Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts

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Brilliant representation of up to the minute issues faced by both young and older people around body issues. This is my first-time reading a William Hussey story but I was won-over pretty damn quickly by his wonderful writing, layered storytelling, and delightful characters. Aber nicht nur Jesse, auch all die anderen Charakter sind mir ins Herz gewachsen und ich bin sicher, das ich da nicht die Einzige bin. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

The characters were great and lovely, the start of the book was very good and the writing was alright! I loved it being framed from the plot device of a scar from life-saving surgery, something I have never really seen as the focus / driving emotional force of a novel.Preferable on a channel that can be seen by everyone and not those that can afford to spend money on satellite channels. The English audiobook picked up the mood of the story perfectly and Chris Nelson gave Jesse and everyone else so much character that I fell a little in love with his voice. The problem is, he has a heart condition that will put him under a knife in 2 months, so time is of the essence.

Jesse Spark has a broken heart, and in a few short weeks, he'll require major surgery to repair it - which means he only has a month to accomplish two almost-impossible tasks. Fall in love before this surgery lands him with a huge scar - because how will anyone ever fancy him after that? My one gripe is that there is some miscommunication which went on for too long and I found a bit annoying, but it didn't take too much away from my enjoyment. I've only ever read one other book of William Hussey (shame on me) and reading this book had me thinking about Hideous Beauty more than once.

The main character, Jesse, is a gloriously nerdy, passionate, self-doubting teen, who just happens to be facing a very serious medical condition; something that is dealt with with sensitivity and good-humour without diminishing the range of fears and concerns that it brings up.

For starters, I misread the back of this and totally thought I was getting a different story than I got. Cue Jesses hospital visit and diagnosis, heart surgery is imminent but first, the movie must be filmed - and that’s just mission one, mission two is to have a love connection before the surgery and recovery period. One that I feel should become school reading material the same way Lord of the Flys is, especially with the important subject matter it handles that sadly is becoming more relevant. I listened to the audiobook version of this story, narrated by Chris Nelson, who delivered an exceptional performance bringing these wonderful characters to life. Yet another triumph from William Hussey, one of the most powerful and important voices we have in YA right now.

The fact that these teenagers made an incredible film whilst all battling with their personal concerns and worries was truly inspiring. A funny, fresh and authentic LGBTQ+ romance for fans of Heartstopper and Sex Education (with fake zombies!

And while he is scared about the operation, what worries him most is the scar he'll be left with and that no one will ever find him attractive because of it. I don’t care if some situations/scenes are a little over the top because everything is so matching and cute. It was for me predictable at times and I knew certain things from the get go but I still enjoyed the ride and getting to know the characters on a deeper level. Together with his childhood friends and new love interests he will try to juggle directing a movie, trying to find a boyfriend, the idea of heart surgery and the simple stress of being a teenager.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The book definitely captured the fears of being a teenager and how certain things lose their importance when you are facing open heart surgery.