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Twenty Boy Summer
by Sarah Ockler
This book broke my heart in the most perfect way.
I put off reading this book for so long and I don't know why. I always thought it was because I thought it was going to disappoint me like every other, "I'm going to have a summer fling and forget about my boyfriend" book but it wasn't anything like that, and never did it disappoint me. In the end, I reasoned that I didn't read it right away, because I knew it was going to blow me away and that I wanted to save it for a time when I needed it. I needed to feel something and with this book I felt.
I felt everything so deeply. I laughed and cried and giggled. I was forced back to the first time I fell in love and the way my stomach went crazy every time he looked or smiled or breathed in my direction. I was forced to remember how it felt when he moved away and how I couldn't look at boys the same for years, how I compared them to him and thought no one was as good. And I know that death isn't the same as moving away, but the loss of love, no matter what form it takes, is always hard. Anna's story showed that. It explored how hard it is to move on, how amazing it is to finally feel again, and how one person can change everything you believe in.
The dialog was realistic and believable and the descriptions were absolutely breath taking. I felt like I could smell saltwater and feel sand in my toes. After reading book after crappy book, I finally remember why I love to read! I love books that take you to a different world and teach you something. This book did that and I adored every character. Not only were they all likable, but their pain was so real, it was almost as if I was watching them bleed. Especially Frankie, who demonstrated that grief can come in all shapes and sizes.
Over all one of my favorite books ever!
I put off reading this book for so long and I don't know why. I always thought it was because I thought it was going to disappoint me like every other, "I'm going to have a summer fling and forget about my boyfriend" book but it wasn't anything like that, and never did it disappoint me. In the end, I reasoned that I didn't read it right away, because I knew it was going to blow me away and that I wanted to save it for a time when I needed it. I needed to feel something and with this book I felt.
I felt everything so deeply. I laughed and cried and giggled. I was forced back to the first time I fell in love and the way my stomach went crazy every time he looked or smiled or breathed in my direction. I was forced to remember how it felt when he moved away and how I couldn't look at boys the same for years, how I compared them to him and thought no one was as good. And I know that death isn't the same as moving away, but the loss of love, no matter what form it takes, is always hard. Anna's story showed that. It explored how hard it is to move on, how amazing it is to finally feel again, and how one person can change everything you believe in.
The dialog was realistic and believable and the descriptions were absolutely breath taking. I felt like I could smell saltwater and feel sand in my toes. After reading book after crappy book, I finally remember why I love to read! I love books that take you to a different world and teach you something. This book did that and I adored every character. Not only were they all likable, but their pain was so real, it was almost as if I was watching them bleed. Especially Frankie, who demonstrated that grief can come in all shapes and sizes.
Over all one of my favorite books ever!