This fortnight we’re discussing “Early Departures” by Justin A Reynolds. We discuss a toxic relationship, abandonment, and death in this YA sci-fi novel about grief, loss, and second chances. Robin read this as an ARC last year and is pleased to report that their re-read of the final version held up.
TITLE: Early Departures
AUTHOR: Justin A. Reynolds
PUBLISHER: Katherine Tegen Books
YEAR: 2020
LENGTH: 480 pages
AGE: Young Adult
GENRE: Science Fiction
RECOMMENDED: Highly
Book TW for ableist language (brief), toxic relationship, grief, vomit, pregnancy, drowning, car accident, parental death, major character death, death.
Topic 1: Toxic Relationship. Begins at (1:35), CW for Toxic relationships.
Topic 2: Abandonment. Begins at (13:10), CW for Parental death, death, abandonment.
Topic 3: Death. Begins at (22:05), CW for Parental death, death.
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