A bittersweet, funny, sad story of friendship, first love, and heartache, all rolled into one spellbinding tale, from a stunning debut novelist. Our chemical hearts simply grabbed my from the cover. Our chemical hearts, one of our most anticipated books coming out this fall, happens to fall under the latter category. P putnams sons books for young readers, october 4th 2016.
Our chemical hearts is about firstloves as much as it is about friendship, family, and love. This book of first love has touched my heart and given way to the waterworks. I couldnt put this book down once i started reading it not only was it an incredibly fun read, it was completely addictive. Our chemical hearts delivers a whole lot of nothing this aint livin. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland penguin books. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slomo, heart palpitating, canteatcantsleep kind of love that hes been hoping for just hasnt been in the. Fans of life in outer space, words in deep blue, and contemporary ya in general, will.
Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland, paperback. Putnams sons books for young readers, 9780399546563, 320pp. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland goodreads. Its not easy, its not typical, and its not the sort of love story that readers will be expecting, but it will resonate. Theres no holding back in the language or in the way that the main character, henry thinks. Then he meets pretty, wild, unpredictable dovie, who lives like a. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland published by g. If you liked our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland, here are some books like this. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slomo, heart palpitat. Our chemical hearts is incredibly cinematic, and the characters are wonderfully welldrawn and believable, the main characters and the supporting cast come alive on the page. We know, we know fall seems like a million years away right now, but it will be here before you know it and in.
And no one can see the bend in the train tracks until its already too late to stop. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland published by penguin on 2016 genres. Krystal sutherlands debut novel follows a teen who falls in love for the first time. Fictional stories of everyday resistanceapril, 2020.
Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland youth services. Though i did have a few problems with it, i still thought it was a refreshing book. The voice is, exceptionally clever i roared with laughter a few times which i never do when perusing. It was an interesting, thought provoking, and emotional read. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland bills itself as kind of a love story, and also not your average story of boy meets girl. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland word revel. At first i was restless, in light of the fact that henrys voice is not a convincing high school kid. Our chemical hearts follows seventeen year old henry page who has lived a pretty scandal free life. Sometimes happily ever after does not existour chemical. Travis spends time on bloodfall discussion boards and even starts regularly texting with a. Its not entirely our chemical hearts fault, but the book is appearing in the. Yet, i didnt wind up deducting a star for that its that great. The book manages to tug on your heartstrings while also being laughoutloud funny and unexpectedly insightful. Our chemical hearts is incredibly cinematic, and the characters are.
There is a japanese art form called kintsukuroi in which you take a bowl or plate or a pot break it into pieces and stick it back together again so that it becomes more beautiful for having been broken. Putnams sons books for young readers on october 4th 2016 genres. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland published by penguin australia on october 3rd 2016 source. Hes waiting for that slomo, heart palpitating, canteatcantsleep kind of love. Everyone thinks they know libby strout, the girl once dubbed americas fattest teen. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slomo, heart palpitating, canteatcantsleep kind of love that hes been. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland overdrive. A high school transfer student finds a new passion when she begins to work on the schools newspaper. This book is so realistically smart, like does that even make sense. Listen to our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland at.
With lili reinhart, sarah jones, austin abrams, bruce altman. Start reading our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland. Its a beautiful story that can reach and warm even the coldest heart. A semidefinitive list of worst nightmares penguin books. Henry page was such an awesome character for me, guy perspective books are hard for me sometimes because i never feel like the characters connect to their story. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slomo, heart palpitating, canteatcantsleep kind of love that hes been hoping for just hasnt been in the cards for himat least not yet. Our chemical hearts hardcover by krystal sutherland. Bargain books are excess inventory or store returns from publishers that are discreetly marked with a small dot or line on the edge of the pages and, while most are in great condition, some books may exhibit minor cosmetic wear and tear. Its not entirely our chemical hearts fault, but the book is appearing in the context of an endless parade of books exactly like it. Our chemical hearts is krystal sutherlands debut young adult book about first love. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland is a book that is raw in all meaning of the word. John hughes meets john green in this irresistible story of first love, broken hearts, and the golden seams that put them back together again.
Our chemical hearts is a heart wrenching story of first love and the happiness and grief it often brings, told by a witty and awkward narrator who is easy to relate to. These books feature highly original stories with compelling. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland contains 320 pages published by hot key books on october 4, 2016 classified as contemporary, romance, young adult obtained through pansing books read as arc shelve on goodreads. He is obsessed with bloodfall, a book series that is eerily similar to the song of ice and fire series. Henry page, a hopeless romantic and film buff, is smitten as soon as grace town walks into his classroom. More quotes from our chemical hearts i kinda like the idea.
But grace who looks in need of a good bath, is dressed in guys clothing, and walks. Sad, happy, even a bit cheesy, our chemical hearts is a story many can relate to. Awesomeness films nabs ya novel our chemical hearts. So this is certainly not a story of love at first sight.
He has never gotten into that big of trouble, never broken the law, and never been in love. This is a story of a first love and how that love effects the two partners, one of whom has nothing to give and one of whom gives too much. Anyway, here it comes our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland. Indies introduce summer 2016 pick autumn 2016 kids indie next list inspired recommendations for kids from indie booksellers the most romantic read of the season is an arguably antiya story its the complex chemistry between henry and grace that touches the heart and doesnt let go. Awesomeness films has acquired film rights to upcoming ya. John green meets rainbow rowell in this irresistible story of first love, broken hearts, and the golden seams that put them back together again. Fans of life in outer space, words in deep blue, and contemporary ya in general, will enjoy this cast of characters and the world in which they live. Our chemical hearts acknowledges and pays tribute to the everpopular genre of manicpixiedreamgirlsandthemenwholovethem, but turns it gently on its head by developing into a story that proves that love is complicated and people more so. And when you board the train, you hope that this will be the one that doesnt crash. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland bobs books blog. This is an accomplished first novel and an enjoyable read that blends humour with heart. To ask other readers questions about our chemical hearts, please sign up. Krystal sutherland henry page has never been in love. I cannot even begin to tell you how tired i am of books like this.
Awesomeness films has acquired the film rights to our chemical hearts, australian author krystal sutherlands upcoming debut novel. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland, 9781471405839, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Krystal sutherland, our chemical hearts, published by g. And there it starts pl ot henry is a high school senior whos content with focusing on his grades rather than getting in trouble. Goodreads members who liked our chemical hearts also liked. From the jump i felt the similarities to eleanor and park just an older and modern version. Find books like our chemical hearts from the worlds largest community of readers. Our chemical hearts reminds me of a lot of other ya contemporary books ive read. An irresistible story of first love, broken hearts, and the golden seams that put them back. Our chemical hearts is a love story with a difference. From the author of our chemical hearts comes the hilarious, realitybending tale of two outsiders facing their greatest fears about life and loveone debilitating phobia at a time ever since esther solars grandfather met death, her entire family has been cursed to suffer one great fear in their lifetimea fear that will eventually lead each and every one of them to their graves. It is slow to start, but the second half of the book is much better than the first half, which is heavily laden with contemporary references. Overall, our chemical hearts was a unique, fast paced and quirky read, i would really recommend this to those that love john green to be honest its heaps better than his books oops dont hurt me and also to those that love quirky characters with a really deep and meaningful plot. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland, read by robbie daymond.
Our chemical hearts delivers a whole lot of nothing. The novel starts off with henry page telling readers about how he expected to first fall in love, and then introducing us to his unexpected first love, grace. Our chemical hearts krystal sutherland mind palace. The slomo, canteatcantsleep kind of love hes been hoping for just hasnt been on the cards at least not yet. Our chemical hearts is a book id recommend to anyone looking to read a funny yet heartbreaking story.
Book recommendations for people who like our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland. Included on the dymocks best books of 2016 list included on the whsmith best books of 2016 list from the author of our chemical hearts comes the hilarious, realitybending tale of two outsiders facing their greatest fears about life and love one debilitating phobia at a time. Emotionally riveting, our chemical hearts is perfect for fans of. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland penguin books australia. Putnams sons books for young readers 9780399546563, 2016.
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