Early Departures
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Science Fiction / Time Travel
4.1
(118)
Justin A. Reynolds
Like Adam Silvera’s They Both Die at the End and Colleen Hoover’s It Ends with Us, Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds, author of Opposite of Always, is a powerful and deeply moving YA contemporary novel with a speculative twist about love, death, grief, and friendship.What if you could bring your best friend back to life—but only for a short time?Jamal’s best friend, Q, doesn’t know that he died, and that he’s about to die . . . again. He doesn’t know that Jamal tried to save him. And that the reason they haven’t been friends for two years is because Jamal blames Q for the accident that killed his parents.But what if Jamal could have a second chance? A new technology allows Q to be reanimated for a few weeks before he dies . . . permanently. And Q’s mom is not about to let anyone ruin this miracle by telling Q about his impending death. So how can Jamal fix everything if he can’t tell Q the truth?Early Departures weaves together loss, grief, friendship, and love to form a wholly unique homage to the bonds that bring people together for life—and beyond.
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Author
Justin A. Reynolds
Pages
480
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2020-09-22
ISBN
0062748424 9780062748423
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"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ From the very start, I felt as if I was watching a movie instead of reading off of a page. The dialogue was top tier(definitely one of my favorites) and I loved the comedy 👏 "
July
"good"
Alex Conrad
"Good book for teens. If you liked They Both Die at the End, you'll enjoy this one as well. Not a fan of the style of writing, which is basically how kids talk.. and it was way too upbeat for me and positive. Not my cup of tea.. I'm just too old for it lol. "
Rose Bonanno
"I have never cried before when I read a book until I read this book. It is such an emotional roller coaster and I highly recommend you read it! "
Ava Schmidt
"DNF too sad"
Leslie R
"My heart feels pretty heavy on this one.<br/><br/>An easy 4.5 rounded up.<br/><br/>I can absolutely say I love this author having read his two novels. <br/><br/>The banter is superb, his characters have kindness and empathy and deeeep connections. Both books have been around friendships, relationships and family and how incredibly important these areas are but more than anything you feel so much heart in the characters and the author creating them. <br/><br/>I kind of want to ugly cry but I held it in to a few tears bc it’s 1:00 am and I don’t want to go down that grief path. <br/><br/>Justin Reynolds kills it at speculative fiction."
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Allison Statman
"5 stars!"
Alexis Cardenas
"Such an emotional read!"
Samantha Shelenske