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A soaring novel by the critically acclaimed author of The Half Life of Molly Pierce and The Lost & Found, perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven and Rainbow Rowell. Part mysterious adventure, part love letter to the power of books, this is a brilliantly woven novel about loving, reading, writing, grieving, and finding the strength to take a leap. Lottie Reaves is not a risk taker. But she’s about to take a leap into the unknown… When Lottie's beloved Aunt Helen dies of cancer, it upends her careful, quiet life. Aunt Helen wasn’t a typical aunt. She was the world-famous author of the bestselling Alvin Hatter series. She knew a thing or two about the magic of writing, and how words have the power to make you see things differently. In her will, Aunt Helen leaves Lottie a series of letters—each containing mysterious instructions. As Lottie sets about following them, she realizes they’re meant to make her take a risk, and, for once in her life, really live. But when the letters reveal an extraordinary secret about her aunt’s past—and the inspiration for the Alvin Hatter series—Lottie finds herself faced with an impossible choice, one that will force her to confront her greatest fears once and for all.
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3.75 stars I've had this book for a couple of years and I can't believe it has taken me so long to get to it! It was so good. Not as good as Summer of Salt, obviously, but still. Highly recommend if you need a good ya contemporary with a little bit of magical realism <3 Actually I'm glad I picked this up when I did because it's helped me out of my reading slump :D
god damn this book!!! I loved SO much about this. I connected so much to Lottie & her anxiety. I loved her parents, Abe, her friendship with Em, her aunt, the discussion of mortality and the meaning of life. I think a lot of my feelings about this book are just based on my ability to emotionally connect to so many aspects of it but shit. I didn't jive with the magical realism as much as I have with it in Katrina Leno's other books and didn't really care for that part of the story but other than that, this was so fckn good.