Letters to the Lost

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But it’s not all grief. Letters to the Lost was also funny and cute, I mean really cute like I was clutching my heart and squealing like a literal 6 year old and im not even ashamed about it

I wasn't very happy with the ending though, which is why it's not a 5 star. (bumped it to 5 stars as I was thinking about it even after half a year) I think there should have been one more chapter to conclude it. The letter-writing aspect of the story was so wonderful. At first it was odd - Juliet was furious to find out that someone wrote on her private letter to her dead mother. But then the letter-writing turned into something more meaningful and necessary. Both characters had a lot of pain and hurt to work through, and the anonymous letter-writing really helped. Imagine being able to lay out your big problems, your little problems, your crappy day, to someone who knows exactly nothing about you. Someone who knows nothing, and yet everything. Letter-writing isn't new in YA (P.S. I Like You by Kasie West, Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum...), but it's a concept that I adore so much. YA at its best. I gobbled this book up in one night, I just couldn't get enough. Everything about this book was just perfection. And it really made me realize that you really have no idea what someone else is going through. Usually I don’t get the whole enemies to lovers thing, if you don’t like someone to begin with – I think there’s probably a reason for it. HOWEVER, in this instance they really don’t know one another (apart from secretly, which neither of them has worked out haha) they only know OF one another, and the parts of themselves they choose to show the world which isn’t NEARLY enough to get even a snapshot of their real lives and emotions.

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As you guys know, I usually don't care much for romance novels. I always find them too mushy and cheesy for my taste. So, when I started this, I was expecting cheesiness, annoying characters, and a nonexistent plot. Moving on, Letters to the Lost is a romance novel with outstanding, relatable characters, an interesting plot, and beautiful writing.

The letters they wrote to each other were so thought provoking. Many of them gave me chills and shivers. There's a raw honesty to opening up to someone who doesn't know you but that you feel you can trust. It's like you bare your soul without fear of judgement. Each letter had weight, if that makes sense. They just conveyed so much.There’s not a joy the world can give like that it takes away, when the glow of early thought declines in feeling’s dull decay.” Declan, the second perspective, who was also tormented with grief & guilt, and his kind, gentle and supportive best friend Rev were the only redeeming qualities of this book.

Some of the book is a little cliché - troubled bad boy with evil step-parent but that is easily overlooked in lieu of plot. I liked how this book dealt with grief, family issues, setting aside your boundaries, showing who you really are, being vulnerable, acceptance, trust, second chances, friendship, and young love. Letters to the Lost is a stunning story about grief, moving on, and seeing past the ordinary. It’s a beautiful coming of age story that gave me so many feels. I adored it.I loath judgmental characters. If there’s one sure way to guarantee my instant loss of interest, it’s presenting me with presumptuous, judgmental characters. Juliet was the worst kind of judgmental. She’d throw these petty and hateful remarks at people then blames everyone and gets angry about it when her hostile, antagonistic remarks are not received with grace. I have and I could say that it’s kinda sad because when they judge you, they might not even know the real you and the reasons why you did what you did. Juliet Young has always written letters to her mother who traveled the world as a photojournalist. When her Mother dies, Juliet continues writing her letters without thinking the letters will ever be answered. Then one day a letter was answered with two words "Me Too"