The other day while I was going about my business at work I overheard a snippet of an awesome conversation.
A girl is with her friend looking through the Summer books by Jenny Han. She’s holding a copy of We’ll Always Have Summer and leafing through it as she is explaining the story line to her friend. Suddenly, she interrupts herself and starts to exclaim loudly:
“OH MY GOSH. THIS COPY HAS LETTERS BETWEEN BELLY AND CONRAD! MY COPY DOESN’T HAVE THIS.”
Girl ignores the friend she was originally talking to and frantically flipping pages. “THIS IS SOOOOO COOL.”
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I like it when people freak out about awesome things.
This book still just blows my mind away. The intimate letter format, the emotional roller coaster, the beautiful yet harsh setting? Oh, my goodness. What a book.
This is the epitome of a good summer book. It has wonderful boys, sand, a beach house, memories, rainy days in bed watching old movies– it’s pretty much my dream summer. Plus, Conrad is my favorite ever.
I hadn’t read Courtney Summers before this year, and I have to thank book bloggers for this author! I saw reviews for her books everywhere, which made me curious about this woman I hadn’t even heard of before. She writes great strong female characters struggling their way through high school. I put Cracked Up to Be in my top four because I loved reading Regina’s road to liking herself.
I love how this book is saturated with Clara’s voice– it is without a doubt her story. The content kept me on my toes and I love the pacing of how everything was told.
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