Overcoming Personal obstacles is something that Layken, the main character in the novel Slammed by Colleen Hoover struggled with throughout the entirety of the novel. She had to deal with multiple heartbreaks one after the other and it seemed as if it was a series of unfortunate events occurring in her life. Layken, as well as the readers, felt there was no light to be seen in the near future. However, as we advanced into the chapters of Slammed we saw that Layken was slowly but surely overcoming all of the obstacles that she wrestled with. Laykens mother gave Layken a piece of advice that really helped me, personally emerge in the understanding of how I can overcome future obstacles. She said, “Don't take life too seriously.
