I saw this one BookishFirst and thought it sounded really so I was thrilled to be able to read it. Now, I was thinking it would be a ghost story with maybe a little bit of young love, but I was in no way prepared for the emotional journey that these two take but it was so worth it.
This story that follows a teenager named Veronica, who suffers from migraines due to a brain tumor. Not only does she have migraines from the tumor but it causes her to see her mother’s ghost. And then the golden boy Sawyer moves in their apartment her father and her rent out, and needless to say, they don’t get along. His friends have always talked horribly about Veronica and made fun of her and even though he never said anything himself, he didn’t stop them either. They do however strike up a friendship when his younger sister starts seeing the ghost as well and Veronica tries to help. And things also start to change between them while they were working on a school project but there is so much more to it when feelings come into play.
Veronica is a character that I adore from the start. She knows that she will suffer terribly one day from the tumor, but she still lives her life to the fullest. Always staying true to herself. Never trying to be like the popular kids. She is picked on for being the weird girl but she still doesn’t try to change anything about herself and I loved her for it. She also has a great group of friends who know about her illness and help her whenever she needs them. She also has a wonderful Dad, who loves her so much and spends a lot of time worrying about her. But as for love, she sees no reason for it if she won’t be able to see it through and that just broke me heart.
Now Sawyer, is one that I wasn’t sure of at first. I was a little upset with him at the beginning for standing by while his friends mercilessly picked on Veronica. Then there was the fact that he was an adrenaline junkie and does stupid and dangerous things for the high to deal with his problems. I didn’t know a whole lot about the addiction, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt till I knew more about it. His home life pretty much sucked, and he’s expected to be the best of the best in school and on the swim team and there are a few other things he had to deal with too but I won’t give to much more away. And I will say, that over time the more I learned about his home life and what he was dealing with U began to understand why he did the things he did and my heart went out to him. Plus, the way he genuinely loved and cared for his little sister made me become to adore him and just had to root for him to make it through it all.
The story is given to us from Veronica and Sawyers point of view and was the perfect way to see the story as a whole and their story covers a lot of things that teenagers deal with. School issues, friendships, first loves, bullying, drinking, home life and illnesses and McGarry did an amazing job handling it all too. while reading my emotions were all over place while reading this and it didn’t let up till the end. I snickered at Veronica and Sawyers interaction, especially their flirting. I felt the eeriness of the ghost aspect that carries throughout and how it played into everything. I cried for Veronica and her illness and the loss of her mother and how it has affected her and what Sawyer was going through as well. Like, I said, my emotions were everywhere but all the while, I wanted these two to find some kind of happiness. I could go on and on about how much loved and adored Veronica and Sawyers story, but I will stop here so I don’t give anymore away, as it was quite journey for these two.
Echoes Between Us is such a beautifully written, emotional journey and I couldn’t possibly recommend picking this one up enough! Just have some tissues ready!
This story that follows a teenager named Veronica, who suffers from migraines due to a brain tumor. Not only does she have migraines from the tumor but it causes her to see her mother’s ghost. And then the golden boy Sawyer moves in their apartment her father and her rent out, and needless to say, they don’t get along. His friends have always talked horribly about Veronica and made fun of her and even though he never said anything himself, he didn’t stop them either. They do however strike up a friendship when his younger sister starts seeing the ghost as well and Veronica tries to help. And things also start to change between them while they were working on a school project but there is so much more to it when feelings come into play.
Veronica is a character that I adore from the start. She knows that she will suffer terribly one day from the tumor, but she still lives her life to the fullest. Always staying true to herself. Never trying to be like the popular kids. She is picked on for being the weird girl but she still doesn’t try to change anything about herself and I loved her for it. She also has a great group of friends who know about her illness and help her whenever she needs them. She also has a wonderful Dad, who loves her so much and spends a lot of time worrying about her. But as for love, she sees no reason for it if she won’t be able to see it through and that just broke me heart.
Now Sawyer, is one that I wasn’t sure of at first. I was a little upset with him at the beginning for standing by while his friends mercilessly picked on Veronica. Then there was the fact that he was an adrenaline junkie and does stupid and dangerous things for the high to deal with his problems. I didn’t know a whole lot about the addiction, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt till I knew more about it. His home life pretty much sucked, and he’s expected to be the best of the best in school and on the swim team and there are a few other things he had to deal with too but I won’t give to much more away. And I will say, that over time the more I learned about his home life and what he was dealing with U began to understand why he did the things he did and my heart went out to him. Plus, the way he genuinely loved and cared for his little sister made me become to adore him and just had to root for him to make it through it all.
The story is given to us from Veronica and Sawyers point of view and was the perfect way to see the story as a whole and their story covers a lot of things that teenagers deal with. School issues, friendships, first loves, bullying, drinking, home life and illnesses and McGarry did an amazing job handling it all too. while reading my emotions were all over place while reading this and it didn’t let up till the end. I snickered at Veronica and Sawyers interaction, especially their flirting. I felt the eeriness of the ghost aspect that carries throughout and how it played into everything. I cried for Veronica and her illness and the loss of her mother and how it has affected her and what Sawyer was going through as well. Like, I said, my emotions were everywhere but all the while, I wanted these two to find some kind of happiness. I could go on and on about how much loved and adored Veronica and Sawyers story, but I will stop here so I don’t give anymore away, as it was quite journey for these two.
Echoes Between Us is such a beautifully written, emotional journey and I couldn’t possibly recommend picking this one up enough! Just have some tissues ready!