So, I really loved the journal writing aspect of this book and I loved the scenes with Daniel. However, I just skimmed the repeated parts from Hopeless. Just chalk it up to personal preference, but I didnt care for re-reading scenes from Hopeless because the dialogue was identical and so it got skimmed through. I definitely think you should read this if you've read Hopeless, but I deducted a star because I just got bored re-reading the scenes I have read before. I really liked the new scenes and the journal entries to les though!