Marcie as a narrator tells her story in a straight and gut-wrenching manner. whom she had a summer fling, this starts her journey of finding love in a different way. During her stay in New Hampshire she met J.D. Marcie left her friends behind including her sweet and emo-rocker boyfriend, Linus.
One summer she moves to New Hampshire with her Mom who is undergoing a major depression from separation. Love and Leftovers tells the story of Marcie, a teenage girl who suffers the aftermath of her parents separations. But with a few lines and verse Love and Leftovers manage to provide depths to the characters and a seamless plot. Like most story written in verse, Love and Leftovers used limited words to tell its story. It’s been awhile since the last time I read a story written in verse which reminds me how fun and quick reading books like this. Love and Leftovers is a beautifully written story of one girl’s journey navigating family, friends, and love, and a compelling and sexy read that teens will gobble up whole. What does it feel like, really? can you even know it until you’ve lost it? But understanding love, especially when you’ve watched your parents’ affections end, is elusive. She starts at a new school where a cute boy brings her breakfast and a new romance heats up. She leaves behind her friends, a group of freaks and geeks called the Leftovers, including her emo-rocker boyfriend, and her father.īy the time Labor Day rolls around, Marcie suspects this “vacation” has become permanent. When her parents split, Marcie is dragged from Idaho to a family summerhouse in New Hampshire. “If mom says women are not property how come I want to belong to someone?”
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