-pages long of Will mooning over Layken and how much he wants to kiss her but can't. Telling the story in this manner felt like the story was just restricted to the two of them, and most of the time when they pop up at the beginning of each chapter they just come across as making off-hand, unnecessary comments they tend to get annoying. I feel if the story was told with Will having a conversation with anyone else other than Lake (maybe Kiersten or Kel), the variety and humor would've vastly improved the book.
I loved the first chapter but after that, it was endless, lengthy soliloquies of Will's overwhelming love and raging desire over Lake (though I guess this is keeping up with his character, since he is a poet). Which was sweet, and I liked it for a while, but it just got too relentless for me to feel anything else but fatigue over that emotion (gasp! Did I just say that?). For a while I tried to alternate reading the scenes here and the equivalent scenes in Slammed but go too lazy and figured, this should stand on its own merits outside that book.
This is probably the most un-Colleen Hoover book I've read (and I've read a few that try to emulate her) and save for the first chapter and the last 25%, Will just alienated me so much. The addition of the scenes with was interesting at first because it led to . But then, right at the scene in Slammed where Lake agrees to go out with Nick, we get a sneak peek at Will's thoughts while he bears witness to the conversation between Lake and Eddie.
Lake could have at least had the decency to agree to a date when she's not standing five feet from me.
until their honeymoon. I'm going to forget that ever went through this lovely boy's head because, seriously why are you asking me to hate you, Will?
What I loved about this book are the ones that were already in Slammed (Layken's 'Schooled' poem still left me a bawling mess), the break up scene with Vaughn, the fact that I got to near-buddy read this with nearly everyone in my feed and every damn scene Julia was in right to that last, gutting star. I wish there were more Julia and Eddie scenes and less of Will wanting to be a coffee cup or Layken's knees and teeth (those last two were weird). I wish he'd had a life outside of Lake while still being in love with her. Because apparently, the moment he met her, the world ceased to exist. Literally.
Don't be mistaken, I'd still recommend this to fans of Will and Layken. They had great moments together and the epilogue was wonderful. If this will make fans of Slammed as a whole (like me) happy as an addition to an already perfect duet of books, is a good point of discussion, I think.
Right now, I am looking at Holder, with crazy nervous eyes.
We're born into the world
As just one small piece to the puzzle
That makes up an entire life.
It's up to us throughout our years,
to find all the pieces that fit.
The pieces that connect who we are
To who we were
To who we'll one day be.
No snazzy gifs or pictures, I feel bad enough writing this.
Before I get pitchforked and stoned to death I have to explain my love and faith in Colleen Hoover. I LOVE this woman. If you've read her blog posts, her books, her poetry, how can you not?! Seriously. I love all her past work beyond 5-stars (I status-ed Hopeless to the ever living annoyance of my friends). She has this way of sneaking up on you ever so subtly, with well-paced charm and humor then Bam! you're crying over the magic purple hair clip (it still got me this time, btw).
Just as a precaution, waterproof mascara or bust when it comes to Colleen Hoovering in public.
Which was why when I heard that her next book was going to be Will's POV from Slammed I was quite a bit wary. I do not usually enjoy these alternate POVs because it feels a bit dangerous messing up with beloved characters.Sometimes, it's what's unsaid that usually tugs the heart hardest. I'm not sure if I want to know what Will was thinking while he performed that beautiful poem about oceans and lakes. But I figured if there's anyone who can prove me wrong, it's this author.
What I took away from this book is that Slammed isn't Will and Lake and the reasons that I fell head over heels about the book wasn't solely because of them. It was what Julia and Eddie and Kel and Caulder made of them when they interacted with these characters. Connections I sorely missed in this 256-pages long of Will mooning over Layken and how much he wants to kiss her but can't. Telling the story in this manner felt like the story was just restricted to the two of them, and most of the time when they pop up at the beginning of each chapter they just come across as making off-hand, unnecessary comments they tend to get annoying. I feel if the story was told with Will having a conversation with anyone else other than Lake (maybe Kiersten or Kel), the variety and humor would've vastly improved the book.
I loved the first chapter but after that, it was endless, lengthy soliloquies of Will's overwhelming love and raging desire over Lake (though I guess this is keeping up with his character, since he is a poet). Which was sweet, and I liked it for a while, but it just got too relentless for me to feel anything else but fatigue over that emotion (gasp! Did I just say that?). For a while I tried to alternate reading the scenes here and the equivalent scenes in Slammed but go too lazy and figured, this should stand on its own merits outside that book.
This is probably the most un-Colleen Hoover book I've read (and I've read a few that try to emulate her) and save for the first chapter and the last 25%, Will just alienated me so much. The addition of the scenes with was interesting at first because it led to . But then, right at the scene in Slammed where Lake agrees to go out with Nick, we get a sneak peek at Will's thoughts while he bears witness to the conversation between Lake and Eddie.
Lake could have at least had the decency to agree to a date when she's not standing five feet from me.
until their honeymoon. I'm going to forget that ever went through this lovely boy's head because, seriously why are you asking me to hate you, Will?
What I loved about this book are the ones that were already in Slammed (Layken's 'Schooled' poem still left me a bawling mess), the break up scene with Vaughn, the fact that I got to near-buddy read this with nearly everyone in my feed and every damn scene Julia was in right to that last, gutting star. I wish there were more Julia and Eddie scenes and less of Will wanting to be a coffee cup or Layken's knees and teeth (those last two were weird). I wish he'd had a life outside of Lake while still being in love with her. Because apparently, the moment he met her, the world ceased to exist. Literally.
Don't be mistaken, I'd still recommend this to fans of Will and Layken. They had great moments together and the epilogue was wonderful. If this will make fans of Slammed as a whole (like me) happy as an addition to an already perfect duet of books, is a good point of discussion, I think.
Right now, I am looking at Holder, with crazy nervous eyes.
March 28, 2017
2.5 stars
Okay, look. Colleen Hoover is one of my all-time favorite authors. Four of her books are on my favorites shelf and I've never rated a book of hers below 4 stars before I read Point of Retreat in December 2016. Point of Retreat, book 2 in the Slammed trilogy, was a 2 star read. Look like this book has joined it, too. However, I did really enjoy book 1, Slammed, which I read around a year and a half ago. Probably if I had read it now, I wouldn't enjoy it as much.
I'm well aware this is one of CoHo's earliest works, so maybe that's why I didn't enjoy it. CoHo has matured as a writer so much since then. I usually go easy on debut books, but this isn't a debut so.
Anyway, in Point of Retreat, I hated both Will and Layken. They were a childish couple. This Girl is Slammed in Will's POV; it's actually Will telling Layken during their honeymoon all his thoughts and feelings during the events of Slammed. I hoped I'd enjoy it because I enjoyed Slammed, but nah. I don't like Will, so I didn't really care about this thoughts. So basically, the book alternates between the present and the past. As Will told the story again, I realized how bad their story actually is, hence why I'm 99% if I reread Slammed, I'd hate it too. Will and Layken are super annoying. Annoying, cringey, and immature. During the present events? Still immature. Still cringey. Not cute.
The only thing I loved: the epilogue.
That is all. At least I'm done with the trilogy! Now, I'll be painfully waiting for CoHo's next book!
Okay, look. Colleen Hoover is one of my all-time favorite authors. Four of her books are on my favorites shelf and I've never rated a book of hers below 4 stars before I read Point of Retreat in December 2016. Point of Retreat, book 2 in the Slammed trilogy, was a 2 star read. Look like this book has joined it, too. However, I did really enjoy book 1, Slammed, which I read around a year and a half ago. Probably if I had read it now, I wouldn't enjoy it as much.
“You, baby girl. You’re my final piece.”
I'm well aware this is one of CoHo's earliest works, so maybe that's why I didn't enjoy it. CoHo has matured as a writer so much since then. I usually go easy on debut books, but this isn't a debut so.
Anyway, in Point of Retreat, I hated both Will and Layken. They were a childish couple. This Girl is Slammed in Will's POV; it's actually Will telling Layken during their honeymoon all his thoughts and feelings during the events of Slammed. I hoped I'd enjoy it because I enjoyed Slammed, but nah. I don't like Will, so I didn't really care about this thoughts. So basically, the book alternates between the present and the past. As Will told the story again, I realized how bad their story actually is, hence why I'm 99% if I reread Slammed, I'd hate it too. Will and Layken are super annoying. Annoying, cringey, and immature. During the present events? Still immature. Still cringey. Not cute.
The only thing I loved: the epilogue.
That is all. At least I'm done with the trilogy! Now, I'll be painfully waiting for CoHo's next book!
June 13, 2013
And that’s how it’s done folks!
A masterpiece!
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The book was so perfect that it broke the star scale here.
BUT then...
Then THIS BOOK
Holy Hell, THIS BOOK ...
“If I took every romantic poem, every book, every song, and every movie I've ever read, heard or seen and extracted the breathtaking moments, somehow bottling them up, they would pale in comparison to this moment.
This moment is incomparable.”
*singing loudly and very poorly*
"I'M SOOOOO EXCITED AND I JUST CAN'T HIDE IT!!!!!!!"
I don’t even think I can form a sentence worthy of what this series meant to me, so I won’t even try to write a “real” review.
And, So, the RANT begins:
The angels are singing, the trumpets are playing, and the fairytale princesses are abandoning their castles to head towards Will Cooper! I. AM. NOT. KIDDING.
I never thought it would be possible to fall more in love with him but I really did. *sigh*
Will is just as swoon-worthy as ever.
Yes, I know.
We all love our bad boys but Will...Will is someone you would be proud to introduce to your Mom and Dad.
He's not only good-looking but he truly has the biggest heart ever.
He's protective, sweet, responsible, talks about her "ugly shirt" AND writes poetry. I mean, come on, what's not to love about that.
I don’t see how any man can compete with this…
"Out of all the reasons I can come up with for her to go, there is only one reason I can come up with for her to stay. I love her."
"She deserves to be kissed by someone who loves her. Someone who spends every waking moment trying to do everything right by her. Someone who would rather die than see her hurt. She doesn't deserve to be kissed by anyone other than me."
"I dreamt about this girl last night.
Wow. This girl.
This girl completely shatters the window to my soul and crawls inside."
See what I mean?
He is perfect.......in every stinkin’ way.
He had me swooning in my seat the entire time reading This Girl.
And OMG the love you can feel radiating off the pages between Will and Lake is purely magical.
They have suffered so much loss in their lives, so to see them finally in a beautiful place made my heart happy.
The fact they are no longer retreating didn't hurt things either!*wink wink*
And the ending? The ending was so damn perfect that I have absolutely no words left.
“You, baby girl. You’re my final piece.”
Their story slammed our hearts and we are seriously, deeply, madly, incredibly and undeniably fell in love with it.
Now, I'm just sad it's over. I'm going to miss Will, Lake and the gang and the amazing slams.
P.S: My sweet is this book.
My suck is saying good bye to Will and Lake!
A masterpiece!
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The book was so perfect that it broke the star scale here.
BUT then...
Then THIS BOOK
Holy Hell, THIS BOOK ...
“If I took every romantic poem, every book, every song, and every movie I've ever read, heard or seen and extracted the breathtaking moments, somehow bottling them up, they would pale in comparison to this moment.
This moment is incomparable.”
*singing loudly and very poorly*
"I'M SOOOOO EXCITED AND I JUST CAN'T HIDE IT!!!!!!!"
I don’t even think I can form a sentence worthy of what this series meant to me, so I won’t even try to write a “real” review.
And, So, the RANT begins:
The angels are singing, the trumpets are playing, and the fairytale princesses are abandoning their castles to head towards Will Cooper! I. AM. NOT. KIDDING.
I never thought it would be possible to fall more in love with him but I really did. *sigh*
Will is just as swoon-worthy as ever.
Yes, I know.
We all love our bad boys but Will...Will is someone you would be proud to introduce to your Mom and Dad.
He's not only good-looking but he truly has the biggest heart ever.
He's protective, sweet, responsible, talks about her "ugly shirt" AND writes poetry. I mean, come on, what's not to love about that.
I don’t see how any man can compete with this…
"Out of all the reasons I can come up with for her to go, there is only one reason I can come up with for her to stay. I love her."
"She deserves to be kissed by someone who loves her. Someone who spends every waking moment trying to do everything right by her. Someone who would rather die than see her hurt. She doesn't deserve to be kissed by anyone other than me."
"I dreamt about this girl last night.
Wow. This girl.
This girl completely shatters the window to my soul and crawls inside."
See what I mean?
He is perfect.......in every stinkin’ way.
He had me swooning in my seat the entire time reading This Girl.
And OMG the love you can feel radiating off the pages between Will and Lake is purely magical.
They have suffered so much loss in their lives, so to see them finally in a beautiful place made my heart happy.
The fact they are no longer retreating didn't hurt things either!*wink wink*
And the ending? The ending was so damn perfect that I have absolutely no words left.
“You, baby girl. You’re my final piece.”
Their story slammed our hearts and we are seriously, deeply, madly, incredibly and undeniably fell in love with it.
Now, I'm just sad it's over. I'm going to miss Will, Lake and the gang and the amazing slams.
P.S: My sweet is this book.
My suck is saying good bye to Will and Lake!
April 12, 2018
MY REVIEW IN THE FORM OF A SLAM ~ THIS GIRL
_______________________________________
I read a book last year,
A book about love
It was heartbreakingly, beautifully, butterflyingly above and beyond
When I read I got schooled, I was completely floored
I’d never heard anything like it before
I wanted more
In Slammed she felt rejected
But by Point of Retreat it was beyond what I expected
I could have sworn that was the end of the score,
Until this girl Colleen Hoover decided to write some more
It made me want to yell out and roar
I read a book last night
A book about life
A book through a boys eyes about a past full of strife
He totally, completely and absolutely stole my heart
This boy made me mad
But he figured out the rest so there’s no need to reminisce.
These stories that unite us,
At times they confide us,
But in the end they provide us
With bliss
This story will take you on a journey ,
During the good times crossing to the past
It helps you understand why it didn’t initially last
With words that take your breath away
You finally understand that this boy loved this girl everyday
My suck for the day is that the story is over
My sweet is that I love the author
So now my sweets is not the time for sleep
Now I am done fooling
So you now you can start schooling
Time for you to start swooning
About. This. Girl
~ Renee
**** 5 Butterflying Stars ****
_______________________________________
I read a book last year,
A book about love
It was heartbreakingly, beautifully, butterflyingly above and beyond
When I read I got schooled, I was completely floored
I’d never heard anything like it before
I wanted more
In Slammed she felt rejected
But by Point of Retreat it was beyond what I expected
I could have sworn that was the end of the score,
Until this girl Colleen Hoover decided to write some more
It made me want to yell out and roar
I read a book last night
A book about life
A book through a boys eyes about a past full of strife
He totally, completely and absolutely stole my heart
This boy made me mad
But he figured out the rest so there’s no need to reminisce.
These stories that unite us,
At times they confide us,
But in the end they provide us
With bliss
This story will take you on a journey ,
During the good times crossing to the past
It helps you understand why it didn’t initially last
With words that take your breath away
You finally understand that this boy loved this girl everyday
My suck for the day is that the story is over
My sweet is that I love the author
So now my sweets is not the time for sleep
Now I am done fooling
So you now you can start schooling
Time for you to start swooning
About. This. Girl
~ Renee
**** 5 Butterflying Stars ****
May 5, 2013
A MILLION BUTTERFLYING STARS!!! I NEED MORE STARS !!!!!!!
Words cannot express how much I loved this book !!! Wills point of view was so captivating. How the story went back and forth from present to past. It was the best walk down memory lane.
The book opens up with The Honeymoon ❤ so from the get go I was in Swoon City.
" Sometimes two people need to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together."
" What was it like the first time you saw me ? " she asks. " What was it about me that made you want to ask me out? And tell me everything, even the bad thoughts."
I laugh. " There weren't any bad thoughts. Naughty thoughts, maybe. But not bad."
She grins. "Well tell me those, too."
The re telling of their story was so peaceful and beautiful. Like a butterfly kissing a Lake ❤
The best part of falling in love with Will and Lake's story was .....FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN.... All over again and again in a dreamy re-telling of all the moments we fell in love with in the first book ❤
"Every minute I was around you, I just fell harder and harder in crush with you " ~Lake
That Almost Obliterated Gnome
The Avett Brothers
A soulmate knows the words to your favorite song when you forget the words
❤
❤
Then of course the SLAMMED poetry. Wills first Slam made me cryyyyy. Pretty tears
Seeing each other at school was definitely my SUCK
Pumpkin carving : Cancer Sucks : Denial
Will's second slam titled appropriately THIS GIRL
I finally was
I had never been more ready in my life
Yeah ......
This girl ....
WAILED !!!!!!!!!!! Like a baby!!!!!
Heart filled to the brim and combusting moments :
❤Every time he said " wife " and referred to Lake as wife
❤Every time they talked about his mom or her mom
❤Every new Slam ❤❤❤
❤Will Cooper prefers the whole Lake :)
❤Every time he said " This girl "
❤Schooled Slam ~ again it never gets old
❤"There's room for her in first. I'm putting her first. I love you Lake. You deserve to come first"
❤" You just became my sweet"
❤The Gift
❤Promise to Julia
❤Remembering all the Points of Retreat
❤The MOST gorgeous epilogue ever!!!
I cried Beautiful happy tears !!!!!
~ Then this girl completely shatters the window to my soul and crawls inside. ~❤❤❤
And they lived happily-ever after.
A million butterflying stars !!!!!!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
MY SWEET : The best part of This Girl Slammed book 3 ???
HAVING THE BEST BOOK BESTIE IN THE UNIVERSE AND GETTING IT 5 HOURS EARLY !!!
Biggest butterflying book love/hugs/kisses to my book soulmate and bestie Lisa Jayne ❤❤❤best gift everrrrrrrr. I butterflying love you !
Words cannot express how much I loved this book !!! Wills point of view was so captivating. How the story went back and forth from present to past. It was the best walk down memory lane.
The book opens up with The Honeymoon ❤ so from the get go I was in Swoon City.
" Sometimes two people need to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together."
" What was it like the first time you saw me ? " she asks. " What was it about me that made you want to ask me out? And tell me everything, even the bad thoughts."
I laugh. " There weren't any bad thoughts. Naughty thoughts, maybe. But not bad."
She grins. "Well tell me those, too."
The re telling of their story was so peaceful and beautiful. Like a butterfly kissing a Lake ❤
The best part of falling in love with Will and Lake's story was .....FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN.... All over again and again in a dreamy re-telling of all the moments we fell in love with in the first book ❤
"Every minute I was around you, I just fell harder and harder in crush with you " ~Lake
That Almost Obliterated Gnome
The Avett Brothers
A soulmate knows the words to your favorite song when you forget the words
❤
❤
Then of course the SLAMMED poetry. Wills first Slam made me cryyyyy. Pretty tears
Seeing each other at school was definitely my SUCK
Pumpkin carving : Cancer Sucks : Denial
Will's second slam titled appropriately THIS GIRL
I finally was
I had never been more ready in my life
Yeah ......
This girl ....
WAILED !!!!!!!!!!! Like a baby!!!!!
Heart filled to the brim and combusting moments :
❤Every time he said " wife " and referred to Lake as wife
❤Every time they talked about his mom or her mom
❤Every new Slam ❤❤❤
❤Will Cooper prefers the whole Lake :)
❤Every time he said " This girl "
❤Schooled Slam ~ again it never gets old
❤"There's room for her in first. I'm putting her first. I love you Lake. You deserve to come first"
❤" You just became my sweet"
❤The Gift
❤Promise to Julia
❤Remembering all the Points of Retreat
❤The MOST gorgeous epilogue ever!!!
I cried Beautiful happy tears !!!!!
~ Then this girl completely shatters the window to my soul and crawls inside. ~❤❤❤
And they lived happily-ever after.
A million butterflying stars !!!!!!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
MY SWEET : The best part of This Girl Slammed book 3 ???
HAVING THE BEST BOOK BESTIE IN THE UNIVERSE AND GETTING IT 5 HOURS EARLY !!!
Biggest butterflying book love/hugs/kisses to my book soulmate and bestie Lisa Jayne ❤❤❤best gift everrrrrrrr. I butterflying love you !
October 14, 2022
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August 6, 2016
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Another book !!!
More Lake
More Will !!!!
No Retreat !!!
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Another book !!!
More Lake
More Will !!!!
No Retreat !!!
May 3, 2013
This Book is BEYOND Amazing!
It warmed my SOUL…
It brought Tears to my eyes….
Even as I look at these beautiful quotes from this book, it brings out emotions which no book has ever brought out for me.
Its not often that we come across love stories which touch us in such a way that it will Forever be engraved in our minds and hearts and this is without a doubt one of them...
“If I took every romantic poem, every book, every song, and every movie I've ever read, heard or seen and extracted the breathtaking moments, somehow bottling them up, they would pale in comparison to this moment.
This moment is incomparable.”
The Love Will and Layken have is breathtakingly beautiful… This Love is forever…
I loved every moment the memories of Slammed and Point of Retreat from the moment they met…
”I lie back on my pillow and think back to that day. The day that I fell for my wife.”
To the hardships and circumstances they faced…
I guess I'll see you third period, Mr. Cooper," she says as she exits the room.
The way she refers to me as "Mr. Cooper" makes me scowl. I hate the fact that I'm her teacher. I'd so much rather be her Will.”
“She deserves to be kissed by someone who loves her. Someone who spends every waking moment trying to do everything right by her. Someone who would rather die than see her hurt. She doesn't deserve to be kissed by anyone other than me.”
“I have the overwhelming urge to pull her up out of her chair and kiss her in front of everyone, then scream my resignation at the top of my lungs.”
To the feelings and they had to fight…
“I can't remember feeling this way... since well, ever. It's new. It's scary. It's exciting. It's nerve-racking. It's calming. It's every single emotion I've ever felt balled up into an intense urge to grab hold of her and never let go.”
“I want her to wait for me. I want her to wait for me so bad. I don’t want to think about her ever allowing anyone bedsides me to love her
“I love her. I know she loves me. And despite what Julia thinks is good for us, I want her to wait for me. We need to be together. We have to be together. If I don't stop her from walking away right now, I'll regret it for the rest of my life.”
We stand there, neither one of us speaking or moving, for several minutes. There's not a single kiss passed between us, not a single graze of my hand across her skin, not a single word spoken... yet somehow, this is the most intimate moment I've ever shared with anyone.
Ever.”
To the time they finally got to be together…..
“COMPLETELY.
Utterly.
Frozen.
My eyes drop to the table in front of me when she finishes. Her words are sinking in.
A boy that I'm seriously, deeply, madly, incredibly, and undeniably in love with.
In love with?
That's what she said.
In love with. As in present tense.
She loves me. Layken Cohen loves me.”
“This is it, Lake," I say pointing back and forth between us. "It's real now. I'm not walking away from you again. Ever."
Her eyes fill with tears. "Promise?" she whispers.
"I swear. I love you so much."
A tear rolls down her cheek. "Say it again," she whispers.”
Just seeing the smile on her face is enough to keep me satisfied for the rest of my life. Seeing her happy again is better than any feeling in the world. I never want to see her sad again. "This will be worth it, Lake. Everything we had to go through. I promise. Even if you have to wait for me, I'll make it worth it."
The smile fades from her eyes and she clutches her hand to her heart. "You already have, Will."
That. Right there. I don't deserve her.
I walk swiftly back to where she's standing and take her face in my hands. "I mean it," I say. "I love you so damn much, it hurts." I force my lips against hers, then pull away just as fast. "But it hurts in a really good way.”
To Julia’s death and the months inbetween… Until the final moments they finally get to BE TOGETHER …..
” Sometimes two people need to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together."
I take her hand and rest it between us, then stroke the back of it with my thumb. "Let's not fall apart again," I whisper.
She looks me in the eyes. "Never.”
“I hold still against her, taking one final look at this amazing, beautiful girl beneath me. "You're the greatest thing that's ever happened to my life," I whisper.”
“Wife,” I say, staring straight into her eyes. “Think what you want, but there isn’t a single woman in this whole damn universe that I could ever love like I love you.”
“But every smile on your face
seems to replace
A memory I'd rather not hold
Each time you laugh, it fills a
void
Each kiss heals another wound
in my soul”
And the FOREVER…..
“You want to know my sweet?" I ask her
She nods.
I kiss her on the forehead. "You. Always you.”
“I wish I could explain how I feel, but nothing can explain this moment. Not a vase of stars. Not a book. Not a song. Not even a poem. Nothing can explain the moment when the woman you would give your life for sees her daughter for the very first time.”
“You, baby girl. You’re my final piece.”
April 30, 2013
Blurb from Amazon.....
There are two sides to every love story. Now hear Will’s.
Colleen Hoover’s New York Times bestselling Slammed series has brought countless readers to their knees with a whirlwind of love, passion, and heartache. Layken and Will’s love has managed to withstand the toughest of circumstances and the young lovers, now married, are beginning to feel safe and secure in their union. As much as Layken relishes their new life together, she finds herself wanting to know everything there is to know about her husband, even though Will makes it clear he prefers to keep the painful memories of the past where they belong. Still, he can’t resist his wife’s pleas and so he begins to untangle his side of the story, revealing for the first time his most intimate feelings and thoughts, retelling both the good and bad moments, and sharing a few shocking confessions of his own from the time when they first met.
In This Girl, Will tells the story of their complicated relationship from his point of view. Their future rests on how well they deal with the past in this final installment of the beloved Slammed series.
WOOHOOOO, can't freaking wait!!! Will Cooper, how I will devour you really soon! :)
OHHHHHHHH THE COVER!!!!!!!!!!! I. LOVE. IT.! I can't freaking wait to read this baby! I need more Will Cooper!!! Ahhhhhhh!
Ummmm I reaaalllllllly wanna know what this is about???? I know PoR is in Will's pov, is this his book too????? Is it? Is it? Is it? Oh my freaking gawsh is it????????? Okay okay, I'm off for more Will. I gotta read it now!!! I just can't wait for another book. Omg I'm so excited!!!!
There are two sides to every love story. Now hear Will’s.
Colleen Hoover’s New York Times bestselling Slammed series has brought countless readers to their knees with a whirlwind of love, passion, and heartache. Layken and Will’s love has managed to withstand the toughest of circumstances and the young lovers, now married, are beginning to feel safe and secure in their union. As much as Layken relishes their new life together, she finds herself wanting to know everything there is to know about her husband, even though Will makes it clear he prefers to keep the painful memories of the past where they belong. Still, he can’t resist his wife’s pleas and so he begins to untangle his side of the story, revealing for the first time his most intimate feelings and thoughts, retelling both the good and bad moments, and sharing a few shocking confessions of his own from the time when they first met.
In This Girl, Will tells the story of their complicated relationship from his point of view. Their future rests on how well they deal with the past in this final installment of the beloved Slammed series.
WOOHOOOO, can't freaking wait!!! Will Cooper, how I will devour you really soon! :)
OHHHHHHHH THE COVER!!!!!!!!!!! I. LOVE. IT.! I can't freaking wait to read this baby! I need more Will Cooper!!! Ahhhhhhh!
Ummmm I reaaalllllllly wanna know what this is about???? I know PoR is in Will's pov, is this his book too????? Is it? Is it? Is it? Oh my freaking gawsh is it????????? Okay okay, I'm off for more Will. I gotta read it now!!! I just can't wait for another book. Omg I'm so excited!!!!
January 17, 2016
I needed this book. I needed to get back to will and lake. I really needed to get back to will. This was seriously the most perfect time for me to read this. And those last few chapters.... Perfect.
May 3, 2013
It's hard to even know what to write about this book. I loved it. I loved every single page, every single word.
This Girl is so much more than just Slammed from Will's perspective. While I loved reliving some of my most cherished scenes through Will's eyes, I think I loved the "new" stuff even more. It really seemed to fill in all the blanks, even some "blanks" that I didn't realize were there. We got to see some of what Will went through before he met Lake, how he fell in love with her, and much to my ecstatic surprise, a look into their future.
I wish I were more articulate. I wish I could explain just how perfect, just how magical, this book was for me. It reminded me of why I read. I read for books like this one, as rare as they are.
This Girl was the perfect conclusion. The perfect pan of basagna, the perfect glass of chocolate milk on the rocks - the perfect send off for my favorite book couple of all time.
August 3, 2018
I don't even understand why this was published. I literally gained nothing from this until the last few chapters.
May 7, 2013
1.5 stars
Let me preface this review by saying that I really enjoyed reading both Slammed and Point of Retreat, and Hopeless is one of my favourite NA books. I’m not sure whether they were genuinely good or if it’s because I read them just when I started getting into books again, and everything I read was amazing.
But This Girl is just not for me.
I never thought the day would come where I would not like a Colleen Hoover book, but I didn't really enjoy reading this.
I will give Ms Hoover props though. Unlike the complete, and shameless plagiarism that was Walking Disaster, This Girl managed to seem different. It was still the same story, but reading it through Will's eyes made it seem new. The format of the novel was a sort of an interview. During their honeymoon, Layken asks Will to recount their pasts and his retellings are interspersed with their multiple (non-descriptive) sex sessions. I refuse to believe that after two whole years of dating, they waited until AFTER their wedding to talk about their feelings. And the interview/recount format kind of had a straight-to-DVD Disney sequel feel about it. But I'm willing to overlook that because I'd prefer that to a blatant copy and paste.
The main problem I had with This Girl was the ridiculous insta-love.
1 day after meeting Layken:
I mean come on. I know there are some people who fall in love quickly. But that is ridiculous. Basically the entire first half of the book was like that...
There is no mistaking that this book was written by a woman.
Some of the things that came out of Will's mouth were probably the cheesiest, cringe-inducing things I've ever heard. There is no way a 21 year old man would say, out loud:
I didn't really like Layken either.
She seemed like a spoilt brat at times. For e.g. she threw a massive tantrum because he went on a date that he was forced to go on... when they weren't together... two years ago. They were married for goodness sake. I have no idea why she was so insecure.
And Will. How did he handle the situation? After the argument, he comes to the conclusion that he is a massive hypocritical asshole and her anger was completely justified. *smh*
Andddd...Ripping up that mancard right now.
After halfway through I was going to give up. And I would've if this wasn't a sequel and I already knew the characters. But a couple of things saved it for me.
The Poetry
Beautiful was always. No matter how cheesy Will's words were, put that shit in a poem and I'll eat it all up. "The Gift" and "The Final Piece" were especially gorgeous.
The Secondary Characters
Despite not loving the MCs, the secondary characters were all amazing. Julia and especially the three kids, Kierstan, Caulder and Kel were absolutely adorable. Their innocence and the brotherly relationship they had me wishing I was 10 years old again.
They made the book tolerable but it wasn't enough for me. Everyone seems to love This Girl so I think it's just me. After this and Walking Disaster, I'm not going to lie. I'm kind of scared. Dean Holder is my absolute dream guy. Not Ryan Gosling, Channing Tatum or Matt Bomer. If I could have any guy I wanted it would be Holder.I am aware he is entirely fictional. If I read Losing Hope and end up disliking him I think I might curl up into a ball and cry. Just kidding! But I am very nervous now. Hopefully I'll be just as much in love with him afterwards as I am now.
Let me preface this review by saying that I really enjoyed reading both Slammed and Point of Retreat, and Hopeless is one of my favourite NA books. I’m not sure whether they were genuinely good or if it’s because I read them just when I started getting into books again, and everything I read was amazing.
But This Girl is just not for me.
I never thought the day would come where I would not like a Colleen Hoover book, but I didn't really enjoy reading this.
I will give Ms Hoover props though. Unlike the complete, and shameless plagiarism that was Walking Disaster, This Girl managed to seem different. It was still the same story, but reading it through Will's eyes made it seem new. The format of the novel was a sort of an interview. During their honeymoon, Layken asks Will to recount their pasts and his retellings are interspersed with their multiple (non-descriptive) sex sessions. I refuse to believe that after two whole years of dating, they waited until AFTER their wedding to talk about their feelings. And the interview/recount format kind of had a straight-to-DVD Disney sequel feel about it. But I'm willing to overlook that because I'd prefer that to a blatant copy and paste.
The main problem I had with This Girl was the ridiculous insta-love.
1 day after meeting Layken:
"I've never been so consumed by the thought of someone in my entire life"Hr 1 of their first date:
"Somehow, shes the first person in the last two years of my life who gives me any sense of hope about the future"Hr 2 of said first date:
"I'm too far-gone. There's no way I can stop myself from falling for this girl now"Are you kidding me?! He fell in love with her on their FIRST! date
I mean come on. I know there are some people who fall in love quickly. But that is ridiculous. Basically the entire first half of the book was like that...
Her eyes? "Most incredible shade I've ever seen"And it kept going... It was faster than instant. This was a blink-and-you-miss-it, quicksand kind of fast. I think, without exaggeration, I might have rolled my eyes over 100 times in the beginning. It was So. Completely. Nauseating.
Her accent? "Her southern accent is my absolute favourite now"
Her handwriting? "Most beautiful handwriting I've ever seen"
There is no mistaking that this book was written by a woman.
Some of the things that came out of Will's mouth were probably the cheesiest, cringe-inducing things I've ever heard. There is no way a 21 year old man would say, out loud:
"Good lord, I've got butterflies."Just no, Will. Hand me your mancard right now.
I didn't really like Layken either.
She seemed like a spoilt brat at times. For e.g. she threw a massive tantrum because he went on a date that he was forced to go on... when they weren't together... two years ago. They were married for goodness sake. I have no idea why she was so insecure.
And Will. How did he handle the situation? After the argument, he comes to the conclusion that he is a massive hypocritical asshole and her anger was completely justified. *smh*
Andddd...Ripping up that mancard right now.
After halfway through I was going to give up. And I would've if this wasn't a sequel and I already knew the characters. But a couple of things saved it for me.
The Poetry
Beautiful was always. No matter how cheesy Will's words were, put that shit in a poem and I'll eat it all up. "The Gift" and "The Final Piece" were especially gorgeous.
The Secondary Characters
Despite not loving the MCs, the secondary characters were all amazing. Julia and especially the three kids, Kierstan, Caulder and Kel were absolutely adorable. Their innocence and the brotherly relationship they had me wishing I was 10 years old again.
They made the book tolerable but it wasn't enough for me. Everyone seems to love This Girl so I think it's just me. After this and Walking Disaster, I'm not going to lie. I'm kind of scared. Dean Holder is my absolute dream guy. Not Ryan Gosling, Channing Tatum or Matt Bomer. If I could have any guy I wanted it would be Holder.
April 27, 2013
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Our thoughts by Jenny & Gitte
This is a review with a difference so we hope you’ll bear with us.
We were going to discuss the contents of this book but scrapped that idea because…well, it’s Colleen Hoover so you know it’s well written. Most of you already know Will and Layken and all the other characters from the Slammed Series (if you don’t then pick this series up now!) so you know you’re going to love them and you know from this authors writing style that this book is going to have heart….and lots of it.
And let’s face it, we know you guys would rather read the book for yourselves than have us tell you about it.
So instead, we’re going to talk about what this book meant to us.
We loved Slammed and Point of Retreat with all our hearts. What we didn’t realise until reading This Girl was how much we genuinely missed all these characters.
Sure, we knew what an impact these characters had had on us and how much they had become a part of our lives but being reunited with them again after a year was like meeting up with old friends and every minute spent in This Girl took us back to that moment when we read Slammed and Point of Retreat. You know the one? That “moment” we refer to at TB as “Book Love”. That special feeling you get when you’ve just experienced a story so beautiful, characters so enchanting and writing so magical that you feel it deep down in your bones and you know, without a doubt, it’s going to stay with you forever.
There are moments in life you can recall in a heartbeat. The ones where you’re transported back in time to a moment you want to relive because it left a mark on you. It made you happy and it brought warmth to your soul. It was so special you wanted to tuck it away in your heart and bring it out at a time when you needed to put that smile back on your face.
Well, the Slammed Series was that for us. We can recall every moment, every second of how we felt and the warm feeling those books brought to us when we were reading them. They will stay with us for life, of that we’re sure.
So, knowing we were going back to that was always going to feel special.
But we won’t lie to you. There was a certain amount of trepidation going into this for us. Was this going to simply be a retelling of Slammed? Was it just Slammed told from Will’s POV? Were we going to get bored and skim? After all, we know the story of Slammed already and we had previously heard Will’s voice in Point of Retreat so we knew what to expect from him. Yes readers, we were worried. We wanted to love it, but dreaded the possibility that maybe we wouldn’t.
We’re delighted to say all our fears were allayed about one chapter in. We were back! That same warm, wonderful feeling was back and we were once again basking in book love glow!
First off, we’re not going to refer to This Girl as “Slammed from Will’s POV” because for us that is too simple a term for how wonderful and beautiful this book was. We consider This Girl to be an “extension” of the series. A must have for fans of Slammed and Point of Retreat. It really does offer THAT much!
Sure, technically it is Slammed told by Will but readers it is so, so much more. We get new perspectives, new moments, new emotions and completely new scenes both current and past. This story is told in a back and forth composition which is so perfectly executed, so precisely timed that the reader is taken on a journey through Will’s eyes that will leave you spellbound in its beauty and telling. The epilogue is something book lovers dream about and being that we are both readers first and reviewer/bloggers second, we can tell you that this book completely captivated us and it’s the thing book memories are made of.
So, how much did we love This Girl? Let us tell you this. Ask us in a year…hell…no! Ask us in five years what we were doing at the time and how we felt whilst reading This Girl and we know, with absolute certainty that we’ll be able to tell you because this book left a mark on us to the point where we will be able to recall every emotion and every minute of how we felt whilst immersed in this story. Throw listening to I And Love And You by the Avett Brothers into the mix and we’ll be right back to April 2013 in the blink of an eye.
Colleen Hoover has the ability to write about moments and turn them into memories.
So, don’t hesitate. Pick it up. Devour it, and then be sure to share that memory with someone else, because after all, memories are better when shared.
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Our thoughts by Jenny & Gitte
This is a review with a difference so we hope you’ll bear with us.
We were going to discuss the contents of this book but scrapped that idea because…well, it’s Colleen Hoover so you know it’s well written. Most of you already know Will and Layken and all the other characters from the Slammed Series (if you don’t then pick this series up now!) so you know you’re going to love them and you know from this authors writing style that this book is going to have heart….and lots of it.
And let’s face it, we know you guys would rather read the book for yourselves than have us tell you about it.
So instead, we’re going to talk about what this book meant to us.
We loved Slammed and Point of Retreat with all our hearts. What we didn’t realise until reading This Girl was how much we genuinely missed all these characters.
Sure, we knew what an impact these characters had had on us and how much they had become a part of our lives but being reunited with them again after a year was like meeting up with old friends and every minute spent in This Girl took us back to that moment when we read Slammed and Point of Retreat. You know the one? That “moment” we refer to at TB as “Book Love”. That special feeling you get when you’ve just experienced a story so beautiful, characters so enchanting and writing so magical that you feel it deep down in your bones and you know, without a doubt, it’s going to stay with you forever.
There are moments in life you can recall in a heartbeat. The ones where you’re transported back in time to a moment you want to relive because it left a mark on you. It made you happy and it brought warmth to your soul. It was so special you wanted to tuck it away in your heart and bring it out at a time when you needed to put that smile back on your face.
Well, the Slammed Series was that for us. We can recall every moment, every second of how we felt and the warm feeling those books brought to us when we were reading them. They will stay with us for life, of that we’re sure.
So, knowing we were going back to that was always going to feel special.
But we won’t lie to you. There was a certain amount of trepidation going into this for us. Was this going to simply be a retelling of Slammed? Was it just Slammed told from Will’s POV? Were we going to get bored and skim? After all, we know the story of Slammed already and we had previously heard Will’s voice in Point of Retreat so we knew what to expect from him. Yes readers, we were worried. We wanted to love it, but dreaded the possibility that maybe we wouldn’t.
We’re delighted to say all our fears were allayed about one chapter in. We were back! That same warm, wonderful feeling was back and we were once again basking in book love glow!
First off, we’re not going to refer to This Girl as “Slammed from Will’s POV” because for us that is too simple a term for how wonderful and beautiful this book was. We consider This Girl to be an “extension” of the series. A must have for fans of Slammed and Point of Retreat. It really does offer THAT much!
Sure, technically it is Slammed told by Will but readers it is so, so much more. We get new perspectives, new moments, new emotions and completely new scenes both current and past. This story is told in a back and forth composition which is so perfectly executed, so precisely timed that the reader is taken on a journey through Will’s eyes that will leave you spellbound in its beauty and telling. The epilogue is something book lovers dream about and being that we are both readers first and reviewer/bloggers second, we can tell you that this book completely captivated us and it’s the thing book memories are made of.
So, how much did we love This Girl? Let us tell you this. Ask us in a year…hell…no! Ask us in five years what we were doing at the time and how we felt whilst reading This Girl and we know, with absolute certainty that we’ll be able to tell you because this book left a mark on us to the point where we will be able to recall every emotion and every minute of how we felt whilst immersed in this story. Throw listening to I And Love And You by the Avett Brothers into the mix and we’ll be right back to April 2013 in the blink of an eye.
Colleen Hoover has the ability to write about moments and turn them into memories.
So, don’t hesitate. Pick it up. Devour it, and then be sure to share that memory with someone else, because after all, memories are better when shared.
May 8, 2013
★★★★★5 Million Stars!!!! ★★★★★
I don't quite know how to express the depth of my love for this book...and this series...and Will-freaking-Cooper!!!!!
SENSATIONAL!!!!
No words I can come up with can fully express how much I loved this book and this series. Colleen Hoover has created a beautiful story with Will and Layken and told it so effortlessly. It will forever hold a place in my most favorite books EVER!!!!!
Before you read further...if you haven't read Slammed or Point of Retreat, stop and GO READ THEM RIGHT NOW!!!
This story begins where Point of Retreat left off, with the couple on their honeymoon. Which was unfortunately only a weekend off alone together. But it was a perfect conclusion to the year of up’s and downs they encountered with their relationship and with Layken’s mother’s illness. It was a perfect ending for this series and a perfect beginning for them.
The story is told from Will Cooper’s POV. And I cannot stress enough how swoony it was to live in that man’s head!!! I will repeat what I’ve read from a friend’s review…that Colleen Hoover has very likely created the perfect man!!!! I cannot think of one negative thing to say about Will Cooper…. except that maybe he is just too perfect!!!!!
In this book, Will is recounting his feelings and experiences to Lake on their honeymoon; his feelings about his parents and their death, his breakup with Vaughn, as well as their meeting, and all of the times they shared together. Lake was finally getting to hear his side of the story. There were secrets revealed, and many feelings divulged that shed new light on their relationship and their love for each other. I also loved sharing a bit of the honeymoon moments with them as well (even though I wished it were me!!!).
To me, this was the perfect epilogue for the Slammed Series. Such an incredibly sweet, and at times, very sad love story between two young adults left behind after their parents’ deaths. They were both left to take care of younger siblings, and become parents themselves long before they should have. And their history, with their instant chemistry, the tragedy of their unknown circumstance, Will’s responsibilities and their determination to stayapart together all while dealing with made for such a truly compelling read.
I don’t want to mention too many details of the story, but I have to say that what brought it all together for me, what catapulted this book into the stratosphere for me was the realness and beauty of all of the characters. I loved each and every one of them, (excluding Vaughn). The dialogue was just amazing, the kids… Kel and Caulder were butterflying perfect, and the poetry my God, the POETRY was BRILLANT.
Even the epilogue was perfect… I am speechless…
BEAUTIFUL JOB COLLEEN!!!!! 5 MILLION STARS!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are my pics for Will and Layken!!
Will Cooper
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Layken Cohen Cooper
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I don't quite know how to express the depth of my love for this book...and this series...and Will-freaking-Cooper!!!!!
SENSATIONAL!!!!
No words I can come up with can fully express how much I loved this book and this series. Colleen Hoover has created a beautiful story with Will and Layken and told it so effortlessly. It will forever hold a place in my most favorite books EVER!!!!!
Before you read further...if you haven't read Slammed or Point of Retreat, stop and GO READ THEM RIGHT NOW!!!
This story begins where Point of Retreat left off, with the couple on their honeymoon. Which was unfortunately only a weekend off alone together. But it was a perfect conclusion to the year of up’s and downs they encountered with their relationship and with Layken’s mother’s illness. It was a perfect ending for this series and a perfect beginning for them.
The story is told from Will Cooper’s POV. And I cannot stress enough how swoony it was to live in that man’s head!!! I will repeat what I’ve read from a friend’s review…that Colleen Hoover has very likely created the perfect man!!!! I cannot think of one negative thing to say about Will Cooper…. except that maybe he is just too perfect!!!!!
In this book, Will is recounting his feelings and experiences to Lake on their honeymoon; his feelings about his parents and their death, his breakup with Vaughn, as well as their meeting, and all of the times they shared together. Lake was finally getting to hear his side of the story. There were secrets revealed, and many feelings divulged that shed new light on their relationship and their love for each other. I also loved sharing a bit of the honeymoon moments with them as well (even though I wished it were me!!!).
To me, this was the perfect epilogue for the Slammed Series. Such an incredibly sweet, and at times, very sad love story between two young adults left behind after their parents’ deaths. They were both left to take care of younger siblings, and become parents themselves long before they should have. And their history, with their instant chemistry, the tragedy of their unknown circumstance, Will’s responsibilities and their determination to stay
I don’t want to mention too many details of the story, but I have to say that what brought it all together for me, what catapulted this book into the stratosphere for me was the realness and beauty of all of the characters. I loved each and every one of them, (excluding Vaughn). The dialogue was just amazing, the kids… Kel and Caulder were butterflying perfect, and the poetry my God, the POETRY was BRILLANT.
Even the epilogue was perfect… I am speechless…
BEAUTIFUL JOB COLLEEN!!!!! 5 MILLION STARS!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are my pics for Will and Layken!!
Will Cooper
Layken Cohen Cooper
December 2, 2016
After fabulous Slammed and Point of Retreat this was a must read for me! I was looking forward to spending some more time with Will, Layken and their family and I got exactly what I had expected. I laughed, I cried, I swooned. This Girl was superb conclusion to this amazing series and I loved it all!
My Will and Lake:
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW
I am going to be short and sweet. There are no words to describe how perfect Will's and Lake's story is. You just have to experience it yourself. All those amazing reviews and ratings of Slammed series talk for themselves and This Girl is no exception. This Girl reminded me of watching bonus materials on DVD of my favourite movie - you know what is about to happen, you know how it is going to end but you just cannot get enough and you want more, you want deeper insight into the story and characters. I simply loved it and was really glad that it didn't feel repetitive.
It was absolutely fantastic to relive one of my all time favourite stories from Will's POV. He is great man, brother, boyfriend... And he is also believable character. I loved him in previous books and my love for him even grew in this book.
I admire Colleen Hoover for creating such adorable and lovable characters who will always have a special place in my heart and on my bookshelf. Will, Lake, Coulder, Kel... I love them all and I am sure I will be coming back to their story.
Anyway, I cannot write much without giving spoilers. All I can say is that if you haven't read this series yet, do so now. You won't regret it. Slammed, Point of Retreat and This Girl are the best you can get when it comes to YA/NA contemporary romance. Freash ideas, unforgettable story, great writing. It is all there. You won't be able to put it down. And when you finish it, you will never forget this powerful and emotional story!
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