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A Taxonomy of Love
by Rachael Allen
4.5 stars
A Taxonomy of Love follows Spencer and Hope as they grow up. Starting at 13 years old, when they first meet. They become immediate best friends. But as time continues, life gets complicated. The two grow together and apart. This book includes a rollercoaster of feelings through sibling feuds, family tragedies, new relationships and broken hearts.
And for me, it was worth every page of reading. I also learned a lot because Spencer has Tourette's syndrome, which basically means he has these tics like shrugging and sniffing. It is just a lovely read. Spencer draws these taxonomies and they are great. Hope is also great. She has all these dreams and she has a great bond with her older sister of which we learn through their e-mails and texts.
This book also has a great, present family, as in a realistic family and an adorable, funny grandmother who is basically Spencer's second best friend. (I love Mimi).
The book also has really fun references to pop cultures!
I really liked how Spencer looked back on his liking of Hope and realised that he basically worshipped Hope when they were still in middle grade. His relationship with Jayla, probably, taught him that it is better not to put anyone on a pedestal.
I don't NOT like the misunderstanding though. I almost never do. I think they are the bane of any kind of romantic novels. I guess they are part of the deal but I prefer not to see them and if they do appear I want them to be understandable misunderstandings a la November 9 and Confess by Colleen Hoover.
I would definitely recommend this book if you just love YA contemporary romances.
A Taxonomy of Love follows Spencer and Hope as they grow up. Starting at 13 years old, when they first meet. They become immediate best friends. But as time continues, life gets complicated. The two grow together and apart. This book includes a rollercoaster of feelings through sibling feuds, family tragedies, new relationships and broken hearts.
And for me, it was worth every page of reading. I also learned a lot because Spencer has Tourette's syndrome, which basically means he has these tics like shrugging and sniffing. It is just a lovely read. Spencer draws these taxonomies and they are great. Hope is also great. She has all these dreams and she has a great bond with her older sister of which we learn through their e-mails and texts.
This book also has a great, present family, as in a realistic family and an adorable, funny grandmother who is basically Spencer's second best friend. (I love Mimi).
The book also has really fun references to pop cultures!
Spoiler
The second half broke my heart when we learned about Janie's death. Especially, how it affected Hope. From the texts Hope sent when they were going to pick Janie up from the airport to the letters addressed to Janie after her death... it was just heartbreaking. I just can't imagine what it would be like to go through losing a sister. As far as my judgement can go, I think Hope's experience was well written, especially because she still has difficulty dealing with it years later.I really liked how Spencer looked back on his liking of Hope and realised that he basically worshipped Hope when they were still in middle grade. His relationship with Jayla, probably, taught him that it is better not to put anyone on a pedestal.
I don't NOT like the misunderstanding though. I almost never do. I think they are the bane of any kind of romantic novels. I guess they are part of the deal but I prefer not to see them and if they do appear I want them to be understandable misunderstandings a la November 9 and Confess by Colleen Hoover.
I would definitely recommend this book if you just love YA contemporary romances.