Blog Tour: Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland +Review

Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland

Published October 4th 2016 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers

Henry Page has never been in love. He fancies himself a hopeless romantic, but the slo-mo, heart palpitating, can’t-eat-can’t-sleep kind of love that he’s been hoping for just hasn’t been in the cards for him—at least not yet. Instead, he’s been happy to focus on his grades, on getting into a semi-decent college and finally becoming editor of his school newspaper. Then Grace Town walks into his first period class on the third Tuesday of senior year and he knows everything’s about to change.
 
Grace isn’t who Henry pictured as his dream girl—she walks with a cane, wears oversized boys’ clothes, and rarely seems to shower. But when Grace and Henry are both chosen to edit the school paper, he quickly finds himself falling for her. It’s obvious there’s something broken about Grace, but it seems to make her even more beautiful to Henry, and he wants nothing more than to help her put the pieces back together again. And yet, this isn’t your average story of boy meets girl. Krystal Sutherland’s brilliant debut is equal parts wit and heartbreak, a potent reminder of the bittersweet bliss that is first love.

I really loved this book. It was funny and cute but it also had a lot of meaning. I loved how everything was balanced and it wasn’t just a fluffy contemporary and it wasn’t one of those books that will leave you feeling like you got ran over by a train. It was the perfect mix of funny and serious.
I loved the characters so much and even the secondary characters were really amazing and well written. I thought the characters had interesting and different perspectives. They weren’t like any characters that I’ve read about before and I really appreciated that.
Overall, Our Chemical Hearts is a great read. It’s so well written and original. If you’re looking for a new favorite contemporary, definitely pick up Our Chemical Hearts.