ALL MY TBR BOOK

AND THERE IS A LOT OF THEM

1. Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas
2. Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
3. Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
4. Angel Time by Anne Rice
5. Of Love and Evil by Ann Rice
6. Heartless by Marissa Meyer
7. The Rose and the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh
8. The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkowski
9. The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkowski
10. The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkowski
11. No Virgin by Anne Cassidy
12. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
13. A Thousand's Nights by E.K. Johnston
14. A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
15. A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
16. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
17. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
18. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
19. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
20. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
21. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
22. Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
23. Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
24. P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
25. Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han
26. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
27. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
28. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
29. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
30. Lux: Consequences by Jennifer L. Armentrout
31. Lux: Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout
32. The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson
33. The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson
34. Alienated by Melissa Landers
35. The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury
36. Winter by Marissa Meyer
37. Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
38. Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray
39. The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
40. Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
41. One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake
42. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
43. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
44. Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
45. Traitor the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton
46. Hero at The Fall by Alwyn Hamilton
47. To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
48. Red Rising by Pierce Brown
49. Rebel Spring by Morgan Rhodes
50. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
51. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
52. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
53. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
54. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
55. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
56. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
57. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

Reader Problems TAG

hello everybody, after a while I am back with yet another book tag! This one I found on harbackhoarder youtube channel (hardbackhoarder). This tag was created by beautiful Tiffany back from About to read (About to Read). So let's jump right in!

1. You have 20,000 books on your TBR (Sounds about right). How in the world do you decide what to read next?

• Usually, I just go what I'm in a mood for. For example, I just finished Hunted by Meaghan Spooner and I really enjoyed the scenes of the book where the character was talking different stories to the Beast. And because of that, I decided to read next The Wrath and the Dawn by Reneé Ahdieh which I have heard is how the main character managed to survive. By telling the stories.

2. You’re halfway through a book and you’re just not loving it. Do you quit or are you committed?

• I am very committed to finishing the book no matter what, but mostly I tend to skip sections or only to read certain chapters. Of course, there were times where I decided to just not continue with the book but only rarely when I just couldn't care less about the storyline or the characters itself.

3. The end of the year is coming and you’re so close, but so far away on your Goodreads reading challenge. Do you try to catch up and how?

• I don't set my goals high in first place. This year my goal was 55 books but around January this year my old friend Reading Slump decided to stay for a visit and I knew that I would never be able to reach it. not when in May I only finished about seven or eight books so I changed my challenge to one book and I will see where the roads will lead me from there

4. The covers of a series you love do. not. match. How do you cope?

• I hate this so much! Mostly, okay, mostly I can cope if the cover has changed (somehow), but what I can't stand is when the height of the books are not the same!!!

5. Every one and their mother loves a book you really don’t like. Who do you bond with over shared feelings?

• I don't really go to anyone but is always nice to meet someone who shares the same opinion about as you, mostly when everyone else seemed to be against it (Six of Crows, duh)

6. You’re reading a book and you are about to start crying in public. How do you deal?

• I am not ashamed to cry over a book in any place even though I earned some laughing while doing so

7. A sequel of a book you loved just came out, but you’ve forgotten a lot from the prior novel. Will you re-read the book? Skip the sequel? Try to find a synopsis on Goodreads? Cry in frustration?!?!?!?

• I am well known to read and love and enjoy a book and then never got around to read the next in a series. Not because I'm scared to, but simply because I don't like reading about the same world for a longer time. I need a break but then the break is longer than work on Monday and I totally forget about it. Luckily, most of the times I do remember pretty clearly what happened, but also there were cases where I had to reread the first book twice, before continuing with the series (which to be honest, I still haven't)

8. You do not want anyone. ANYONE. borrowing your books. How do you politely tell people nope when they ask?

• I always say that I just forgot about it until they forget about it

9. Reading ADD. You’ve picked up and put down 5 books in the last month. How do you get over your reading slump?

• This is what I was trying to find about for the last six months

10. There are so many new books coming out that you’re dying to read! How many do you actually buy?

• See here's my problem. I'm always excited about the new releases, I wait for them, I envy them on Goodreads but when they come out I rarely buy them. But then six months later and I happen to come across them and buy them just then

11. After you’ve bought the new books you can’t wait to get to, how long do they sit on your shelf before you get to them?

• Another year

Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern

“People who say it’s a long story mean it’s a stupid short one that they’re too embarrassed and couldn’t be bothered to tell.” 

Rosie Dunne and Alex Stewart have been friends since they were 5 years old. Years later Alex and his family move to Boston. Rosie plans to follow him there but something happens which forces Rosie to abandon her plans. As the years go by, the pair keep in regular contact but their friendship is put under tremendous strain through a variety of things. Are the pair destined to ever be together or will they always be just best friends?

There is something about this book; I hated it, but at the same time I loved it so deeply. I was determined to leave it be, but every time I looked at it I had to pick it up again. The story of Alex and Rosie frustrated me to the core, I wanted to yell JUST GET TOGETHER ALREADY! But the love story was somewhat realistic, life will always get in the way. Sometimes It would make my heart well up and sometimes it would make me cry. This book isn't your typical soppy romantic trashy novel, it has substance. The unusual style of writing also made it an interesting reading experience.

The  book was organised and made up completely of letters, emails, instant messages etc. I must admit it took a while to get used to but when you do it works so well and makes the story so much more interesting. You really get to dig deep into the main character's emotions and feelings this way and I really enjoyed it. However, at times it did become annoying because it kind of skipped main events and you didn't get to find out much about them (which I would have really liked). 

Basically, this book was an absolute roller coaster ride filled with extreme frustration and a severe case of toying with my emotions, but I am very much pleased with the ending of this book.

I'd watched the film before reading this and now I can say that despite the differences between the book and the film, I loved them both.

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Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins

"There's no story," I say. "I saw you one day, and I just knew."

STEPHANIE PERKINS NEEDS TO WRITE STORIES FOR EVER. Because they are just PERFECT.

Isla and the Happily Ever After brings the trilogy full circle. The story is once again mainly set at the School of America in Paris and the Paris scenery is just as wonderful as it was in Anna and the French Kiss. However, the book isn’t fully set in Paris. There is a little side trip to Barcelona as well as some time spent in New York City. Stephanie Perkins’ books may just be contemporary romances but the setting always makes things interesting. 

During the first half of the book I was slightly disappointed because everything was just too cliche and they fell in love so fast, I expected more from Stephanie Perkins... But then, she did it like she always does! THIS WOMAN IS A QUEEN!!! She manages to have control over my emotions with her perfect characters and writing, this book was no exception!

What an emotional roller coaster this series has taken me on! I'm crying and I'm hiccuping. and i can't see through the tears. OH. MY .GOD.

You know how Voldermort had 7 Horcruxes? Well that's how i feel about books. Kind of. Its like there are parts of me,of my soul out there, and the more books i read,the better are the chances to find my Horcruxes. This book,this trilogy was that for me. I found a Horcruxe

Maybe the romance moved a little too fast but then I remembered that for the other two books we had to wait until the end for the couple to kiss I get together or etcetera and I was more than okay with it. 

The cameos from Anna, Etienne, Lola, and Cricket were minor but perfect. I expected a bit more of them than I actually got but I was actually okay with that. Their parts in the story were absolutely wonderful. Isla and the Happily Ever After tied things up for all three of the couples and I couldn’t have asked for more from Stephanie Perkins. The brief glimpses of Anna, Etienne, Lola, and Cricket definitely left me with a smile on my face.

I really do think these books have to be some of my favourites and I recommend them to all! Yes, they can be cringy and cliche but wHAT IS NOT TO LIKE ABOUT THAT??? Especially when it is done so well!!

Overall, Isla and the Happily Ever After could not have been better. It’s the perfect ending to this trilogy and it left me eager to read whatever Stephanie Perkins writes next.

*hugs these books tightly for eternity*

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Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

“When it's right, it's simple.” 

Lola is a really cute story: she is a quirky, raised by gay parents, unique teenage girl.

When her first crush and ex-neighbor, Cricket, reappears on her doorstep after two years, things get complicated because Lola already has a boyfriend, Max, five years older than her, much more experienced.

As Cricket slowly worms his was back into her life - and into her heart - Lola will have to learn how to be honest with herself - and she will learn it the hard way.

 As much as I loved Anna and the French Kiss , Lola was better on nearly every level because it felt real. Anna was by no means a fairy tale without the struggle of realism, but there were some elements that took it to daydream level. Paris. Beautiful, charming British boy. The big, dramatic (incredibly swoontastic) ending.

Lola is different. They aren't in Paris, and Cricket isn't a dashing, gorgeous Brit. He's just a normal boy. A normal, awkward, amazingly sweet boy who I can't even find words to describe. (Except for, you know, those...)

Lola and Cricket had me smiling like an absolute dork the entire time. There is no way I could have read this book in public because I swear I was making some laugh-at-me faces. I just adore Perkins' style of delivering a slow building romance that blends perfectly with the flow of the entire story. As a reader, you can't help but fall into the storyline and ultimately resist the coming of the final chapters. It's the type of book you want to continue for endless chapters.

 The main character, who would normally annoy the hell out of me with her obsession with clothes, glitter, tiaras, has a very relatable voice. Reading Lola and the Boy Next Door was an infinitely relaxing experience. This book is filled to the brim with cuteness - cute boys, cute families, cute locations and cute crushes. Perkins' special gift is bringing back the memories of young love and excitements and heartaches that come with it. 

Lola and the Boy Next Door is everything first love should be--painful, awkward, desperate, tender and so, so sweet. 

Realizing this isn’t a coherent review but rather a gush-fest about my book crush, I’ll stop now and just tell you that Perkins fans and YA Contemporary readers are going to enjoy this little gem to the tenth degree.

       

  AMAZON: Lola And The Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

Anna And the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

“For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.” 

We follow the story of a young American girl named Anna who gets sent away to Paris to study, she is torn away from her friends and family and is thrust into a new culture that is so far from her own. Although at first Anna struggles, she makes friends at her new school and one in particular takes her fancy; Etienne St Clair, a young man whom Anna can't help but fall for. The only problem is that St Clair has a girlfriend and Anna is tied up in relationship back in America. When feelings begin to arise within them we see the highs and lows of being a teenager in love and how even the most trivial of things can cause your world to come tumbling down

Don't pull out your torches and pitch forks, but I just thought this one was OK. It had its really cute moments, but this is another case where I feel the romance was drawn out way too much.  

It's basically 400 pages of two people who don't want to acknowledge that they've fallen in love.Anna could have easily been 70-100 pages less to make the point it was trying to make

I expected what Stephanie Perkins gave us: a beautiful setting, atypical characters, smooth writing and a satisfying final payoff. We see Etienne and Anna get together because that's what we've been waiting for, and Perkins made us wait for it. She knew we'd love this couple, because she knew the story she was telling had enough meat to make us care. 

I liked it I liked it even that Anna was a spoiled assface that complained about going to a rich fancy school in Paris and all she talks about are boys. Even that St. Clair's only sort of characterization is that he's really good-looking, so little that the author had to make drama happen in the family to make him more interesting.

The writing style was so clear, wonderful, and easy to read. The dialogue and events were so amazingly fun and very believable (with just the right amount of cheese). I've never been to Paris, but from the information I found, the research was well done.

Does it live up to the hype? Not really, but if you're looking for a cute contemporary read, then this book does that well. This book is extremely over-hyped and I know a lot of people who consider this their favorite contemporary. I liked this book, don't get me wrong, but it is not the best contemporary book I've ever read. I wish I could have liked it                                                                                                       more, but it got too complain-y/hectic/unrealistic in the end.

AMAZON: Anna And the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

“Some mistakes... Just have greater consequences than others. But you don't have to let the result of one mistake be the thing that defines you. You, Clark, have the choice not to let that happen.” 

I need a hug. In fact, can someone just hold me for a week? I think I am just gonna curl up in a ball and keep sobbing now.

I know this book is very well-loved and well-known so I won't make my review super long but I just have to add to the hype by saying, in my book, it deserves all the praise it gets.

This novel is about Louisa Clark ( Lou for short ) a 26 year old woman living an ordinary life. She works at The Buttered Bun cafe, she has a boyfriend of 6 years, named Patrick, she lives at home with her parents, sister Treena and Treena's son Thomas and her granddad. She is content. 
Then without warning, her boss closes the cafe, leaving her without a job and without a way to contribute financially to the household. She comes across a job offer for care and companionship for a 35 year old quadriplegic man. She is hired on.

The man is Will Traynor.

I adored their relationship so much. Moyes really knows how to write fun, witty characters who the reader immediately falls in love with. I read this book in less than a day - the quickest I've read a book in who knows how long - and it crushed me when I finished it.The cool thing is that the book is not in the least preachy. Despite the heaviness of the subject matter, the author has created two witty and quirky characters who are very lovable and complex and who I wanted to read more about. It kept me turning those pages—fast.

Good characters, good dialogue, and a good, well-paced plot make this novel such a “goodread.” The author keeps you guessing till the end, and I was so pulled in. It’s an emotional ride. I can’t wait to read her other books, at least one of which has won awards. I’m not surprised. Highly recommend.

And despite what some reviews say, this is not a romance novel. There is romance in it, found in unlikely circumstances, but this is not a light and fluffy chic lit read.

What an important, heart wrenching book. I don't know if I'll ever get over it.

 

Amazon: Me Before You

MOVIE STARRING EMILIA CLARCK AND SAM CLAFLIN!! 

To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

“I want to say yes, but I don't want to be with a boy whose heart belongs to somebody else. Just once, I want to be somebody else's first choice”

Sixteen year olde daydreamer Lara JEan has written love letters to all the boys she has ever had crushes on- These are not typical love letters but are more like good bye letters that help Lara Jean have some closure over the boys that broke her heart. When the letters are mailed without her knowledge, she is beyong upset. As her crushes begin to receive the secret letters, Lara Jean must provide and explanation to the boys, and romantic comedy soon begings to unfold..

This was a light, cute read that left me with a smile. It wasn't a book full of twists and surprises and the plot was fairly simple, but I really enjoyed it. It would be a perfect book for a summer read.

It was the first book by Jenny Han I read and I am definitely going to try her other books. 
Lara Jean was so relatable and the love interest IS ADORABLE! The characters have their flaws, but these flaws made them even better. 

The development between Lara Jean and Peter was really sweet. First pretending to date due to circumstances, it slowly turned into friendship until the feelings Lara Jean thought she'd gotten over returned. It definitely wasn't insta-love. There was a small triangle with neighbor Josh and at first, it was hard to choose but Peter won me over in the end. They match each other so well. They’re like opposites, but they balance each other so well. Kavinsky gets Lara Jean out of her safe bubble and really challenges her to live for herself. And Lara Jean keeps Kavinsky grounded and doesn’t take his bullshit. It’s such a give and take relationship, and it’s so wonderful to see. I just wanted more!

I also loved the contrast between the three sisters. Margot was the overly responsible one who acted like an adult most of the time, though she could have her own childish moments. Lara Jean was more immature for her age while Kitty was a mix of the two, she could be a brat at times and others she was very responsible. I also appreciated that their father, a very busy man, was still present in their lives and made an effort to make sure their mother's Korean heritage wasn't forgotten. I loved the relationship between the three sisters so much and found it really sweet and believable.

This is about a 3.7. I read this in one day. I honestly didn't want to put it down and I barely did. The way it ended was not how I thought it would when I started (the ending left me craving for more!), which is always cool. Sometimes with contemporaries I find the mundanity of daily activities in the stories boring, but that didn't happen here. Which was really, really nice.

This book is addictive right from the start, with Lara Jean easily carrying the story through to the end.

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Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma

"It's always nice to being wanted.  Even if it's by the wrong person." -Tabitha Suzuma

This is the story of a boy and a girl who fall in love. Lochan and Maya are best friends who have known each other their entire lives and have helped each other and fiercely loved one another through the many brutally painful experiences of growing up.
The thing is, they also happen to be brother and sister, and the unholy mess of the repercussions from their choices looms over this entire story.

The relationship between Maya and Lochan is complicated from the beginning. In my words, here’s how I see it: There’s a line between brothers and sisters. You can tell to each other your most intimate secrets, share a room, even sleep in the same bed for fear of nightmares; each other the half of a whole. But you never become more, because of that line. That label that says Brother/Sister. And that’s okay.

This may all sound so disgusting but I never felt repulsed during the book, and I think this is what made it Amazing. Tabitha Suzuma managed to make their love relationship seem so right and not once did I forget they were brother and sister. It wasn’t like “OMG! I had totally forgotten they were siblings!” No, I was conscious always of what they were and it never felt wrong.

By the ending my heart was beating so hard I thought it would just burst out of my chest, and in the last page it just stopped. I can feel that hollow. My shaking hands. And the amazingness of it all.

Obviously, many will disagree. Some will see this as the tragedy of neglect and abuse. Or a thought-provoking challenge to the parameters we put around “acceptable” love. Or a heartbreaking examination of society failing its young people. Or just a love story. There are plenty of excellent reviews that discuss these interpretations. 

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Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

"It takes a lot of guts to do what she did. To just end it, not knowing what's next? Not knowing if there's anything next? It's easier to go on living a life without any life left in it, than it is to just say 'fuck it' and leave. She was one of the few that just said, 'fuck it'. And I'll commend her every day I'm still alive, too scared to do the same thing." -Colleen Hoover, Hopeless 

This was my first Colleen Hoover book. I know.... GASP! Hopeless was amazingly perfect. I loved it! I am sort of at a loss as to how to actually write a review for this book. First, the book is indescribable. Second, there are so many great reviews out there already. Alas, I will give it a go...... I will try to convey what a beautiful and fantastic experience it was reading such a treasure of a book. 

This is such a heartbreaking story. Yet, it does contain some beautiful moments of joy, swoony love and real honesty. That’s what I preferred the most actually; how honest the main character was with us. She isn't that kind of NA main character that lies to herself all the time and makes us roll our eyes because we obviously know that she loves the guy and, even though she says she doesn’t want him, everyone else knows she does as well. 

To be honest, I found the romance a bit too overwhelming by moments, especially right before Sky and Holder became officially a couple and mainly because the secondary characters started to ‘disappear.’ It’s like the author did want to only focus on Sky and Holder’s relationship but it started to, sometimes, feel cheesy and cheesy romance is not of my favorite sorts. 

Linden Sky's life lacks color. Together with her friend, Six, she lives her life. She was branded school slut because she makes out with different boys, but the only reason she's doing that is because she doesn't feel anything with those guys. Just numbness... And she likes not feeling anything at all. Up until she met Holder... 

Dean Holder
He's got a reputation. Not a good one. Sky knows he is nothing but trouble, but her body doesn't give a shit at all. She's so damn intrigued about him. And, as she gets to know him, she realized that not all rumors about him are true. He's got a hot and cold attitude going on. He's passionate, yet intense. But there's something different about him...and soon, Sky feels...and falls...

And so, their story continues...

This book touched in me so many ways! I bawled my eyes out! 

I spent so much time highlighting this book that I realized it was turning into one big highlight. 

Goodreads: Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

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A Court Of Thorns And Roses by Sarah J Maas

"I love you," I said, and stabbed him. 

I'm not going to explain the plot since I'm late to the party anyway, but I will say this: Beauty and the Beast? Check. Badass, funky and incredibly courageous heroine? Check. Lush settings and well-developed world-building? Cheeeeck. Swoon worthy love interest? Double check. Toe-curling, sigh-inducing and heart-breaking romance? Oh, check. Fae, nightmarish creatures and magic? Check check check. I'm telling you, it had everything a good novel should have and then some! It's SJM after all. 

THIS BOOK. Omg, Sarah, what have you done to me? I'm a puddle on the floor. Hands down, one of my favourite books. I adored every last sentence.

Wow. So I expected to at least LIKE this book because it was written by one of my favorite authors... But I never expected to love it. I mean obviously I was hoping it would be awesome, but Sarah J. Maas has already created an incredible series that I'm so in love with, and I can't expect that she would have it in her to create TWO insanely, amazing series. I'm so impressed with her right now... Seriously... Soooo amazing. It's one of those books where now that I've finished it, I just want to go back and start rereading it because I want to stay in this world a little longer I highly, highly recommend this book if you love fantasy.

I was so worried that this book would have a plot too close to Throne of Glass and that the characters would also bare that same fate... But thank the literary gods above that didn't happen. Yes, Maas still gives us swoon worthy gents and a strong leading fem, but they are not at all like the cast of ToG. Our leading lass is Feyre, and man oh man did I love her. I loved that though she is strong she isn't doing it for herself or because that's who she is, she's doing to because it's what needs to be done. This is what made her character for me. She does everything for everyone and expects nothing in return. Her character starts as a strong huntress and turns into something more. She has the head strong will of a warrior and the heart of an artist. I loved that Maas gave her so much depth and let us get so deep into her brain that her feelings become your feelings. As for Feyre's love interested she gives us the heart twist-swoon worthy-deep-thoughtful-man candy that is Tamlin. Oh Tamlin will have you weak in the knees and have your loins aflame (seriously blushed so much during this book). He literately has so much weight on his shoulders and still stands tall. He is willing to give up everything to make sure shes okay

A Court of Thorns and Roses exceeded all of my expectations, which is saying a lot considering how ridiculously high they were to begin with. I was actually so happy when I finished this book that I actually hugged it

This could have easily stood it's own as a standalone novel. But I'm excited that it's not because I want more! 

Goodreads: ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas

Love Letters to the Death by Ava Dellaira

“May, I love you with everything I am. For so long, I just wanted to be like you. But I had to figure out that I am someone too, and now I can carry you, your heart with mine, everywhere I go.” -Ava Dellaira, Love letter to the death

WARNING: This book may cause you to spend a whole day feeling down. 

This is honestly a very hard book to review. It brought out a lot of mixed feelings in me. Reminiscent of Perk Of Being A Wallflower, Love Letters to the Death is too beautiful, too meaningfu, and too heartbreaking to describe with words.  

I fell in love with the idea behind this book before I'd even read it. It is written in the format of letters to dead celebrities, in which the protagonist expresses her thoughts and feelings. It all starts with an assignment for an English class, where Laurel has to write a letter to a dead person. Though she doesn't give them to her teacher, she has a notebook full of letters to dead celebrities about her family, friends and experiences at her new school, as well as her sister May who died young

This is a difficult book to read. And not for any reasons except it was dark and it was sad and some of it felt very lonely. I pictured Laurel sitting in her room or at school writing the letters to famous people who have passed, as she is to scared to share her feelings with the living. It carries such a deep message about family and grief and how it affects you on a whole, and how one eventually overcomes that whilst going through a rough journey. Just beautiful.

Having said that, this book really was touching. I don’t know what it’s like to lose someone but the grief in this book is so profound that I know that I don’t want to know. This book really is powerful.

I would highly recommend Love Letters to the Dead to readers who enjoy Young Adult contemporary/realistic fiction, particularly the more serious kind, and coming of age novels.

By the time I post this review, I will have rewritten it a million times and I still won't be able to convey what I really think about it. Take that to mean what you will. 

Goodreads: Love Letters to the Death