All of his life Aaron has been told that books are miracles - 26 letters that come together in infinite ways. Aaron has given up on the magic of books. His life has become a string of inevitable conclusions, and none of them good. The next inevitable being the demise of the family bookstore. He wants the inevitable to just be done and over with so he takes matters into his own hands. Afterwards it is anything but done. Little does he know that he is about to encounter people who are going to throw his plans for a loop. These unique characters - Chad, the lumberjacks, Hannah - take him out of his comfort zone and he begins to think that maybe another conclusion is possible.
I thought that this book was truly unique and interesting to read. The writing flows well and is engaging. Each chapter title is the name of a different book and that book is woven into the details of that chapter. There is everything from the Peanuts to Gone Girl! Although Aaron was hard to deal with at first, I got to know and understand him as the story unfolded. The side characters are all wonderful.
This book is recommended for ages 14 and up. I would personally recommend it for a little bit older due to mature themes involving sex, suicide, addiction, and depression. Some fourteen year old teens would be fine, but others may not be ready for this type of content.
My sincere thanks to Gayle Foreman, Penguin Teen, and BookishFirst for giving me the opportunity to read this book and give my unbiased opinion of it.
I thought that this book was truly unique and interesting to read. The writing flows well and is engaging. Each chapter title is the name of a different book and that book is woven into the details of that chapter. There is everything from the Peanuts to Gone Girl! Although Aaron was hard to deal with at first, I got to know and understand him as the story unfolded. The side characters are all wonderful.
This book is recommended for ages 14 and up. I would personally recommend it for a little bit older due to mature themes involving sex, suicide, addiction, and depression. Some fourteen year old teens would be fine, but others may not be ready for this type of content.
My sincere thanks to Gayle Foreman, Penguin Teen, and BookishFirst for giving me the opportunity to read this book and give my unbiased opinion of it.