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Those Summer Nights
by Laura Silverman
*I won my advanced copy of this book from the author in an Instagram giveaway*
Let me just begin by saying that I had planned to read this book by the pool on vacation, but I started it a few days before and devoured it before we ever reached our destination.
This story is one about loss, grief, searching, repentance, healing, romance, and community (to name a few!!). The entire novel is incredibly organic and feels truthful. Silverman wraps up this tumultuous storyline in a way that feels so real to me. Our main character, who has lost so much, is not miraculously healed/recovered/over it, but she finds peace in her situation, which is an exceptionally worthwhile story for YA readers.
I have also read Recommended for You, and despite only reading 2 of her books, I'm adding Silverman to my list of favorite YA authors. In comparing those two books, one of the things I really enjoyed about both is the sense of a workplace community for her teenaged characters. I don't know if I read a lot of YA books where their workplace is essentially a character in the book, and I feel like she does this well. I also love in both novels the many Jewish themes and references. This is also something not often seen in YA novels.
The ONLY thing I'd change about this book is the name of Patrick Cho. This is only because, for us Gilmore Girls fans, this is the same name as the unseen boy who kisses Lane Kim on the forehead. It drove me nuts as to where I'd heard that name before, but I finally figured it out.
Let me just begin by saying that I had planned to read this book by the pool on vacation, but I started it a few days before and devoured it before we ever reached our destination.
This story is one about loss, grief, searching, repentance, healing, romance, and community (to name a few!!). The entire novel is incredibly organic and feels truthful. Silverman wraps up this tumultuous storyline in a way that feels so real to me. Our main character, who has lost so much, is not miraculously healed/recovered/over it, but she finds peace in her situation, which is an exceptionally worthwhile story for YA readers.
I have also read Recommended for You, and despite only reading 2 of her books, I'm adding Silverman to my list of favorite YA authors. In comparing those two books, one of the things I really enjoyed about both is the sense of a workplace community for her teenaged characters. I don't know if I read a lot of YA books where their workplace is essentially a character in the book, and I feel like she does this well. I also love in both novels the many Jewish themes and references. This is also something not often seen in YA novels.
The ONLY thing I'd change about this book is the name of Patrick Cho. This is only because, for us Gilmore Girls fans, this is the same name as the unseen boy who kisses Lane Kim on the forehead. It drove me nuts as to where I'd heard that name before, but I finally figured it out.