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desiree930 's review for:
Letters to the Lost
by Brigid Kemmerer
3.75 stars
This book is not perfect. The number of times I wanted to shake both of these main characters and tell them to use their freaking words is so high I could’ve made a drinking game out of it. But at the end of the day, this book definitely had an impact on me, and that’s why I love reading.
What I liked:
1. The adults in Declan and Juliet’s life (aside from their parents): I really liked Rev’s parents, even though we didn’t see a whole lot of them. They had obviously opened up their home and their hearts to Declan, knowing that he needed them. I also really liked Declan’s English teacher and Juliet’s photography teacher and how they were positive figures for them in a time when they didn’t trust their own home situations. I also liked Declan’s community service supervisor. Juliet’s dad was fine as well. I wish we’d gotten a little more of their relationship in the book.
2. ‘You’ve Got Mail’ trope: Is it a trope? Yes. But I happen to be a sucker for this particular one. And I felt like this was done well. Normally these types of stories are fun and upbeat. This was was obviously much darker and more emotional. I liked the course of the relationship.
3. Bromance: I really liked Rev’s friendship with Declan. It was obvious that they both had very traumatic pasts and were protective of one another.
What I didn’t like:
1. Declan’s mother and (to a lesser extent) stepfather: When we learn about Declan’s history, I wanted to go and smack his mother upside the head. And his stepfather wasn’t much better. He gets a little bit of a pass because Declan never gave him a chance in the beginning, which led to their volatile relationship in the first place. Plus his stepfather didn’t know all of the history and so was acting on false assumptions. I did like that at the end of the book there has been some growth and they are talking about getting help and actually COMMUNICATING.
2. Juliet’s mom: I didn’t like the snapshots we got of her mother in this book. She seemed like someone who thought that whatever she was doing was more important than anything else that could possibly be going on. She was self-centered and neglectful. There is more I could say, but I won’t because of spoilers.
This book is not perfect. The number of times I wanted to shake both of these main characters and tell them to use their freaking words is so high I could’ve made a drinking game out of it. But at the end of the day, this book definitely had an impact on me, and that’s why I love reading.
What I liked:
1. The adults in Declan and Juliet’s life (aside from their parents): I really liked Rev’s parents, even though we didn’t see a whole lot of them. They had obviously opened up their home and their hearts to Declan, knowing that he needed them. I also really liked Declan’s English teacher and Juliet’s photography teacher and how they were positive figures for them in a time when they didn’t trust their own home situations. I also liked Declan’s community service supervisor. Juliet’s dad was fine as well. I wish we’d gotten a little more of their relationship in the book.
2. ‘You’ve Got Mail’ trope: Is it a trope? Yes. But I happen to be a sucker for this particular one. And I felt like this was done well. Normally these types of stories are fun and upbeat. This was was obviously much darker and more emotional. I liked the course of the relationship.
3. Bromance: I really liked Rev’s friendship with Declan. It was obvious that they both had very traumatic pasts and were protective of one another.
What I didn’t like:
1. Declan’s mother and (to a lesser extent) stepfather: When we learn about Declan’s history, I wanted to go and smack his mother upside the head. And his stepfather wasn’t much better. He gets a little bit of a pass because Declan never gave him a chance in the beginning, which led to their volatile relationship in the first place. Plus his stepfather didn’t know all of the history and so was acting on false assumptions. I did like that at the end of the book there has been some growth and they are talking about getting help and actually COMMUNICATING.
2. Juliet’s mom: I didn’t like the snapshots we got of her mother in this book. She seemed like someone who thought that whatever she was doing was more important than anything else that could possibly be going on. She was self-centered and neglectful. There is more I could say, but I won’t because of spoilers.