Our Chemical Hearts

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Krystal Sutherland

Henry Page has never been in love. The slo-mo, can't-eat-can't-sleep kind of love he's been hoping for just hasn't been on the cards-at least not yet. Henry's too busy trying to get into a semi-decent college and become editor of his school newspaper, a dream three years in the making. The rest of his spare time he spends with his best friends, Lola and Murray, playing video games and advising them on their own sordid love lives.Then he meets Grace Town, the elusive new girl in school, who wears oversized boys' clothing, walks with a cane, rarely seems to shower, and is hiding crushing secrets. She's hardly who Henry expected his dream girl to be, but when the two are chosen to edit the paper together, sparks fly. After all this time, Henry's about to learn firsthand just how disastrous the road to first love can be-and that sometimes it's the detours that end up mattering much more.A brilliant debut that is equal parts humour and heartbreak, Krystal Sutherland's Our Chemical Hearts is a potent reminder of the bittersweet bliss that is first love.Watch Krystal introduce herself and talk about Our Chemical Hearts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBGgfZOVVCo

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Author

Krystal Sutherland

Pages

320

Publisher

Penguin Books Limited

Published Date

2016-10-03

ISBN

1743771177 9781743771174

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"Enjoyed this book. Realistic and heartbreaking. "

Skye Edelson-Bennett

"I loved it. So emotional and real. "

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"This book was incredible and it made me laugh a lot and cry! It was beautiful and sad and hilarious and broken. "

Moni

"i genuinely love this book so much. The emotions in this book are so raw and i loved all the dialogue, it put words to things i think about but don’t know how to say. Will definitely be buying to annotate because there were so many details I missed until I reread it again!4.5⭐️"

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"One piece of advice don't read the last page if you don't want the book to be spoiled for you. Still an amazing book. "

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Emma Huth

"This book emotional wrecked me. Such a good read. 10/10 would recommend. It deals with loss very well. And the characters are very easy to get attached too"

Samantha Osmus

"fantastic book‼️"

Ainsley Boyd

"this book—- AH I LITERALLY CANNOT EVEN! it is my new favorite book! it’s so witty and charming but dark and twisted and disturbing!! 10/5 stars is the true review this book deserves!"

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Hannah Grace Whitmill

"This book is brilliant and sad. And by the end, sort of dissects love into chemical reactions and expiration dates, albeit in a poetic, hopeful way. This is not how I see love, and perhaps at an earlier time in my life, I would've hated it for daring to insult my idea of soulmates. But this is also a story about deeply falling for someone hurting and broken, who just can't love you back in the way you want them to. And that is a feeling I know far too well. This book puts that feeling into words beautifully."

Valerie Rutherford

"Best I've read this year! Loved the author's style of writing, the characters, the storyline....as soon as I finished it, I ran to watch the movie adaption on Prime Video, but the book was SO MUCH BETTER! <3"