John Green meets Rainbow Rowell in this irresistible story of first love, broken hearts, and the golden seams that put them back together again.
Henry Page has never been in love. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slo-mo, heart palpitating, can't-eat-can't-sleep kind of love that he's been hoping for just hasn't been in the cards for him—at least not yet. Instead, he's been happy to focus on his grades, on getting into a semi-decent college and finally becoming editor of his school newspaper. Then Grace Town walks into his first period class on the third Tuesday of senior year and he knows everything's about to change.
Grace isn't who Henry pictured as his dream girl—she walks with a cane, wears oversized boys' clothes, and rarely seems to shower. But when Grace and Henry are both chosen to edit the school paper, he quickly finds himself falling for her. It's obvious there's something broken about Grace, but it seems to make her even more beautiful to Henry, and he wants nothing more than to help her put the pieces back together again. And yet, this isn't your average story of boy meets girl. Krystal Sutherland's brilliant debut is equal parts wit and heartbreak, a potent reminder of the bittersweet bliss that is first love.
Actual rating: 4.5 stars Initital thoughts: It's 4 a.m. and I'm trying to see what I'm typing through my tears. I didn't expect to love Our Chemical Hearts nor did I think this would be a book that should speak to me on a deeper level. I'm immensely glad I received a review copy because that bumped this beautiful book up on my TBR pile. While I did have a couple of issues enough to dock half a star, I can't wait for its release day and for more people to read this remarkable eloquent book on heartbreak and love in various forms — romantic, friendly, parental, and so on.
