A review by chai_and_books
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I personally think this was one of Colleen Hoover's better stories. By no means was is perfect, but compared to her other work, it was easier to digest. I found Beyah to be an interesting main character in the sense that I could sympathize with her but some her decisions made no sense to me. Maybe that also had to do with the pacing of the book, it was too first at the start and dragged out in the middle and then everything was wrapped up in the last 20 pages. Samuel was our typical broody, mysterious man with demons from his past, so nothing out of the ordinary for Colleen Hoover. But his motives and actions made sense considering the circumstances he was put in (for the most part). At least he wasn't a walking talking red flag (minus the whole secrets part). One of my issues with this book is the lack of nuance and depth when it came to certain topics and themes in the story. It talked about people struggling with addictions, absent parents and how flawed the childcare system is among other issues, but they were all very surface level observations. I wish we explored Beyah's relationship with her mother more. Yes, I understand that she was absent for most of her life, but the resentment Beyah harbored was always told not shown. Her attachment to the Mother Teresa picture added some depth but it was never truly developed. I really liked Sara though. I enjoyed how they subverted the evil step-sister trope. The romance was cute, a little sudden and surface level for the most part but I went in knowing this, so I didn't hate too much. I ended up shedding a tear here and there, but only because I was having a sad day and decided to use this as a coping mechanism (go me!) 
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