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#Giveaway Review LETTERS TO THE LOST by BRIGID KEMMERER @BrigidKemmerer @bloomsburykids 4.10

April 5, 2017 By Mary

I received this book at no cost from the publisher

Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
ISBN: 1681190087
Published by Bloomsbury USA Childrens on April 4th 2017
Genres: Coming of Age, Contemporary, Emotions & Feelings, Family, Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult
Pages: 400
Goodreads
four-half-stars

ABOUT LETTERS TO THE LOST:

Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother’s death, she leaves letters at her grave. It’s the only way Juliet can cope.

 

Declan Murphy isn’t the sort of guy you want to cross. In the midst of his court-ordered community service at the local cemetery, he’s trying to escape the demons of his past.

 

When Declan reads a haunting letter left beside a grave, he can’t resist writing back. Soon, he’s opening up to a perfect stranger, and their connection is immediate. But neither Declan nor Juliet knows that they’re not actually strangers. When life at school interferes with their secret life of letters, sparks will fly as Juliet and Declan discover truths that might tear them apart.

 

LINKS: Amazon | B&N | Indiebound

 

ABOUT BRIGID KEMMERER:

BRIGID KEMMERER is author of LETTERS TO THE LOST (Bloomsbury; April 4, 2017), a dark, contemporary Young Adult romance; THICKER THAN WATER (Kensington, December 29, 2015), a New Adult paranormal mystery with elements of romance; and the YALSA-nominated Elemental series of five Young Adult novels and three e-novellas which Kirkus Reviews calls “refreshingly human paranormal romance” and School Library Journal describes as “a new take on the supernatural genre.” She lives in the Baltimore area with her husband and four sons.

 

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MY THOUGHTS

Declan (OMG – love that name) finds a letter on a grave where he is doing community service. Declan is thinking his life is going nowhere and once he reads the heartfelt letters from Juliet to her mother, he finds he must write back.  Juliet writes the letters in order to cope with the loss of her mother.  She is a bit shocked when a stranger replies to her letters and the two begin a correspondence progressing through email.

So now that you have the basis of this book, think You’ve Got Mail with a Katie McGarry flair that will rip your heart out but in a good way.  Kemmerer really has a way with words that get right to the point and helps to set up these two young people that have both suffered a great deal.  Both characters suffer a loss because of driving, Juliet’s mother in a fatal car accident and Declan is caught driving drunk.  So you see the point of him working in the graveyard.  Of course with both of them living in the same town, it is possible that the two have previously met.  And they have and it wasn’t good.

I know what you are thinking, but how can this possibly be real, you won’t question that theme once you start reading.  You might even shed a tear or two at how unfair life is for Declan and even though Juliet seems to have everything in her life all in line, she still doesn’t have what she wants, which is a connection and love.  Overall, this is a pretty clean romance that should appeal to all teen that are fans of Katie McGarry or Jennifer Armentrout, but moms, you may want to steal this one.

 

 

 

 

Tour Schedule:

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3/27: Reading Teen – Review
3/28: Teen Lit Rocks – You’ve Got Mail Feature
3/29: Love Is Not a Triangle – Review
3/30: Lost In Lit – Bookish Inspirations
3/31: The Irish Banana Review – Review
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4/3: Addicted 2 Novels – Guest Post
4/4: Alexa Loves Books – Review
4/5: Novel Novice – Top 10
4/6: Bookhounds YA – Review
4/7: Pure Imagination – Review

Giveaway:

3 Finished Copies of LETTERS TO THE LOST (US Only)

 

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four-half-stars

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Comments

  1. Tiffany Johnson says

    April 6, 2017 at 4:18 am

    This sounds good!

  2. Maria Malaveci says

    April 6, 2017 at 7:04 am

    I can’t wait to read this, and really appreciate the opportunity! Thanks for the giveaway!

  3. danielle hammelef says

    April 6, 2017 at 7:08 am

    Thanks for the review! Based on what you wrote, this is a book I will love reading.

  4. KM says

    April 6, 2017 at 8:11 am

    I’ve been waiting for this for so long!

  5. Linda Kish says

    April 6, 2017 at 9:58 am

    This sounds too good to pass up.

  6. Tammy V says

    April 6, 2017 at 10:51 am

    The story line on this one is a must for me. Going to try to watch 13 Reasons Why this weekend, I hear it was really good and I loved the book. For some reason these teary stories are calling to me.

  7. John says

    April 6, 2017 at 12:00 pm

    It looks like a terrific read! count me in.

  8. Fay Tannerr says

    April 6, 2017 at 12:05 pm

    This sounds like a very nice story!

  9. Anne says

    April 6, 2017 at 2:32 pm

    This captivating and emotional novel sounds unforgettable and memorable. Thanks for this wonderful feature and giveaway.

  10. Kristy Petree says

    April 6, 2017 at 10:08 pm

    Thanks for hosting this great giveaway. This book sounds so amazing, especially love books with letters in them.

  11. Kim Pickett says

    April 9, 2017 at 7:27 pm

    I was just looking at this on goodreads. Can’t wait to read! Thanks for the chance

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