Regretting You

Another great, captivating novel by [a:Colleen Hoover 5430144 Colleen Hoover https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1464032240p2/5430144.jpg]. I'm on a tear, trying to read all her books this year. [b:Regretting You 44582454 Regretting You Colleen Hoover https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1559332442l/44582454.SY75.jpg 69199213], like many of her other books, had me from page one. I'm always grabbed by how the author creates an emotional connection with the reader immediately and then goes on to exploit that by putting her characters in barely believable, but plausible situation that make us want to find out how they fare.This story seems to start simply enough with two sisters, Morgan and her younger sister Jenny, both in high school and dating Chris and Jonah respectively. We find out that Morgan is pregnant, the child is Chris', and he wants to name her Clara if it's a girl. But the personalities of these four characters are ones that almost seem to clash. Where Chris and Jenny are the party animals, their dates, Morgan and Jonah are better at being supportive, deep-thinkers. The very next chapter starts with Clara, that baby is now in high school, facing some of the same pressures her young parents faced. While she is starting to date Miller, a boy her father disapproves of, she's generally a good kid. Chris and Addie are both very cautious parents, ever worried that Clara might make the same “mistake” they did and not get to pursue her dreams. However, in a twist, Clara's dream is her parents' worse nightmare. She wants to be an actress. They prefers she have a more stable profession.All of their worrying about Clara's future comes to an abrupt end when Clara's father and her aunt Jenny have are both killed in a car accident. Together. At first, that's not too odd because they both work at the same hospital. But as the story progresses, their deaths are only the beginning of the unraveling of Clara, Morgan, and Jonah's lives.Hoover's well drawn characters combined with her excellent dialogue make this story unputdownable. I would have finished it in one sitting if I had the time. I'm off to get another Colleen Hoover books. There's a reason why she has four on the NY Times bestseller list. They're addictive.