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Every Little Piece of My Heart
Book Review
I loved the level of diversity with race, sexuality, and identity in the book, and how sensitively they were handled because I feel like there is not enough of this in literature today
I enjoyed reading Every Little Piece of My Heart so much. Coming-of-age stories are not typically the sort of books I would choose to read, but I thought this one was brilliantly written.
Sophie is given a package from her best friend, Freya, after her disappearance five months before. The mysterious parcel leads Sophie on a trail to meet new people closely connected to Freya. As the story unfurls, we discover more about Freya’s character and the parts of herself she hid from Sophie, whilst simultaneously bringing the other characters closer together.
I also loved the level of diversity with race, sexuality, and identity in the book, and how sensitively they were handled because I feel like there is not enough of this in literature today and this should absolutely be normalised in society.
Overall, the book was thoroughly engaging from the start and I was engrossed for the entirety of it. Every few pages the narrative switches to the point of view of another character, leaving the previous section on a cliff hanger, drawing the reader in due to the dramatic increase of tension.
I highly recommend this book, it is very real and you will not be able to put it down.
About the Book
When Sophie receives a parcel from her best-friend, Freya, she expects it to contain an explanation as to why she left town so suddenly and declined to stay in touch – until now. Instead, she finds a letter addressed to Win, a girl in the year above who Freya barely knew – or did she? The parcel contains more letters to other people who she thought were on the periphery of Freya’s life. The quest of delivering the letters reveals to Sophie a ‘best-friend’ who was seemingly unknown to her, but she learns to appreciate the surprising gifts Freya left for them all to discover .
The original story and clever narrative is set in the North of England and offers a springboard for important conversations about chronic illness and disability, race, sexuality, wealth/poverty and the potentially harmful influences of social media and peer pressure on young people. Cool, contemporary writing.
Author
Non Pratt
Non Pratt is a British young adult author and former editor who began her career at Usborne after graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge. Her debut novel 'Trouble' earned widespread acclaim, and she has since written several more novels and novellas, including 'Remix' and 'Unboxed'.
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Becca, 16
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