Welcome to Litsy!

This is about Bo, a teen who believes he can travel through time and attends a special academy for teens with mental illness, and his sister, Phoebe, and how Bo‘s mental illness affects their family. After his girlfriend Sofia‘s death, Bo starts a downward spiral and believes he can save her with his “power.” It could have been shorter, and TBH, I still don‘t know what‘s true and what isn‘t!
#bookspinbingo - this is my #doublespin for this month

This book tackled tough material and was insightful. It was sometimes tough to follow, but part of that may be by design.

#littensdressedinblood #September 14 #prompt Walking with a Ghost #aworldwithoutyou #bethrevis #mentalhealth #heartbreak #ghost #romance

“You are not one person. You are a different person in each moment of time.”

#aboutmentalillness
#magnificentmarch

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@OriginalCyn620

🎶 Now that I'm standing on my own
I'll remember
The way that you changed me🎶

Bo and Sophie falling in love during their time in mental hospital can create more problems than solutions, and plenty of changes...

#illremember
#movember
@Cinfhen

Yeah I'm sorry I was late
Well I missed the train
And then the traffic was a state
And I can't be arsed to carry on in this debate
That reoccurs ,oh when you say I don't care🎶

#ayupaugust #mardybum @Cinfhen @squirrelbrain

When you try your best but you don't succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you🎶

Bo and Sofia have lost so much. But when Sofia disappears, the therapists try so hard to “fix” him-can he survive...?
#fixyou #julycoldplay @Eggs

#outofthisworld #springintoreading @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

I wanted to like this book so much more than I did. The first half dragged on and on, and definitely could have benefitted from some additional editing. The story picked up in the second half though, and by the end I was definitely invested in what happened to Bo and the rest of Berkshire Academy.

#OWLsReadathon2019: Muggle Studies (contemporary)
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I tore through this book today😳 so good, so beautiful

@JoScho I can't imagine a world without you, Jody ❣️Thank you for the lovely birthday surprises 😘. A truly original bookish tote! With socks, masque, lip balm, and of course this book!! 💗🎉💗 Merci Bien!

Bo believes that he can travel through time using the invisible #thread that only he can see and pull himself along. #quotsyJune18

Bo believes he has the ability to travel through time. His delusions take him to a school for other kids with "superpowers," a love interest, and tragedy.

I haven't yet read this book, and though I've seen mixed reviews of it, I'm intrigued to learn how Bo's story plays out. #TBR

#MisterAsylum #TuneIntoNovember

This story focuses on a brother and sister, Bo and Phoebe, and the struggle the mental illness takes on everyone in a family.

After finishing I'm still not sure whether Bo suffers from mental illness or if he actually can travel in time! The author does such a great job writing it that you can't decipher what's actually real or not especially when you read the epilogue.

I really enjoyed this book.

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Another hot day so I'm at the pool again. If you like cider and haven't tried Atlas you should.

#ihatesummer

We will be at 100° today so I've stake my claim poolside and getting some reading in.

#ihatesummer

The cover of this new paperback edition is much more haunting --and befitting the theme of mental illness-- than the original cover of the hardcover edition. #YA #Razorbill #BethRevis

Just started and I'm already hooked! Can't wait to see how the story plays out!!

I LOVE this quote so much!

Well then...this book was terrifying and confusing and a little bit wonderful.
It is about a boy with a mental illness and we're along for the ride as he slides deeper into his delusions.
Honestly, I still don't know what was true.

This book is uncomfortable to read. It's about mental illness but I keep finding myself pulled into his delusions and then having to remind myself that it's not real.

I'm a huge Beth Revis fan! Excited about this one!

" I can think of no better way to meet a girl the. To see her through the eyes of the story she loves best."

An extreme dive into mental health. Very very compelling.

#octphotochallenge #bestnarrator

This book has two perspectives, but my favorite was the brother. His girlfriend has disappeared into the past because of his secret power. Or has she? I'm a sucker for unreliable narrators, and this one had me book-binging.

I can think of no better way to meet a girl than to see her through the eyes of the story she loves best

My experience reading this book was as much story as it was a chance to peek inside the mind of an author. The stickies reminded me just how much thought predicates plot, character and theme decisions. This book reintroduced me to the beauty of these decisions. I felt for Bo's sister Phoebe as she tried to compensate for Bo by being perfect, driven, stable. It's a story I'm still sitting with - that I think I'll be thinking about for some time.

...life is a special occasion

I just know this book is going to break my heart.

Thinking of starting this one next

Interesting idea and creative approach to mental illness, but the characters and plot were not compelling. I would have preferred the story if the kids really did have super powers!

I kind of wish I hadn't read certain information on the book jacket before reading. It would have made the first reading more suspenseful. That being said, I would still like to re-read this already. So many emotions. I love how Revis writes Bo's perspective. He has a fascinating brain.

Heartbreaking story about a teen with mental illness. I loved the way it also showed the impact that Bo's illness had on his sister and his parents.

Complicated narrator. Definitely wasn't what I expected from the first few chapters, in a good way, mostly. Don't read too many reviews before you dive into this one to avoid spoilers.

#bookisholympics book 4!

I'm putting off finishing A World Without You because I'm afraid it's going to be sad. It's gonna be sad, y'all.

Beth Revis curated the Quarterly YA box, and her novel came with post its from her about the book. They have been a fun addition while reading.

I thought this part was so sweet. Of course, it spoke to me as a reader. 📚💕

I'm a sucker for a good unreliable narrator, & this book DELIVERS. The only difference is that the reader knows what's real & what's not while we watch Bo (who thinks he's a time traveler) struggle to come to terms with the truth. Even though you know he's in a mental institution (occasional chapters from his sister's POV provide perspective), you can't help but to root for him on his quest to save the girlfriend he thinks is trapped in the past.

Source: Book Junkie Promotions

Wonderful. Got my copy in a YA Quarterly Box, with a author signed book plate and author post it notes. I am keeping this copy.

Bo has always had delusions that he can travel through time. When he was ten, Bo claimed to have witnessed the Titanic hit an iceberg, and at fifteen, he found himself on a Civil War battlefield, horrified by the bodies surrounding him. So when his worried parents send him to a school for troubled youth, Bo assumes he knows the truth: that he‘s actually attending Berkshire Academy, a school for kids who, like Bo, have “superpowers.”

My August #tbr, as dictated by the authors coming to Decatur Book Festival over Labor Day Weekend! I am excited to delve into all of these!

Available now at #TheBookmarkBoutique !