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Teen readers may relate to some of the characters' experiences, such as shifts in friend groups, cliques, and trying on various identities. But the last twenty minutes of this book had me upping the rating due to how much this story touched me. I still keep hoping that what I read was a lie and there’s going to be some miracle that says it didn’t happen the way it did. Her writing was littered with several beautiful passages and was delicate yet purposeful with each word puncturing a hole in my heart. At home, they continue to celebrate holidays together with their families, even though things are awkward between the two of them.

Autumn used to be friends with her first door neighbor, Finn but after middle school she becomes very popular and they grow apart. What made these issues more realistic was that they weren’t just touched upon once, but they were followed upon Autumn’s progression through school and clearly showed an important part of the type of person Autumn became.Despite knowing this I continually tried to bury this awful fact at the back of my mind, I kept trying to make myself believe that the author would change the course of the story and that maybe she was just playing with us. If Nowlin was attempting to make Autumn relatable to her readers, she went about it terribly, as Autumn’s narrative felt incredibly repetitive. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This war continues for weeks until Autumn confronts Finny on the day it is his turn to secure the table.

I started reading in the morning and didn't put it down until I was done crying because I had a feeling someone stabbed me in the heart even though the book started with the most unpleasant thing than can happen. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. I think there has only been one other book which I cried at but this book had me sobbing when I got to end. At the end of senior year, Autumn's boyfriend breaks up with her, and Finny's girlfriend travels to Europe. And unprotected sex and teen pregnancy are handled in a troubling way, with little exploration of the negative consequences.I love him in a way I cannot define, as if my love were an organ within my body that I could not live without yet could not pick out of an anatomy book. Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.

If you’re worried about giving this book a try because of the heart breaking story please don’t because Nowlin’s gorgeous prose is not one to be missed. When she isn’t at home agonizing over her own novels Laura works at the public library where the patrons give her plenty of inspiration for her writing. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

As a reader the story’s slow build up to Autumn and Finny declaring their love which does finally occurs in the last 90% of the book. Along with the month comes new releases from favorite authors, a horrifying debut and a BookTok favorite, making our most anticipated Young Adult books a group of must-have titles.