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Love and Other Perishable Items
Love and Other Perishable Items | Laura Buzo
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Love is awkward, as fans of Rainbow Rowell and E. Lockhart well know. Funny and heartbreaking in equal measure, this grocery store romance was a Morris Award Finalist for Best YA debut. "Smart, honest and full of achingly real characters. And it made me laugh. What else would you want in a book?" Melina Marchetta, Printz Award-winning author From the moment Amelia sets eyes on Chris, she is a goner. Lost. Sunk. Head over heels infatuated with him. It's problematic, since Chris, 21, is a sophisticated university student, while Amelia, 15, is 15. Amelia isn't stupid. She knows it's not gonna happen. So she plays it cool around Chrisat least, as cool as she can. Working checkout together at the local supermarket, they strike up a friendship: swapping life stories, bantering about everything from classic books to B movies, and cataloging the many injustices of growing up. As time goes on, Amelia's crush doesn't seem so one-sided anymore. But if Chris likes her back, what then? Can two people in such different places in life really be together? Through a year of befuddling firstsfirst love, first job, first party, and first hangoverdebut author Laura Buzo shows how the things that break your heart can still crack you up. "A sweet and scathingly funny love story." Kirkus, Starred Review From the Hardcover edition.
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As much as i love YA stories this one was not my cup of tea. I was getting so frustrates with the potential not possible love story. I peeked forward and realized the story didnt create any burning questions so i just let it go.

2.0 📖 out of 5 📖

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I liked this, but it was not perfect. Pros: A fairly realistic, interesting premise + neat dual-POV story structure. Cons: I had trouble connecting with the characters (even though I like them quite a bit), but I think I may be in the minority on this based on Goodreads. (✔️ for fans of Aussie lit)

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Currently reading! This has been on my Kindle for ages.

Alternating POV's: I'm enjoying hearing from Amelia in narrative form while Chris tells his story through journal entries. I'm about one-third through 👉🏻 wondering how this one will end with young people, a crush + a big age difference.

Erinreadsthebooks Interested to hear how you like it! 9y
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