Her narrative tone has a sense of wholesomeness that you don’t often find in YA. I loved Points of Departure, I loved Here’s the Thing, and I loved Future Leaders of Nowhere. *Note: I was provided with a free copy of the book by Ylva Publishing in exchange for a fair reviewĮmily O’Beirne is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. Somewhere near the end, the author made me tear up I was so caught up with Willa and her delicate frailty. I was sent this pdf format of the book and I was surprised at how quickly I could read it but then was required to stop and really think about these characters and what was happening. The dilemma, crisis, and resolution of the main character’s challenge was well done. This is a story which fits with current events in the world and certainly past behaviors of countries and individuals.

I became so quickly invested in it that I was caught by surprise by this beauty and the words said and unsaid as it was building. The description of the main relationship is beautiful. With the minor characters, we have described just what we need to know. The author is quite good at describing the main characters with the reader getting to know their thoughts and feelings thoroughly with no wasted dialogue or extra scenes. I loved it for the finesse on the writing with words so simply stated but always carrying great weight and power as well as the main characters who represented the grand ideals of intellect and compassion coming together. I’m going to wing this review as I am still a bit overwhelmed. This is an ARC graciously provided to me by Ylva Publishing

Here's the Thing by Emily O’Beirne