Beyond my Expectations

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David Nicholls has written some of my favorite books in the past and I really hoped that Sweet Sorrow would live up to the excellent standard of his previous novels. I'm so happy to say that it went above and beyond!
This is a beautifully-written book about love, childhood, growing up and finding yourself. Sweet Sorrow follows Charlie throughout his summer after leaving school. He has some family troubles and knows that he flunked his exams, but his summer becomes a bit brighter when he bumps into a girl named Fran Fisher.
We follow the story of these two characters and discover the large impact that Fran has on Charlie's life. I love how the topics of first love and family love are explored in this novel.