BOOK DETAILS
Love, Lucas
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Release Date: May 5th 2015
Synopsis:
When Oakley Nelson loses her brother, Lucas, to cancer, she thinks she’ll never recover. Between her parents’ arguing and the battle she’s fighting with depression, she feels nothing inside but a hollow emptiness. When Mom suggests they spend the summer in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn’t sure that a change of scenery will alter anything, but she’s willing to give it a try.
In California, Oakley discovers a sort of safety and freedom in Aunt Jo’s beach house. Once they’re settled, Mom hands her a notebook full of letters addressed to her—from Lucas. As Oakley reads one each day, she realizes how much he loved her, and each letter challenges her to be better and to continue to enjoy her life. He wants her to move on.
If only it were that easy.
But then a surfer named Carson comes into her life, and Oakley is blindsided. He makes her feel again. As she lets him in, she is surprised by how much she cares for him, and things get complicated. How can she fall in love and be happy when Lucas never got the chance to do those very same things?
With her brother’s dying words as guidance, Oakley must learn to listen to and trust herself again. She soon realizes that second chances are ways to learn from the past, and you don’t always have to leave the past behind to find happiness in the future.
Reviewer: Aly
Review:
I knew right away that Love, Lucas would be a really emotional book and a tough book to read. But I honestly did not expect for it to be that hard. It seemed my mood was constantly in flux, most times being towards the lower end of the happiness scale. And yet I enjoyed this book. Sometimes you just need a book that brings tears to your eyes and Love, Lucas does not disappoint.
It also helped that Oakley was an easily relatable character. You easily felt as if you were Oakley and feeling all of her emotions, she was that well created and her emotions so well described. Of course the story there were other characters that I enjoyed but Oakley was the character that I enjoyed the most and connected the most with
The writing of Love, Lucas was easy to read, with no mistakes(that I noticed and I don’t always notice everything). But I just really enjoyed the writing style that was used. It dealt with the letters of Lucas and just Oakley’s story in a touching manner that conveyed the words into emotions.
While Love, Lucas is primarily a sad book, it is also the story of Oakley moving on and working through Lucas’ death. At times I would be laughing, at times sighing even when I had tears pouring out of my eyes. And that was good. My emotions didn’t feel all over the place in a crazy way but in a way that just made me feel better afterwards.
Love, Lucas was a beautiful, touching story about one person’s grief and her journey through it. I admit that while you should have kleenex handy you also should give this book a read. It’s beautiful and just I can’t tell you how good this book was!
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BOOK LINKS:
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PRAISE FOR LOVE, LUCAS:
“A deeply moving tale of unimaginable loss and the redemptive power of love. Sedgwick masterfully delves into the painful details of losing a loved one, breaking your heart even as her beautiful words stitch you back together. Romance and friendship, true growth and authentic healing, this story blew me away. It takes a special book to bring tears to my eyesand make me swoon... Love, Lucas? Yeah, this book is special.” —Rachel Harris, New York Times bestselling author
"Chantele Sedgwick's Love, Lucas, is a beautiful story about finding hope, first loves, and learning to live again after the loss of a sibling. With a fantastic cast, and the gorgeous setting of the California coast, this book is one fabulous read." —Jolene Perry author of The Summer I Found You
"A beautiful, moving novel of loss and love. Sedgwick’s elegant prose weave a heart-breaking tale that stays with you long after you have finished the last page." —G. R. Mannering, author of Roses
“An emotional summer of love, hope, and healing! Love, Lucas is easy to adore with Sedgwick’s real relationships, sweet romance, and tale of renewal.” —Lizzy Charles, author of Effortless With You
"Chantele Sedgwick navigates the dark waters of grief with a deft hand and plenty of heart.Love, Lucas will drag readers under before bringing them back to the surface for a life-saving breath of hope." —Amy Finnegan, author of Not In the Script
"Chantele Sedgwick's Love, Lucas, is a beautiful story about finding hope, first loves, and learning to live again after the loss of a sibling. With a fantastic cast, and the gorgeous setting of the California coast, this book is one fabulous read." —Jolene Perry author of The Summer I Found You
"A beautiful, moving novel of loss and love. Sedgwick’s elegant prose weave a heart-breaking tale that stays with you long after you have finished the last page." —G. R. Mannering, author of Roses
“An emotional summer of love, hope, and healing! Love, Lucas is easy to adore with Sedgwick’s real relationships, sweet romance, and tale of renewal.” —Lizzy Charles, author of Effortless With You
"Chantele Sedgwick navigates the dark waters of grief with a deft hand and plenty of heart.Love, Lucas will drag readers under before bringing them back to the surface for a life-saving breath of hope." —Amy Finnegan, author of Not In the Script
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Chantele Sedgwick is a YA author, harpist, wife to one and stay-at-home mom to four. She loves happy endings, Kit Kats and judging by her book shelves, buys way too many books.
AUTHOR LINKS:
Website: http://www.chantelesedgwick.
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