Our Chemical Hearts
Ratings11
Average rating3.4
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Ratings11
Average rating3.4
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.
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it was better than I expected
also I loved how it didn't have the expected ending, I love endings like this
Grace Town is new to Henry's high school. Once seen, she isn't easily forgotten. When they are thrown together to be co-editors of the high school paper, so begins their story. Hearts will be cracked, love will be tested, and friendship will broken.
This is my first read by this author and I absolutely loved all the sarcastic wit and humor. I know, for some, it will be irritating and annoying but then ... teenagers so ... it fits and I laughed and enjoyed.
Even though this is essentially a sad book throughout it's refreshing to see the dark side of love done in a way that isn't an obsessive one.
Sometimes love stories aren't meant to be good ones. Sometimes they are meant to help the other person and sometimes they are just a blip in our lives and memories to be held deep within, even when painful.
