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A review by briannethebookworm
Take Me with You When You Go by David Levithan, Jennifer Niven
4.0
Bea is 2 months away from finishing high school when she disappears from her old life, only leaving behind an email address for her younger brother, Ezra to contact her. Bea’s mom and stepdad are more concerned about how Bea’s disappearance makes them look, and only Ezra is left to be their punching bag. Through email correspondence, Bea and Ezra dissect the mess that is their family, a mess that no one understands except each other. They thought their family was as screwed up as it could be, but when Bea reveals the real reason she left, it could damage them all even more.
This was a heavy one, and those who are triggered by emotional and physical abuse should read with caution. I’m a big fan of both authors, and I knew it would be an emotional but meaningful book with memorable characters. I liked the email format and Bea and Ezra’s close relationship. Throughout the book they discuss how no one could ever understand them the way they understand each other because of the hell they grew up in; I think that’s such a universal quality of many sibling relationships because those are the only people in the world who grew up under the exact same circumstances with the same parents as you. I surprisingly didn’t cry, and the end left me feeling hopeful. Bea and Ezra’s resilience was inspiring.
This was a heavy one, and those who are triggered by emotional and physical abuse should read with caution. I’m a big fan of both authors, and I knew it would be an emotional but meaningful book with memorable characters. I liked the email format and Bea and Ezra’s close relationship. Throughout the book they discuss how no one could ever understand them the way they understand each other because of the hell they grew up in; I think that’s such a universal quality of many sibling relationships because those are the only people in the world who grew up under the exact same circumstances with the same parents as you. I surprisingly didn’t cry, and the end left me feeling hopeful. Bea and Ezra’s resilience was inspiring.