Love, Lucas

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When Oakley Nelson loses her older 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 a few months in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn t sure 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 that s when 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 knows she must learn to listen and trust again But will she have to leave the past behind to find happiness in the future Free Read Books Love, Lucas author Chantele Sedgwick – kino-fada.fr Love, Lucas is a wonderful moving story It deals with death, grief, first love and family issues Set in California, Oakley now staying near the beach with her mom and aunt, you will almost feel as if you re there all along with the main character and seeing the waves and surfers and the beach altogether, whenever it s mentioned.Early in Spring, Oakley and her mom take a flight to California for a reason to get away From life From their inner gloomy thoughts Oakley s mom needs time to Love, Lucas is a wonderful moving story It deals with death, grief, first love and family issues Set in California, Oakley now staying near the beach with her mom and aunt, you will almost feel as if you re there all along with the main character and seeing the waves and surfers and the beach altogether, whenever it s mentioned.Early in Spring, Oakley and her mom take a flight to California for a reason to get away From life From their inner gloomy thoughts Oakley s mom needs time to process everything that happened lately and so does her daughter The latter saw her brother die of cancer and she doesn t know how to manage this thing called life after he left them Her But what can a summer in California possibly offer her A lot, actually new friends, a new love, new life goals It is, for her, an internal journey She thinks her summer will resume as her mopping around, brooding over her brother s death But she s dead wrong She meets Carson and then everything star...a slow book with a heavy emphasis on character development and I was going to two start it but guys, the ending was so realistic and beautiful I had to raise a star.also,,,, get yourself a girl who punches a shark to save you from it a slow book...Chantele Sedgwick weaves a beautiful and heartfelt story that is perfect for every YA reader out there A book that deals with loss and moving on. and finding out that there are a lot of reasons for you to move forward A truly heartbreaking but touching read Just like what I said from my intro, Oakley is a wonderful main character She s real in every way possible For a girl her age, her reactions toward his brother s death is truly understandable Her feelings was thoroughly described by Chantele Sedgwick weaves a beautiful and heartfelt story that is perfect for every YA reader out there A book that deals with loss and moving on. and finding out that there are a lot of reasons for you to move forward A truly heartbreaking but touching read Just like what I said from my intro, Oakley is a wonderful main character She s real in every way possible For a girl her age, her reactions toward his broth...Source I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read to review basis Thanks to Skyhorse Publishing and EdelweissIs it possible to find happiness when it feels like you ve lost not only yourself, but everyone you loveThis was an okay story, but it just didn t hold my attention.I felt sorry for Oakley, and she was obviously going through a difficult time after her brother s death I thought her mother was being a bit harsh on her at times, and it did seem like everyone was Source I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read to review basis Thanks to Skyhorse Publishing and EdelweissIs it possible to find happiness when it feels like you ve lost not only yourself, but everyone you loveThis was an okay story, but it just didn t hold my attention.I felt sorry for Oakley, and she was obviously going through a difficult time after her brother s death I thought her mother was being a bit harsh on her at times, and it did seem like everyone was expe...This and other reviews can be found on The Psychotic Nerd I received an ecopy of this book via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. MY THOUGHTS This was such a beautiful book and it brought tears in my eyes, but it wasn t just sad tears, there were tears of happiness in there as well.Oakley s brother, Lucas, just passed away from cancer Lucas wasn t just Oakley s brother, but her best friend as well, so the loss of him is hurting her and she doesn t know how she will ever get over it or This and other reviews can be found on The Psychotic Nerd I received an ecopy of this book via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. MY THOUGHTS This was such a beautiful book and it broug...Love, Lucas by Chantele Sedgwick is not the first, and probably won t be the last, time I come across a book about a young character going through the emotions caused by the death of a sibling What made me intrigued was the idea of the letters left by the sibling to be used as a sort of guidepost to life after the enormous loss Unfortunately very quickly I realized that Love, Lucas did not include the emotional punch I was expecting but rather left me feeling quite disappointed and somewhat Love, Lucas by Chantele Sedgwick is not the first, and probably won t be the last, time I come across a book about a young character going through the emotions caused by the death of a sibling What made me intrigued was the idea of the letters left by the sibling to be used as a sort of guidepost to life after the enormous loss Unfortunately very quickly I realized that Love, Lucas did not include the emotional punch I was expecting but rather left me feeling quite disappointed and somewhat annoyed.Oakley has lost her brother Lucas to cancer About two weeks after the death she travels to California with her mother to visit her aunt Jo There she meets Carson, this supposedly sweet and funny guy that very quickly seems to take her focus away from her grief A bunch of misunderstandings and overly melodramatic events follow and the book ends with a ridiculous accident that just ended up taking all credibility away from the book in my ...Ever since we lost Lucas, you ve built a wall around yourself Maybe if you make some friends, you could be yourself again.This book has been nominated for a 2015 Swoony Award, to vote click here I started following Chantele s reading blog a long time ago, it was actually one of the first ones I found and always loved her reviews We have very similar taste in books So, I was excited when her books started being published I enjoyed her first series and was looking forward to this one I ve actually been stalking her Pinterest board for Love, Lucas for awhile now, it s full of great pictures in fact, the one This book ...I received a copy from Edelweiss, In exchange for an honest review Oakley was an okay character, and I felt sorry for her, as losing someone close to you is awful Her romance with Carson was quite sweet, and I was hoping things would work out between them.This wasn t a bad read, but I m glad it was short, as I felt quite bored at parts Lucas s letters were nice to read to start with,...DNF 10% I hate to do this, really But,reallyThe writing was simple and everything seemed was so predictable Oakley s brother tragically dies Obviously, the family is devastated Her mother and father start arguing instantly after the funeral ends Instant clich , but I guess this does happen in real time, so Parents are on road to divorce and Oakley and her mother head to her aunt s home A beach town Oakley and her mother s reactions are perfectly on point, but please I would ve DNF 10% I hate to do this, really But,reallyThe writing was simple and everything seemed was so predictable Oakley s brother tragically dies Obviously, the family is devastated Her mother and father start arguing instantly after the funeral ends Instant clich , but I guess this does happen in real time, so Parents are on road to divorce and Oakley and her mother head to her...

Love, Lucas
  • 12 August 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 280 pages
  • 1632204177
  • Chantele Sedgwick
  • Love, Lucas