Words in Deep Blue

“One of the loveliest, most exquisitely beautiful books I’ve read in a very long time. . . . I didn’t just read the pages, I lived in them.” —Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places
 
A beautiful love story for fans of Jandy Nelson and Nicola Yoon: two teens find their way back to each other in a bookstore full of secrets and crushes, grief and hope—and letters hidden between the pages.
 
Years ago, Rachel had a crush on Henry Jones. The day before she moved away, she tucked a love letter into his favorite book in his family’s bookshop. She waited. But Henry never came.
 
Now Rachel has returned to the city—and to the bookshop—to work alongside the boy she’d rather not see, if at all possible, for the rest of her life. But Rachel needs the distraction. Her brother drowned months ago, and she can’t feel anything anymore.
 
As Henry and Rachel work side by side—surrounded by books, watching love stories unfold, exchanging letters between the pages—they find hope in each other. Because life may be uncontrollable, even unbearable sometimes. But it’s possible that words, and love, and second chances are enough.

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Published May 29, 2018

288 pages

Average rating: 7.05

21 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Jill Suzanne
Dec 04, 2024
8/10 stars
Slow start but loved the middle and end!
Natalie
Apr 26, 2023
6/10 stars
I'm pretty much in the middle about this one, so I'm not going to get too crazy here.

This book seems to lean on the hope (and perhaps truth?) that people who love books love books about people who love books. There's a lot of book/author "name dropping." I'll admit that I jotted a few down that I was unfamiliar with. I felt like part of the club when I read Pablo Neruda is very sexy. One person has gone through with a hot pink pen and highlighted what I'm pretty sure are all the references to sex.

I liked the main characters quite a bit. Rachel is not a complete bonehead. Henry is cute and sweet even if he is a bonehead about his ex. There was a lot of hubbabaloo surrounding Martin and George, but I couldn't get a good feel on them.

There were a couple parts that caught me off guard - some drive-by-swoonings if you will.
...and it's in this moment, this exact moment, that I fall in love with him again.

3 Stars
bffbookclubkate
Feb 06, 2023
Bookclub average rating: 4.25 / 5 stars!

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