I almost did not finish “Six Goodbyes We Never Said
Candace Ganger brought out raw emotions; her writing was straight forward and just cut through my heart. This book is not for the faint of heart, whether you have experienced tragedy or not. It feels like “grief unplugged.”
I wish a could write more and give “Six Goodbyes We Never Said
So, let me just say, read this book with an open mind but be aware that there are triggers here for mental health issues.
“Six Goodbyes We Never Said
To quote the blurb:
This is no love story; in fact, it’s not even really a “like” story. In Candace Ganger’s sophomore novel, Six Goodbyes We Never Said
Deftly tackling issues of mental health and grief, Ganger’s #OwnVoices novel brings vibrant characters to life as they figure out how to say goodbye to the people they love the most.
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Six Goodbyes We Never Said
Candace Ganger brought out raw emotions; her writing was straight forward and just cut through my heart. This book is not for the faint of heart, whether you have experienced tragedy or not. It feels like “grief unplugged.”
Title: Six Goodbyes We Never Said
Author: Candace Ganger
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Pub Date: September 24, 2019
Naima Rodriguez doesn’t want your patronizing sympathy as she grieves her father, her hero—a fallen Marine. She’ll hate you forever if you ask her to open up and remember him “as he was,” though that’s all her loving family wants her to do in order to manage her complex OCD and GAD.
She’d rather everyone back the-eff off while she separates her Lucky Charms marshmallows into six, always six, Ziploc bags, while she avoids friends and people and living the life her father so desperately wanted for her.
Dew respectfully requests a little more time to process the sudden loss of his parents. It’s causing an avalanche of secret anxieties, so he counts on his trusty voice recorder to convey the things he can’t otherwise say aloud.
He could really use a friend to navigate a life swimming with pain and loss and all the lovely moments in between. And then he meets Naima and everything’s changed—just not in the way he, or she, expects.
Full of tender, funny, and downright heartbreaking moments, Ganger’s second novel will have you cheering and crying all on the same page. Don’t miss out on this YA powerhouse standalone!
