[Cover Reveal & Excerpt] Dear Martin — Nic Stone

Hello friends! I rarely feature books in this capacity but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to spotlight Dear Martin, an upcoming novel written by my bud Nic Stone (October 17, 2017, Crown Books For Young Reader). That’s all I have to say, really. The story and voice of Dear Martin needs no further introduction.

Be the first to see the book cover and read the first full chapter below!


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[Review] History is All You Left Me – Adam Silvera

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Book Title: History Is All You Left Me
Author:     Adam Silvera
Number of pages:  320

Synopsis:

history-is-all-you-left-me-adam-silvera-book-coverWhen Griffin’s first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, his universe implodes. Even though Theo had moved to California for college and started seeing Jackson, Griffin never doubted Theo would come back to him when the time was right. But now, the future he’s been imagining for himself has gone far off course.

(re: Goodreads @ History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera)


Should this book be picked up? the tl;dr review:

– History features prose that’s uncomplicated, effusive, and direct, speaking volumes to the quiet power this story has.
– Uncomplicated setting that feels real even if there’s limited description to build New York
– OCD is heavily mentioned but is not the focus; Griffin’s grieving may come off as whiny/wallowing to readers
– Side characters might not be the most fleshed out and can lack overall value; same with some revelations

Initial Thoughts

I know what you’re thinking: “what the fuck, Joey rated a book 4+?!

Disclaimer: I received an ARC of History is All You Left Me from Chapters Indigo.


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[Top Ten Tuesday] – #136 – Underrated Books That Deserve More Hype

Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.

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This Week’s Theme:
Underrated Books That
Deserve More Hype

Initial Thoughts:

It would have been nice to handpick these books from just 2016 alone but terrible reading year would not have produced too many results. So I’m stretching as far back as 2015 in this post…for the most part at least.


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