Why Colleen Hoover is 'even more active' in 'Reminders of Him' and 'Verity' movies

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If it wasn't clear by now, Colleen Hoover doesn't care for morally black-and-white characters. 

Her latest book-to-screen adaptation, "Reminders of Him" (in theaters March 13), is a romantic drama about a woman starting anew. Kenna is fresh out of prison, having served seven years for driving under the influence and causing the car crash that killed her boyfriend. It wasn't until she was behind bars that she realized she was pregnant. Now back in small-town Wyoming, she seeks a relationship with the young daughter she's never met and forgiveness from the community raising her.

"I absolutely love playing Devil's Advocate," Hoover tells USA TODAY in an interview alongside the film's stars, Maika Monroe and Tyriq Withers. "With every book that I write, I try not to have a clear villain. I want life to be the villain and I want readers to step into the shoes of someone that they may not think they'll root for and see things from all different perspectives."

"We've got a woman who's made a mistake in her past and has spent time in prison and you don't think, 'Oh man, I want the world for her.' But you do," she adds.

Monroe, who plays protagonist Kenna, says that complicated tug and pull is what drew her to the part. She felt a "bond" with Kenna while reading the script.