I am
thrilled to be hosting a spot on the TAKE ME WITH YOU WHEN YOU GO by David
Levithan & Jennifer Niven Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my
post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
Title: TAKE ME WITH YOU WHEN YOU GO
Author: David Levithan & Jennifer Niven
Pub. Date: August 31, 2021
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 336
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
From the New York Times bestselling authors
of All the Bright Places and Every Day comes
a story of hope, family, and finding your home in the people who matter the
most.
Subject: You. Missing.
Ezra Ahern wakes up one day to find his older sister, Bea, gone. No
note, no sign, nothing but an email address hidden somewhere only he would find
it. Ezra never expected to be left behind with their abusive stepfather and
their neglectful mother - how is he supposed to navigate life without Bea?
Bea Ahern already knew she needed to get as far away from home as
possible. But a message in her inbox changes everything, and she finds herself
alone in a new city - without Ez, without a real plan - chasing someone who
might not even want to be found.
As things unravel at home for Ezra, Bea confronts secrets about their past that
will forever change the way they think about their family. Together and apart,
broken by abuse but connected by love, this brother and sister must learn to
trust themselves before they can find a way back to each other.
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Okay, first things first, the format of the book. For those of you that don't like stories told through correspondence, it might be the tipping point. You see, we're there for everything that happens, but we're being told about it afterwards as they keep a connection between them alive despite all that's happened both with them and to them. I beg of you, GIVE IT A CHANCE nonetheless because it's worth it!
I love that moment when you figure out what a title means, or why it was chosen, or even, as is the case here, the multiple meanings behind it. At face value, it makes sense...a beloved sibling takes off to escape all that is their world WITHOUT the only other person they depend upon. They left them behind, come what may...a situation they never anticipated, and quite frankly weren't ready for. At second glance, it's not so much about the actual physical take of the other person, but of carrying them in their heart, in their thoughts and actions, as they try to unscramble the omelet that is there upside world. I mean, these siblings, this brother and sister, have been through hades, and while yes, they knew some things weren't right, they didn't realize to what extent they extended to until it all came raining down. The downward spiral their lives take is heart stopping, but even in the ultimate darkness there can be hope, and that hope, that spark of what could be, is what carries on in their hearts, making them take those difficult steps forward, reaching for something more. Were there missteps along the way? Absolutely! Were there more shocking revelations to come? Unfortunately. Was there any goodness to come from such a dark tinged tale? Without a doubt.
All in all, it was a remarkable story, both tragic and uplifting, with two lead characters that go through so much, yet ultimately come out stronger on the other side. Should they have had to? No...but what's done and what's right are often two very different things, and people have a way of making what they see their own truth, for better or worse. Good thing these two had each other, even from a distance, because that tether, however tenuous, will become a lifeline they never knew they needed.
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About David Levithan:
David
Levithan’s many
acclaimed novels include Someday, Another Day, Every Day, Two Boys
Kissing, and Boy Meets Boy. His bestselling
collaborations include Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Sam &
Ilsa’s Last Hurrah (both written with Rachel Cohn) and Will Grayson, Will
Grayson (written with John Green). In 2016, David was named the recipient of
the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his contribution to YA literature. You can
learn more about him at davidlevithan.com and
follow him on Twitter at @loversdiction.
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About
Jennifer Niven:
Jennifer
Niven is the New York Times and
internationally bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding
Up the Universe. Her books have been translated in over 75 languages, and
have won literary awards around the world. When she isn’t working on multiple
book and TV projects, Jennifer also oversees Germ, a literary web
magazine for high school age and beyond. Jennifer divides her time between
coastal Georgia and Los Angeles. Find her at jenniferniven.com and on social.
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| BookBub
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3 winners
will receive a finished copy of
TAKE ME WITH YOU WHEN YOU GO!
(US Only)
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Special thanks to the Rockstar Book Tours team and Knopf Books for Young Readers team for the ecopy for review as well as the chance to bring this tour to you. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, the publisher, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today! Be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun...
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