Title: Our Chemical Hearts
Author: Krystal Sutherland
Pages: 320
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Release date: 4th October 2016
Blurb from Goodreads:
Henry
Page, a hopeless romantic and film buff, is smitten as soon as Grace Town walks
into his classroom. But Grace - who looks in need of a good bath, is dressed in
guy's clothing, and walks with a cane - is unlike any leading lady he's ever
obsessed over. And when Henry and Grace are both offered positions as editors
of their high school newspaper, the mystery of Grace begins to captivate him.
Why does she visit a graveyard every afternoon? What secret does she keep
locked away in her bedroom? Above all, why is Grace Town so deeply sad? Before
he knows it, Henry is sure that he is the one to unlock her happiness. But
Grace is capricious, changeable, infuriating, and, above all, damaged. Henry
will need to be the strongest he has ever been to survive this particular love
story.
My Review:
*I
received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to
Bonnier Publishing and NetGalley*
Henry Page
has always wondered what falling in love would be like. He's seen his friends
fall in love and has witnessed his parents' true love.
Then Henry
meets Grace Town, a girl who needs a cane to help her walk, a girl who dresses
in boy's clothes and needs a wash.
Henry and
Grace work on the school newspaper together and start growing closer.
Why does
Grace seem like two people sometimes?
Why
doesn't she drive?
Our
Chemical Hearts is one of the funniest reads I've read in a long time. I smiled
a lot while reading it and really liked Henry's narration.
Henry was
a very good protagonist. He was funny, relatable and I wanted him to be happy.
I had
mixed feelings about Grace. I felt sorry for her but she was very messed up
(understandably).
The
supporting characters in this were awesome - I loved La and Murray (Henry's
friends) as well as Henry's parents and sister.
It was
nice for the main character to have a good relationship with his parents and
sibling(s).
The plot
was good and held my attention but I wasn't gripped and guessed a couple of
things.
This was
an emotional, realistic read about friendship, grief and love.
Overall
this was an enjoyable, funny read that I would recommend.
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