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Patrick Ness2017
Inspired by Judy Blume’s Forever and Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, this novel that Andrew Smith calls “beautiful, enchanting, [and] exquisitely written” is a new classic about teenage relationships, self-acceptance—and what happens when the walls we build start coming down. A Kirkus Best Book of 2017! Adam Thorn doesn’t know it yet, but today will change his life. Between his religious family, a deeply unpleasant ultimatum from his boss, and his own unrequited love for his sort-of ex, Enzo, it seems as though Adam’s life is falling apart. At least he has two people to keep him sane: his new boyfriend (he does love Linus, doesn’t he?) and his best friend, Angela. But all day long, old memories and new heartaches come crashing together, throwing Adam’s life into chaos. The bindings of his world are coming untied one by one; yet in spite of everything he has to let go, he may also find freedom in the release. From the New York Times bestselling author of A Monster Calls comes a raw, darkly funny, and deeply affecting story about the courage it takes to live your truth.
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Reviews

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Rachel Evans@rjev1906
4 stars
Nov 3, 2022
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Lincy@lincy
2 stars
Feb 16, 2022
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Eleanor Luhar@bookmarked642
3 stars
Feb 2, 2022
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Alice Loretto@alore
5 stars
Jan 29, 2024
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Clementine Berthelsen@clementine
4 stars
Aug 10, 2022
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bianca@baancs
4.5 stars
Aug 2, 2022
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Megan Parrott@meganparrott
3 stars
Jul 5, 2024
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Martha F.@marthaq
5 stars
Mar 6, 2024
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Kris Lantheaume@klantheaume
3 stars
Jun 22, 2023
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Perseus Allen@purechaos
4 stars
Dec 27, 2022
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p.@softrosemint
4 stars
Jun 19, 2022
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Tegan Anderson@tande
4 stars
Jan 8, 2022
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Šárka Vomelová@vsarv
5 stars
Dec 5, 2021
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Lena@sunnielena
5 stars
Nov 16, 2021
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Su Ah Lee@suah98
5 stars
Oct 20, 2021

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