I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder
Posted on: February 13, 2008
I’ve seen so many reviews of this around that I’m not going to bother summarizing it because it would take me forever. Basically, it’s the story of a girl who’s boyfriend dies but doesn’t leave her.
That said, I am in LOVE with this book. It’s written in verse so I was hesitant to pick it up because I’ve never read a whole book in verse before. But I’d seen so many good review of it and the plot of it seemed so great, that I had to buy it. The minute it came in the mail, I started reading it. I was hooked from the first page and stayed up much later than I should have to finish it.
When I was reading this, I felt as if it was I who had just lost the boyfriend and it was the face of my boyfriend in the mirror. Ava’s emotions were easy to relate to and I could feel the pain she was going through, along with her confusion. The fact that it was written in verse was not a set back but more of an asset to the story as it kept the story from being bogged down by details and descriptions that would have slowed Ava’s story down.
I Heart You, You Haunt Me is an amazing book that I would recommend to anyone, especially if they aren’t a huge fan of reading. If you haven’t picked this book up yet, be sure to pick it up next time you see it!
6 Responses to "I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder"
February 23, 2008 at 11:44 pm
I really liked this as well! It was such a quick read too. I usually don’t care too much for books written in verse but I really liked it!!!
-Mollie
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February 25, 2008 at 11:25 pm
This was my first verse book, too! I’m glad you liked it. I thought it was awesome, especially because the way it was written allowed you to feel more like you were in Ava’s shoes. I think this would be good as a novel, too, but I did like the verse.
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June 23, 2009 at 7:58 am
I’ve had this book on my wishlist and been trying to avoid seeing reviews for it (I know its been more then a year…though thankfully my attention span is such that I jump around like a squirrelly nutter) but I had no idea it was in verse. That makes it more interesting to me…hmmm…
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February 23, 2008 at 12:05 am
i loved this book!!! i cldnt put it down it was such a tear jerker lisa schroeder did such an awesome job on this book i had just bought this book to get something to read but and i ended up LOVING it