Early Departures

Name: Early Departures
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Justin A. Reynolds
ISBN: 9780063033689

Author: Justin A. Reynolds

Narrator: A.J Beckles, Preston Butler III

Unabridged: 7 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 09/22/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Science Fiction, Social Themes

Synopsis

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.

About Justin A. Reynolds

Justin A. Reynolds has always wanted to be a writer. Opposite of Always, his debut YA novel, was an Indies Introduce selection and a School Library Journal Best Book and has been translated into nineteen languages. His second YA novel, Early Departures, was a Kirkus Reviews Best YA Book of the Year. His debut middle grade, a Miles Morales graphic novel titled Shock Waves, was an indie bestseller. Justin is also the cofounder of the CLE Reads Book Festival, a Cleveland book festival for middle grade and young adult writers. He hangs out in northeast Ohio and is probably somewhere right now dancing terribly. You can visit him at justinareynolds.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea on August 27, 2020

"I'll always be with you, I'm everywhere you are." I am officially a puddle of mush. If there is one lesson I took away from this book, it's that we should make every moment count, because we never know how long we have with the people that we love. Sure, that's easier said than done, and "living lif......more

Goodreads review by Noura on September 30, 2021

Thank you Katherine Tegen Books for the gifted review copy! When I say Justin A. Reynolds is one of my favorite authors, I mean he's one of my favorite authors. No questions asked. I read Opposite of Always last year and it was one of my favorite books! This was definitely no exception. I've come to......more

Goodreads review by Bang Bang Books on October 03, 2020

Great concept but the execution... Issues I Had With This Book * The Pacing was a Bit Off- After Q is reanimated, the pacing goes a bit too fast. Q and Jamal had a big falling out where Jamal just ghosted Q and they have one little bitty conversation about it and that's all. I know sometimes in real l......more

Goodreads review by Bridget on December 11, 2019

If it's anything like Opposite of Always, I'm here for it.......more

Goodreads review by Gerardine on March 19, 2022

How do you live your life if you knew you only have a few days left on earth? In this book, Jamal Anderson has been angry with his best friend Quinn for 2 years after a call from his friend led to the death of Jamal's parents. When an accident occurs in which Quinn passes away, the world of Jamal and......more