The Beauty That Remains
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4.8 • 10 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Told from three diverse points of view, this story of life and love after loss is one Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give, believes "will stay with you long after you put it down."
We've lost everything...and found ourselves.
Loss pulled Autumn, Shay, and Logan apart. Will music bring them back together?
Autumn always knew exactly who she was: a talented artist and a loyal friend. Shay was defined by two things: her bond with her twin sister, Sasha, and her love of music. And Logan has always turned to writing love songs when his real love life was a little less than perfect.
But when tragedy strikes each of them, somehow music is no longer enough. Now Logan is a guy who can't stop watching vlogs of his dead ex-boyfriend. Shay is a music blogger who's struggling to keep it together. And Autumn sends messages that she knows can never be answered.
Despite the odds, one band's music will reunite them and prove that after grief, beauty thrives in the people left behind.
"Woodfolk's debut cuts deeply and then wipes your tears away. Wrenching, heartfelt, and vividly human." --Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
"Haunting, heart-wrenching, and powerful...a tearjerker must-read for teens!" --Dhonielle Clayton, author of the Belles series and coauthor of the Tiny Pretty Things series
"This books hurts so good. With three distinct narrators and lyrical prose, Ashley Woodfolk stakes her claim as a fresh new voice to follow in the world of young adult literature."--Julie Murphy, author of Ramona Blue and Dumplin'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In a strong debut, set on a realistically diverse Long Island, Woodfolk surveys the devastation of those left behind after the deaths of three teenagers, and their tentative efforts to move forward. Each of the book's narrators is struggling with grief. When the book opens, Autumn's best friend, Tavia, has just been killed in a car crash; Shay's twin sister, Sasha, has succumbed to the leukemia she's had since she was 11; and Logan's ex-boyfriend, Bram, has committed suicide. Autumn's loss is the most recent; Logan's happened months ago, and he thinks he should be over it. The three are also linked by their connections, some closer than others, to Unraveling Lovely, a local indie band that might have made it big if Logan hadn't messed things up. Although there are many characters to keep track of, and it's not always clear who knows whom and how well, Woodfolk eloquently depicts how 16-year-olds live in the digital and physical worlds, how the latter can amplify the former, how relationships shift after someone dies, and how life goes on, if you let it. Ages 14 up.
Customer Reviews
LOVED IT!
More people need to read this book. This is a WONDERFUL way to debut into the writer world and I will definitely look out for her books in the future. This book made me cry, it made me laugh, it made me root for every relationship. Dante and Autumn are so freaking cute.
Also Logan is the best. He has so much emotion inside and being a musician myself, I really feel for him.
am I the only one that ships Shay and Rowan instead of Shay and Jerome? Don’t kill me. Just my opinion.