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I made it my new year's resolution to read more, but this has meant that I haven't posted on Litsy in ages!

This was my 35th book of 2019 and it was too incredible to go without giving it a mention.

It is a young adult novel, but I think that anyone will enjoy it! It was the sort of book that, although it wasn't necessarily sad, it left a lump in my throat for the entire thing.

It's the best book I have read in a while! :)

This book will break your heart into a million pieces, glue them back together, and then throw it on the floor again and laugh in your face. I couldn‘t put it down, and I found myself crying along with Otis and worrying along with Meg. Raw and honest, this book was a total pick for me.

So far, it‘s starting out very slow, but it‘s still a pleasant read.

Here is my penultimate #bestoflists2017 focusing on #diversity #bestbooks2017 https://trishtalkstexts.wordpress.com/2017/12/22/lists-best-of-2017-diversity/ My last list will be #voices posted on Sunday hopefully.

Slow start and it took me a while to really settle into the story, but once I did - pages flew. A view into the complex mire of grief, loss, love and self identity, that is woven so truthfully that the character's pain is real. The book ended so well that it immediately gave it an extra half star from a solid four star read.

this book was beautiful in so many ways. it belongs in the universe of 'we are all made of molecules' and 'i'll give you the sun'- the characters were well written, diverse, and a little heartbreaking. definitely something i would read again.

Didn't really like the main characters, I'd have much rather had Dara's story. Didn't like the constant sex talk, how many times did he have to describe someone's butt or boobs? I didn't really connect with the characters on the page, and the whole losing someone is like a phantom limb?... I don't know, maybe I missed something...

Been out overseas for a while, but it's being released in Australia in June. Enjoying this heartfelt, horny boy's narration. He seems genuine and real.

Oh, this is bringing back some weird long-buried memories of being a swimmer in high school... so so glad to be warm and dry now. Though it is making me long for summer! 🌊😁 #ya #yalit

Can't say enough good things about this book! Loved, loved, loved it! If you like John Green, you'll undoubtedly like this book too. Go ahead -- add it to your wish list. (You know you want to!)
Thank you to whoever recommended this one. (I think it was you, @hwheaties )

I am in love with this book!

Some good new releases on Hoopla audio this week! Guess what's going to be next on my list?! 😋

Ok, my final (I promise!!) post for the day is my #recommendsday pick, Phantom Limbs by Paula Garner. So good and poignant and real. You can read my (fairly short) review here: https://t.co/RE1o5lqL4b
@Liberty

Poignant, moving and heartbreaking, I literally cannot say enough good things about this captivating book and about Garner as an author. I cannot wait to see more from her and I predict that this book will be huge. I know that I will hold these precious characters in my own heart for a very long time. So go, pre order your copy now.
Full review on www.novelgossip.com

So good. Seriously. Loss and life and what it means to keep living and loving as a real, wounded, broken, healing person.

Really, really liking this book. Great look inside the psyche after loss, and also inside the relationships and friendships between/among teenagers and teens and parents. Also the slow release of info about the tragedy before the book is killing me but so good.

Ok this is hilarious. The teenage boy brain is a magical place, I tell you.

Here's the truth about healing.

Home again, home again, so I can read.

And now, this one that I've been hearing so much about! How do we move on after loss? It's a question so many of us ask. We'll see what this book and these characters have to say.

Ohmigodohmigodohmigod book mail!!!

Finished this on one sitting last night. The male POV is so well done, and I'd highly recommend it for those who appreciate books that explore the way love and loss can resonate for a lifetime. Fantastic debut, out this September!