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Amelia Unabridged
by Ashley Schumacher
I received a free ARC of this book in exchanged for my honest review.
I absolutely loved this novel and I can't believe it is a debut. I started it worrying that it may be too sad at first because of the blurb, but got so sucked in that I couldn't stop reading and stayed up half the night reading the entire thing in one sitting. This story is so true to the characters' grief and mourning without being weighed down by it. Despite the lead characters working through their trauma everything still feels so warm and cozy and like it is always moving in a positive direction no matter what it takes to get there. It is so whimsical and shows the magic that can be found in letting our imaginations run wild as well as in the real things in life. Love and friendship and knowing you have made decisions true to who you are so that you end up exactly where you should be in the moment - that is magical. The invisible tether of connection Amelia feels to Nolan is another beautiful way to infuse an air of magic to the story, and can be interpreted in various ways by the reader. I see it as a metaphor for the intuition we develop for those that we love and how sometimes our connections can feel almost tangible, or as a tie of fate as Alex claims. The way Amelia's imaginings are overlayed with reality is a brilliant way to depict daydreaming and a creative imagination. The prose is quirky and poetic while still being very easy to read and rooted in relatable struggles and choices in life. This book is also such a love letter to being a reader. When Amelia steps into Val's bookstore and describes it you can't help but give an dreamy sigh - it is the ideal bookstore. The Orman Chronicles are described as having a Harry Potter-like fandom and the novel explores how the series that we read during our formative years and during pivotal times in our lives become etched into our hearts and histories unlike anything else in life. Amelia and Nolan are so right and healthy for each other and their relationship is written in such a way that how quickly they fall in love makes total sense because they understand each other so deeply. The friendships in this story are so precious because they are quality over quantity and show that it isn't the family you are born with that matters. Everybody cares about each other and wants the best for each other even when it takes growing pains and arguments and mistakes for them all to get there. This story is about how hope and happiness can grow out of pain and loss and I know it is one I will come back to time and again.
I absolutely loved this novel and I can't believe it is a debut. I started it worrying that it may be too sad at first because of the blurb, but got so sucked in that I couldn't stop reading and stayed up half the night reading the entire thing in one sitting. This story is so true to the characters' grief and mourning without being weighed down by it. Despite the lead characters working through their trauma everything still feels so warm and cozy and like it is always moving in a positive direction no matter what it takes to get there. It is so whimsical and shows the magic that can be found in letting our imaginations run wild as well as in the real things in life. Love and friendship and knowing you have made decisions true to who you are so that you end up exactly where you should be in the moment - that is magical. The invisible tether of connection Amelia feels to Nolan is another beautiful way to infuse an air of magic to the story, and can be interpreted in various ways by the reader. I see it as a metaphor for the intuition we develop for those that we love and how sometimes our connections can feel almost tangible, or as a tie of fate as Alex claims. The way Amelia's imaginings are overlayed with reality is a brilliant way to depict daydreaming and a creative imagination. The prose is quirky and poetic while still being very easy to read and rooted in relatable struggles and choices in life. This book is also such a love letter to being a reader. When Amelia steps into Val's bookstore and describes it you can't help but give an dreamy sigh - it is the ideal bookstore. The Orman Chronicles are described as having a Harry Potter-like fandom and the novel explores how the series that we read during our formative years and during pivotal times in our lives become etched into our hearts and histories unlike anything else in life. Amelia and Nolan are so right and healthy for each other and their relationship is written in such a way that how quickly they fall in love makes total sense because they understand each other so deeply. The friendships in this story are so precious because they are quality over quantity and show that it isn't the family you are born with that matters. Everybody cares about each other and wants the best for each other even when it takes growing pains and arguments and mistakes for them all to get there. This story is about how hope and happiness can grow out of pain and loss and I know it is one I will come back to time and again.