Release Date: April 4, 2017
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.
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.
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4.7 stars
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"Sometimes you get to a point where it hurts too much, and you'll do anything to get rid of the pain. Even if it means doing something that hurts someone else." Letters to the Lost takes the romantic cliche of two teenagers writing anonymous notes to eachother and puts an almost dark twist onto it. Rather than conversing about cute nothings, Juliet and Declan support each other as they go through the hardships of death, loss, and self-loathing. Raw with emotion, you feel the grief these characters have to live with. You feel their loss and their sorrow, and you just can't stop reading. In these letters, Declan and Juliet pour out their emotions in a way that, though may have been angsty in some bits, was genuine and real and haunting. Kemmerer doesn't romanticize sorrow or loss. No. While Letters to the Lost shines a light upon the intricate emotions of darkness, those feelings in themselves are not beautiful. They are hideous and life-shattering. Kemmerer cultivates these ugly feelings to create a beautiful story of two people struggling in a world they don't want to be in. I recieved a free ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Full review to come March 28th, 2017. Youtube | Blog | Tumblr | Goodreads |
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