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The Library of Lost Things: A Novel
by Laura Taylor Namey
OMG guys, why did no one tell me just how STINKING CUTE this YA love story is?? This was SO much more than a sappy idealistic romance between two angsty teens! I related to these characters so much and my heart was breaking for both of them and their own unique hurts!
Darcy lives alone with her hoarder mother trying to hide the shame of her home life and pretend everything is okay. Her mother's mental health is extremely fragile and I felt so bad for Darcy having to struggle with such adult pressures and concerns - something no seventeen year old should have to deal with. To preserve her own mental health, Darcy escapes into her books, finding solace in the characters who have become familiar friends (Anne Shirley being one, which I adored!).
Darcy works at a bookstore to help earn extra money and there meets Asher, an older teen whose flying dreams got derailed after a terrible car accident. He suffers from chronic pain and migraines as a result of the accident and can no longer fly airplanes (his one true love). Together the two bond over an old copy of Peter Pan (and guys!! GUYS!! The way the author used the story to weave into Darcy and Asher's story was chef's kiss the best thing ever!).
This was full of REAL, flawed and utterly relatable characters who I absolutely loved. Even the secondary characters were great. Darcy's bestie Marisol was so supportive and worked hard to help Darcy get out of her shell (encouraging her to go to parties and stealing her books so she couldn't hide in a corner reading lol - I'm totally guilty of doing that!).
HIGHLY recommend this one! Especially for fans of other bookstore YA love stories like Words in deep blue, Recommended for you, Amelia unabridged or Last chance books. Abby Jimenez's Life's too short is another great book that sensitively deals with having a family member who is a hoarder, and one I highly recommend if you want to understand more what that life is like.
This was excellent on audio as well, narrated by the very talented Brittany Pressley. I am legit going to need this on my shelves ASAP and NO it's not hoarding when it's books!! If you haven't gotten to this one (like I hadn't) bump it to the top of your TBR!
Darcy lives alone with her hoarder mother trying to hide the shame of her home life and pretend everything is okay. Her mother's mental health is extremely fragile and I felt so bad for Darcy having to struggle with such adult pressures and concerns - something no seventeen year old should have to deal with. To preserve her own mental health, Darcy escapes into her books, finding solace in the characters who have become familiar friends (Anne Shirley being one, which I adored!).
Darcy works at a bookstore to help earn extra money and there meets Asher, an older teen whose flying dreams got derailed after a terrible car accident. He suffers from chronic pain and migraines as a result of the accident and can no longer fly airplanes (his one true love). Together the two bond over an old copy of Peter Pan (and guys!! GUYS!! The way the author used the story to weave into Darcy and Asher's story was chef's kiss the best thing ever!).
This was full of REAL, flawed and utterly relatable characters who I absolutely loved. Even the secondary characters were great. Darcy's bestie Marisol was so supportive and worked hard to help Darcy get out of her shell (encouraging her to go to parties and stealing her books so she couldn't hide in a corner reading lol - I'm totally guilty of doing that!).
HIGHLY recommend this one! Especially for fans of other bookstore YA love stories like Words in deep blue, Recommended for you, Amelia unabridged or Last chance books. Abby Jimenez's Life's too short is another great book that sensitively deals with having a family member who is a hoarder, and one I highly recommend if you want to understand more what that life is like.
This was excellent on audio as well, narrated by the very talented Brittany Pressley. I am legit going to need this on my shelves ASAP and NO it's not hoarding when it's books!! If you haven't gotten to this one (like I hadn't) bump it to the top of your TBR!