Jun 28, 2016 awesomeness films has acquired the film rights to our chemical hearts, australian author krystal sutherlands upcoming debut novel. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland penguin books australia. I was born and raised in townsville, in the far north of australia. Fans of life in outer space, words in deep blue, and contemporary ya in general, will enjoy this cast of characters and the world in which they live. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland hello, ciara. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland bills itself as kind of a love story, and also not your average story of boy meets girl. A fun, quirky teenage boy met a mysterious new girl in school and later on, fell in love with her. Everything you need to know about our chemical hearts movie.
Feb 14, 2018 i know i am sort of the target audience for the toughonyourfeelings stories but even i was blown away by our chemical hearts. The ending redeems the book and makes it great but there were too many elements that i didnt enjoy and even a great ending couldnt bounce back from that. Sep 16, 2016 our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland is a book that is raw in all meaning of the word. Theres no holding back in the language or in the way that the main character, henry thinks.
Dec, 2016 our chemical hearts is a story of first love. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slomo, heart palpitating, canteatcantsleep kind of love that hes been hoping for just hasnt been in the cards for him at least not yet. It is raw, unadulterated, and painful, but it is also beautiful, hilarious, and witty. Our chemical hearts is about firstloves as much as it is about friendship, family, and love. Overall, our chemical hearts was a wonderful, original, and thought provoking book with just a few flaws. Oct 25, 2016 our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland my rating. May 31, 2018 our chemical hearts was a contemporary ya novel i really wanted to like. Jan 03, 2017 our chemical hearts is about all types of love as much as it is about friendship and family. First love and illicit walks in the park our chemical. Jun 30, 2016 the muchhyped our chemical hearts hasnt even hit bookshelves yet, but already we have exciting news. Its as real as real gets, its got the right mix of funny and heartbreaking, its serious when it needs to be, and its definitely worth the read. Jun 28, 2018 our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland blurb. Our chemical hearts was not what i expected it to be which was a fluffy romance filled with dramatic pauses and rainbow endings.
What is proposed as a first love story, pans out to be way more than that. Our chemical hearts was released in the united kingdom on 4th october 2016. To sum our chemical hearts up in a sentence would be such a difficult task because its such a clever love story that isnt very much like a love story, but it is also one of those books that keep occupying your brain space because of how good it was and how you start missing the characters youve grown to love so much. Sep 06, 2016 our chemical hearts has been lying on my bookshelf for at least a year. John green meets rainbow rowell in this irresistible story of first love, broken hearts, and the golden seams that put them back.
Instead, our chemical hearts was raw, filled to the brim with beautiful words and soul shattering pain, and i could not be more in love than i am at this moment. Dec 16, 2016 i was tired in the morning but it was a price i was willing to pay never judge a book by its cover our chemical hearts is a poignant ya story of friendship, romance, heartbreak and tragedy, which refreshingly doesnt promise a neatly bowtied ending. It might not be a typical loveatfirstsight story but it is a love story. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland overdrive. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Our chemical hearts krystal sutherland iwriteinbookss. Anyway, if you want your heart to swell the good kind, id recommend getting this book. Henry page was an adorkable character who never had to succumb to peer pressure before, studied hard to get to college and had never been in love. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland penguin books.
Even though it could be a heavy story, there were funny and lighthearted parts to balance out the sad ones. Thankfully, our chemical hearts lived up to the awesome cover design. Oct 03, 2016 our chemical hearts is a love story with a difference. Thanks to the amazon vine programme for the arc of this book. This is a story of a first love and how that love effects the two partners, one of whom has nothing to give and one of whom gives too much.
Instead, hes been happy to focus on his grades and getting into a decent college and finally becoming editor of his school newspaper. Author krystal sutherland pitches her new book, our chemical hearts in 30 seconds. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slomo, heart palpitating. Nov 18, 2016 our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland bills itself as kind of a love story, and also not your average story of boy meets girl. Our chemical hearts krystal sutherland iwriteinbookss blog. Love doesnt need to last a lifetime for it to be real. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance. This book of first love has touched my heart and given way to the waterworks. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland goodreads.
Its not easy, its not typical, and its not the sort of love story that readers will be expecting, but it will resonate. Putnams sons books for young readers point of view. Its a story on warm friendships and supportive families. It is no fairy tale but it is a a fair taleworthy of pricelessness. It is a very clever story that didnt go quite how i expected it to when i started reading. Sometimes happily ever after does not existour chemical.
Its been awhile since i picked up a contemporary ya novel, my last being all the bright places by jennifer niven which, by the way, i will never stop mentioning because its one of my favorite yas ever, and ill be frank. Our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland, paperback barnes. Jun 11, 2018 our chemical hearts caught me by surprise. But as my gut instinct told me when reading the blurb. Our chemical hearts is a poignant ya story of friendship, romance, heartbreak and tragedy, which refreshingly doesnt promise a neatly bowtied ending.
Our chemical hearts was a contemporary ya novel i really wanted to like. Young adult, romance, contemporary, coming of age blurb. John green meets rainbow rowell, this is how our chemical hearts is described in the blurb. Krystal sutherland, our chemical hearts, published by g. You cant judge the quality of a love by the length of time. The groups touring players include nick joyce, jacob lawrence, caleb conroy, and tyler wellman. It started as some of the ya contemporary books did. Our chemical hearts original title drama, romance 2020 usa postproduction. Listen to our chemical hearts audiobook by krystal sutherland.
While the writing and the pace are both good, its the characters that were the biggest flaw. I picked up our chemical hearts because of the attractiveness of its minimalistic, white cover, not minding the blurb at the back. Sad, happy, even a bit cheesy, our chemical hearts is a story many can relate to. Awesomeness films has acquired the film rights to our chemical hearts, australian author krystal sutherlands upcoming debut novel. In 2004, our hearts hero originated as an independent band until late 2006, when the group signed with gotee records. Our chemical hearts is a book id recommend to anyone looking to read a funny yet heartbreaking story. Our chemical hearts is a story of first love, but its more than that. Sep 28, 2016 our chemical hearts had some great themes and great moments but the majority of the book was a bit boring and confused. Its a beautiful story that can reach and warm even the coldest heart. Whats the story a boy named henry page has never been in love despite the fact that he fancies himself a hopeless romantic. Buy our chemical hearts book online at low prices in india. The novel starts off with henry page telling readers about how he expected to first fall in love, and then introducing us to his unexpected first love, grace. Today we are thrilled to be kicking off the blog tour for our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland. I know i am sort of the target audience for the toughonyourfeelings stories but even i was blown away by our chemical hearts.
A high school transfer student finds a new passion when she begins to work on the schools newspaper. Nov 26, 2017 our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland rating. Suffice it to say that on first glance and chapter i assumed that the book was another cliched teen romance, how wrong i was as it is so much more. Oct 04, 2016 listen to our chemical hearts audiobook by krystal sutherland. This debut novel is being pitched as john green meets rainbow rowell and that is. Jan 12, 2017 in our chemical hearts, the pacing was nearly perfect. P putnams sons books for young readers, october 4th 2016. Listen to our chemical hearts by krystal sutherland at. Our chemical hearts will shatter from love to be or not to be.
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