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Colleen Hoover's Reminders of Him (2022) is a complete standalone novel set in a small town in Colorado. It follows Kenna Rowan, a young woman who has just served five years in prison for a crime she regrets, who returns to the town where her late boyfriend Scotty grew up to try to reconnect with her four-year-old daughter Diem — who is being raised by Scotty's parents. Ledger Ward, who runs the bar Scotty's parents own and was Scotty's best friend, is drawn to Kenna despite knowing who she is.
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Reminders of Him
Colleen Hoover·2022·Standalone — Kenna, recently released from prison, tries to reconnect with her four-year-old daughter in the town where her late boyfriend grew up; dual first-person narration between Kenna and Ledger; Hoover's bestselling title for 2022-2023
Reminders of Him — Frequently Asked Questions
Is Reminders of Him part of a series?
No — Reminders of Him is a standalone novel. Kenna and Ledger do not appear in other Colleen Hoover novels.
Is there a content warning for Reminders of Him?
Reminders of Him deals with grief, loss of a partner, incarceration, and the specific trauma of a mother separated from her child by the criminal justice system. It contains explicit sexual content. Some readers find the romance between Kenna and Ledger (who was the best friend of her late partner) difficult to navigate emotionally; the novel takes considerable care with this dynamic.
How does Reminders of Him compare to other Colleen Hoover books?
Reminders of Him is considered one of Hoover's more emotionally mature novels — heavier than November 9 or Ugly Love, not quite as heavy as It Ends with Us. Its focus on grief and a mother's love for her child gives it a different emotional register from most of Hoover's other work. It was a massive BookTok sensation in 2022-2023 and was the first Hoover novel to hit number one on the New York Times bestseller list.
What is the crime Kenna committed in Reminders of Him?
The circumstances of Kenna's crime are revealed gradually across the novel — it is part of the story's suspense structure and is better experienced unsponsored. She is not a villain; understanding what she did, and why, is central to the reader's relationship to her character.
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