Troubled Pages

“For the most part, you don't hold the people you love in your heart because they rescued  you from drowning or pulled you from a burning house. Mostly you hold them in your heart because they save you, in a million quiet and perfect ways, from being alone.”  -Jeff Zentner, Goodbye Days I always seem to find myself getting drawn to emotional, tissue reaching, heart clutching (literally) stories, and maybe that's why I'm most likely to end up sobbing at the end of most of the stories that I've read. Obviously, the word 'Goodbye' in the title of Goodbye Days makes it pretty clear of the kind of mood the story holds, but like I've mentioned before, sadness attracts me for some reason, and as soon as I saw the novel on one of the shelves at the local bookstore, I reached for it. But here's what I thought was weird: I put it off for weeks. I bought it as soon as my eyes caught a glimpse of its cover, but didn't read it until the next day, o...

“But then I think, no, I wouldn’t give up twelve, thirteen, sixteen, seventeen with Peter for the world." -Jenny Han, Always and Forever, Lara Jean If you were to ask me about what I find so special about this trilogy, I wouldn't say anything. It's not because it's a terrible series. No. Not at all. It's the complete opposite. It's wonderful — all the way from the first novel, all the way from the beginning of Lara Jean's story. Amazingly written, beautifully done to be able to pull my heartstrings — this is why I wouldn't even attempt to answer your question. The truth is, I don't even know what I find so special about it. I don't want to pick out parts and leave all the others out, because heck, I enjoy every single piece of the novel(s)! It wouldn't be fair to only choose one thing to be explained as special to me. But, I'm here to talk about the final novel, the ending of a new beginning for Lara Jean (aka the main chara...