Gayle Forman has outdone herself here...in her upcoming YA coming-of-age/romance/family drama, she has written simply a love letter to booksellers, book lovers, and the bookish community in general. I truly loved every page of this book and I only wish it had been longer.
This story centers on a young man named Aaron who is working in his family's used bookstore and struggling with the recent loss of his brother to addiction, and the book store is struggling in a small town; leading Aaron to question the inevitable... And alot more happens that I don't want to spoil for you but I will say he finds a love interest in my favorite character in the book, Hannah, and a great former enemy turned new friend in Chad, who is hilarious and steals every scene he is in.
This book is heartwarming, heartbreaking, and you just get All. The. Feels. Gayle Forman does what she does best, and makes you cry, laugh, laugh til you cry because it's so dang funny, and just experience all those emotions that warm your soul. This book was everything I needed, and even though it plays a somewhat small part she writes about addiction beautifully, and she is going to bring such a great message to the YA audience about the struggles and pains of alcoholism and narcotics.
All the Stars...
Thank you to Bookish First and Penguin Teen for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
This story centers on a young man named Aaron who is working in his family's used bookstore and struggling with the recent loss of his brother to addiction, and the book store is struggling in a small town; leading Aaron to question the inevitable... And alot more happens that I don't want to spoil for you but I will say he finds a love interest in my favorite character in the book, Hannah, and a great former enemy turned new friend in Chad, who is hilarious and steals every scene he is in.
This book is heartwarming, heartbreaking, and you just get All. The. Feels. Gayle Forman does what she does best, and makes you cry, laugh, laugh til you cry because it's so dang funny, and just experience all those emotions that warm your soul. This book was everything I needed, and even though it plays a somewhat small part she writes about addiction beautifully, and she is going to bring such a great message to the YA audience about the struggles and pains of alcoholism and narcotics.
All the Stars...
Thank you to Bookish First and Penguin Teen for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.