Staff Pick
History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera is written from the viewpoint of Griffin, to his dead ex-boyfriend Theo. Oh and Griff has mad OCD.
I know, I know... seems like a sad, heavy book. Well, it totally is and it's totally worth every tear, I promise. This book captures grief in all of its forms, especially over a life lost young and suddenly. History Is All You Left Me is for anyone who has ever lost someone they love. It is about feeling out of control. The characters Adam Silvera brings to the page are authentic and real. Sometimes selfish, sometimes kind, they fully encompass the journey of grief. Hold on for a heart-wrenching read into history and the lessons Theo left behind. Recommended By Andy A., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
"This book will make you cry, think, and then cry some more."
Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author ofEverything, Everything
In this explosive new novel from Adam Silvera, author of the electrifying New York Times bestsellerMore Happy Than Not, an unreliable narrator embarks on a destructive relationship in the wake of a tragic death.
OCD-afflicted Griffin has just lost his first love, Theo, in a drowning accident. In an attempt to hold onto every piece of the past, he forges a friendship with Theo's last boyfriend, Jackson. When Jackson begins to exhibit signs of guilt, Griffin suspects he's hiding something, and will stop at nothing to get to the truth about Theo's death. But as the grieving pair grows closer, readers will question Griffin's own version of the truth both in terms of what he's willing to hide and what true love means."
Synopsis
"This book will make you cry, think, and then cry some more."
Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author ofEverything, Everything
From the New York Times bestselling author of More Happy Than Not comes an explosive examination of grief, mental illness, and the devastating consequences of refusing to let go of the past.
When Griffin s first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, his universe implodes. Even though Theo had moved to California for college and started seeing Jackson, Griffin never doubted Theo would come back to him when the time was right. But now, the future he s been imagining for himself has gone far off course.
To make things worse, the only person who truly understands his heartache is Jackson. But no matter how much they open up to each other, Griffin s downward spiral continues. He s losing himself in his obsessive compulsions and destructive choices, and the secrets he s been keeping are tearing him apart.
If Griffin is ever to rebuild his future, he must first confront his history, every last heartbreaking piece in the puzzle of his life."