Category: Young Adult/Teen Publisher: Fire and Ice Young Adult Books (imprint of Melange Books)
Type: Fiction
Pages: 315
Copyright: August, 2019
ISBN-13: 9781680468144
Price: $2.99 (eBook)
Two teenagers navigate a new relationship both helped and hindered by two meddling ghosts.
A story about young love, first love, true love, timeless love, and the power of love letters. Mark and Bethany are two mismatched high school seniors in a new relationship. It's doomed to fail. Mark has adored Bethany since middle school, and she's finally giving him a chance. Only, he's clumsy at romance and knows he'll lose her because of it. Bethany thinks Mark is sweet. Only, she's afraid to commit her whole heart to him because he's going into the army and she's headed off to college. Fifty years earlier, a boy and a girl from the same high school shared an amazing love story. They have now returned as ghosts and are interfering in Mark and Bethany's relationship. Who are they? Why do they care what happens to Mark and Bethany?
Professional Reviews
5-star review from Reader's Favorite
Love relationships are difficult enough without interference from ghosts! All the Love You Write by D. G. Driver is an endearing romance with a twist of the supernatural. Although ideally for young adults, older readers will also get a kick out of the memories that Bethany and Mark's high-school love story evoke. Bethany and Mark have known each other since they were children, but two people more different would be difficult to find - Bethany is headed for college and Mark for the army. Do they have what it takes to make their relationship last despite their differences? ...
D.G. Driver has done it again - she's written a sentimental story about first love that tugs at the heartstrings, pulling young adult readers towards a satisfying ending, while teaching them the value of friendship, communication and - most importantly - knowing and trusting oneself. All the Love You Write is a character-driven young adult novel showing the growth and development of both Bethany and Mark as they realize that life can be more complicated than it seems. The book's characters ring true to readers as they behave in ways consistent with their age and context. Bethany knows her own mind but doesn't have the experience allowing her to be confident in her reactions, and Mark is the quintessential teenage boy - engaging, but awkward. All the Love You Write, with its supernatural element, draws readers irresistibly into the story while teaching valuable life-lessons in the most natural and compelling way.
NetGalley review
“The premise of this book was quite interesting... I loved the second act of the novel, where the love story between [the ghosts] was revealed via our MCs reading the letters. The romance was cute and realistic, and I absolutely shipped our MCs. Mark was cute, quirky, awkward and romantic, and Bethany was clever and kind; I found myself really liking their characters... Is it cute? Yeah. Is it light? Definitely. If you're looking for something cute, unique and fluffy to read… give it a try… it's a fun read.”
Books and Such blog review
"This is a sweet, heartwarming tale, and I challenge anyone to read it and not have their heartstrings tugged... If you're a fan of love stories - or even better, supernatural love stories, All the Love You Write is an inspiring tale with some some heartfelt messages."
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