and the past, the history of Griffin and Theo's relationship and their lives, up until Theo dies. The story is told in alternating timelines, present day, after the funeral, etc. Let's just jump right in here with the writing style of this book, because it is such a major aspect of the book. As the days after Theo's death pass, Griffin spirals deeper into his compulsions and feels buried under the secrets he's not sure he can keep holding. Griffin and Jackson meet at the funeral and, despite their general dislike for one another, they are really the only two that know what the other is going through. Despite their break up when Theo moved away for school, Griffin always thought they'd be together in the end, even with Theo's new boyfriend, Jackson, in the picture.

'Sweetly devastating, passionately honest, breathtakingly human' - Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs.The story itself follows seventeen-year-old Griffin whose best friend and ex-boyfriend, Theo, has just passed away. This book will make you cry, think, and then cry some more.' - Nicola Yoon History Is All You Left Me is a beautiful meditation on what it means to survive devastating loss. 'Adam Silvera is a master at capturing the infinite small heartbreaks of love and loss and grief. There isn't a teenager alive who won't find their heart described perfectly on these pages.' - Patrick Ness Even when its hero is screwing up royally, maybe especially then, Silvera's humanity and compassion carve out a space where it's not the falling that's important, it's how you pick yourself back up. ' History Is All You Left Me overflows with tenderness and heartache. Griffin must make a choice: confront the past, or miss out on the future. Theo's new boyfriend.īut as their relationship becomes increasingly complicated, dangerous truths begin to surface. Now, reeling from grief and worsening OCD, Griffin turns to an unexpected person for help. Theo was his best friend, his ex-boyfriend and the one he believed he would end up with. Griffin has lost his first love in a drowning accident. It hurts even more because this isn’t the first promise you’ve broken. And you should know I’m really pissed because you swore you would never die and yet here we are. You’re still alive in alternate universes, Theo, but I live in the real world where this morning you’re having an open casket funeral. The NYT besteller and 2017 Zoella & Friends Book Club Selection by Juno Dawson

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