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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
So beautifully written. Loved this story of young love, death, trauma of grief, friendship, loyalty, being brave. Honoring the gift of life and ultimately doing what’s best for you.
A few years ago, when Amelia's dad left, she was introduced to the Orman Chronicles by a semi-popular girl at her school, Jenna. After finishing the book, Amelia becomes completely obsessed with the Orman Chronicles and becomes best friends with Jenna who feels the same way about the book.
Now, the girls have just graduated high school. They attend a book festival - thanks to Jenna's rich parents = in hopes of being able to meet the young and elusive author of the Orman Chronicles, N. E. Endsley. After Jenna meets him and Amelia doesn't they have a huge fight, then a week later, Jenna is dead.
When a mysterious package comes for Amelia, it somehow leads her to N.E. Endsley. He isn't what you would expect a world famous author to be like.
I loved all the characters. Amelia, Nolan, Jenna and Nolan's best friend Alex and his mom. This book is so much than relationships that are just at a romance level, the friendships here are just as important. I also just loved the writing and Amelia's narration. I absolutely loved this book. I love books about books and authors, so I was definitely interested just from the synopsis.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a chance to read this! It was my favorite ARC of 2020
Now, the girls have just graduated high school. They attend a book festival - thanks to Jenna's rich parents = in hopes of being able to meet the young and elusive author of the Orman Chronicles, N. E. Endsley. After Jenna meets him and Amelia doesn't they have a huge fight, then a week later, Jenna is dead.
When a mysterious package comes for Amelia, it somehow leads her to N.E. Endsley. He isn't what you would expect a world famous author to be like.
I loved all the characters. Amelia, Nolan, Jenna and Nolan's best friend Alex and his mom. This book is so much than relationships that are just at a romance level, the friendships here are just as important. I also just loved the writing and Amelia's narration. I absolutely loved this book. I love books about books and authors, so I was definitely interested just from the synopsis.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a chance to read this! It was my favorite ARC of 2020
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
‘we’ve already been hurt, what’s one more scar?’
4.5 definitely. the way this book was written just got me it was so good and lovely and i now want someone to read to me as i fall asleep <3
4.5 definitely. the way this book was written just got me it was so good and lovely and i now want someone to read to me as i fall asleep <3
Oh my gosh, this is exactly the wholesome YA content that I needed in my life! Amelia Unabridged is an unflinchingly honest story about a girl who lost her best friend, and somehow along the way, lost herself. The personality of this book was so huge that I often found myself laughing along with the characters.
Just to start with the setting, was that bookstore not the place that bookworms dream about? It was so magical and fun and so many things that I can’t even begin to put into words. Please take me there and never make me leave.
The plot development felt so realistic, which just made the characters that much more lovable. I felt so invested and honestly shocked at how much I loved this book. Not because it is a type of book I wouldn’t read (I read books like this all the time), but because of how well-written it really was.
I don’t want to give spoilers for this novel because most of it is just learning about Amelia and Nolan’s life as they learn about it as well. Giving spoilers would just ruin how honest and real it feels.
Overall, even though this is a short review, I give this book all the stars (and whales) in the sky. For the wholesome YA content. For the romance. For the true friendships. For the furry sidekick. For still being uplifting even while dealing with grief. For everything unabridged.
Favorite quote: “Because she saved Nolan first and I must finish what she started.”
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
i loved it, it caught me right away and i couldn't stop reading, and if i didn't read i was thinking about it. Nolan is such an empathetic person and i wish to have someone in my life as he is
Early on in this book, there's the death of a friend who's like a sister to the protagonist, and it's to author Ashley Schumacher's credit that she's able to make readers feel that loss so sharply when we haven't known either character for long. Unfortunately, however, the story that unfolds after that point really tries my patience and credulity, as the heroine meets and falls instantly in love with her favorite author. (He's a teen just one year older than herself, so there's not a weird age difference, but it still seems as though the power differentials and tensions inherent to that collision of fandom with a budding relationship are left totally unexamined, to my intense discomfort.) Simply put, I've had a hard time investing in this romance, especially given the writer's tendency to hit the same metaphors over and over again, like the feeling of a line drawing the two souls together or the imagined vision of whales swimming through the sky during moments of surging emotion.
I remain struck by the novel's treatment of grief, and I think there's a version of the overall plot buried somewhere in here that I could have enjoyed, but I regret to say that I've been largely unmoved by the majority of the actual text.
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I remain struck by the novel's treatment of grief, and I think there's a version of the overall plot buried somewhere in here that I could have enjoyed, but I regret to say that I've been largely unmoved by the majority of the actual text.
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/10
this is my new favorite book. I can't even put into words how beautiful this book was. I wanted to highlight the entire book. Ashley Schumacher, you have an absolutely beautiful way with words.
this is my new favorite book. I can't even put into words how beautiful this book was. I wanted to highlight the entire book. Ashley Schumacher, you have an absolutely beautiful way with words.
Trigger warnings:
This book is a gorgeous depiction of grief and loss, as well as the many implications from losing a loved one.
Amelia Unabridged portrays the journey of young people coming together due to their struggles and finding strength in each other. The book is touches of a number of incredibly important elements other YA grief stories may miss, such as the expectations that come with moving on and living for the person lost. The book also deals incredibly well with anxiety depiction and panic attacks.
Overall, this is an incredibly moving story. The writing is really well paced. The characters are written in a way that makes them feel authentic and personal to the reader. While I don't think the romance was necessary in this story it felt authentic and not forced like many YA stories.
A brand new author to keep an eye on.
Spoiler
grief, death of a friend/sisters, drowning, car accident, anxiety and panic attacks, parental neglectThis book is a gorgeous depiction of grief and loss, as well as the many implications from losing a loved one.
Amelia Unabridged portrays the journey of young people coming together due to their struggles and finding strength in each other. The book is touches of a number of incredibly important elements other YA grief stories may miss, such as the expectations that come with moving on and living for the person lost. The book also deals incredibly well with anxiety depiction and panic attacks.
Overall, this is an incredibly moving story. The writing is really well paced. The characters are written in a way that makes them feel authentic and personal to the reader. While I don't think the romance was necessary in this story it felt authentic and not forced like many YA stories.
A brand new author to keep an eye on.
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Happy reading! ❤