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Jan 22, 2012

Lettersalad rated it:

Nate und Adam lernen sich auf der High School kennen und lieben. An sich nichts Ungewöhnliches, wenn man die Tatsache außer Betracht lässt, das sie beide Jungs sind. Gerade für Nate ist dieser Umstand neu, denn er hat sich erst vor wenigen Wochen zu einem Outing entschlossen. Wie man sich nun denken kann, stößt er damit nicht nur bei seinen Mitschülern sondern auch in seiner eigenen Familie auf Unverständnis und muss sich schlimmsten Anfeindungen und Vorwürfen gegenüberstellen.
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Feb 10, 2012

Tamela rated it:

I liked the characters and the story but I did have a hard time with the time jumps. First we're when Adam is leaving. Then we jump to when they met, then to when they came out, back to leaving, to "the event", to the separation, back to their coming out... get the idea. It got very confusing and I would always have to stop and take stock of when Nate was talking about. That was annoying... maybe it's just me though, so I only dropped one star off.

Recommended and enjoy

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Jan 08, 2012

Edina rated it:

I don't like stories where one person has to give up his dreams for love. I also don't like stories where the two lovers have an unhealthy interdependent relationship. And I can't stand characters who are self-centred, selfish, whinny and weak. You've got all that in this book, and I can't believe it but I liked the book!?! WTH? I guess I'm changing, or it's this author's magic, or both.

Adam and Nate met in their junior year and felt in love. Nate is high maintenance and Adam likes More...

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Jan 04, 2012

Josh rated it:

I honestly can't remember where I heard the early buzz for this book. All I do remember is putting it on my wishlist and checking the release date every Tuesday for at least a month before I was finally able to download it to my nook. I gotta say, it was well worth the wait.

Don't Let Me Go is told from the point of view of Nate, a gay high school senior recounting his relationship with Adam, his first and only boyfriend, and the many events that bind them together. When Adam leaves T More...

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Jan 13, 2012

Tina rated it:

You know those books that start with a prologue with young characters, maybe in high school or college then the actual book is their story ten years from that point? This wonderful book is exactly the opposite. We get to see Nate and Adam when they are young, just coming to terms with their being gay. We get to see them struggling with family and school and hate crime while coming out. We get to see what happens to them (and many others) when one half of a high school love affair moves away. More...

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Feb 11, 2012

Emma rated it:

A 3.5 for sure.

I can’t recall reading a YA so I had no idea what I was coming across. This was an interesting title to loose your self into. The first word that came to my mind after finishing it was “genuine”. The tribulations, dialogues, scenarios and emotions depicted felt genuine and thought provoking. The mistakes they made felt appropriate for their age and environment. Even though I had some idea about young boys going through the turmoil of coming out, I never thought this bo More...

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Feb 13, 2012

Angela rated it:

My first romance book that deal relationship with homosexuality and I LOVE IT!!!! Sure I’m bi, but I never read anything like it. I was like “awwww” on every page I turned. I even cried in most of the part. The relationship between Nate and Adam is so intense, complicated, and confused that I just couldn’t let me tears stay where they are.
Nate and Adam struggled the impossible together. Two souls that can never be broken apart, even from bullies, parent, or anything. But Adam move to New More...

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Feb 06, 2012

Helene rated it:

I should probably wait until the tears subside to write this review, but you know what...I don't want to.

After all, this is a book about being true to yourself and those you love and being responsible both for and to them. I've been trying to think about whether there has ever been a (literary)relationship I've rooted for harder than I rooted for Nate and Adams's and I can't think of one.

J.H. Trumble has done the most difficult of things: created complex, REAL, characters More...

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Feb 08, 2012

Toni rated it:

All I can say is WOW!! Awakening, discovery, tenderness, heartbreak, betrayal; I could go on and on. This is an amazing novel of first and only love.

Nate is a young man who is at a cross roads. He knows he is dependent on his boyfriend, but he also knows he must let Adam go so that he can fulfill his dreams. Even if it means that they will be separated for months and by countless miles. It tears his young heart apart. Adam has only been in his life for a short time, but without More...

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Feb 09, 2012

Yvette rated it:

I came across this book when it was recommended to me on Goodreads based on books I had already read. The synopsis intrigued me and I downloaded a sample to my ereader. And boy, am I glad that I did.

Don’t Let Me Go is a story of love and hate. Love, because the two main protagonists are in an all consuming relationship; and hate because of the repercussions the two main protagonists have to face as a result of their sexuality.

Nate and Adam are madly in love with each oth More...

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Feb 19, 2012

Reggie rated it:

Book of the Month for Josh Lanyon's Discussion Group

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Nov 05, 2011

Elisquared rated it:

Don't Let Me Go was an amazing, heartfelt, intense, hilarious read, and it couldn't come at a better time. With the surge of GLBT-related suicide plaguing our country, a book which empowers GLBT kids is very needed. J. H. Trumble has written such a book.

This is a contemporary novel following the relationship of Nate and Adam, the ups and downs, the good times and the bad times, everything a relationship goes through. These boys aren't in the sidelines but front and center, and mak More...

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Jan 17, 2012

Elle rated it:

Loved it. Over the span of the five hours I spent reading this, I went through a gamut of every emotion from grief to joy to frustration to anger. Couched in the often homophobic and bigoted climate of Southern high school life lies an unflinchingly real and honest love story. All in all, I found Nate and Adam's experiences incredibly touching and humbling. The supporting cast of characters were equally amazing and true. Minor marks are deducted for what I felt was an unnecessarily rushed ending More...

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Feb 09, 2012

Danielle rated it:

as another reader pointed out, and i whole heartedly agree, i don't approve of unhealthy interdependent relationships,especially during the teen years. regardless, i got swept away. and while i didn't care for nate, i somehow didn't hate him either.

i finished this book in 1 night. i was tempted to give it 3 stars because it started to read like a 'how to come out' book for teens, but i gave it 4 stars, despite the many cliches, because it was so moving.

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Jan 19, 2012

Cialina (Muggle-Born) rated it:

I didn’t believe the hype before I picked up this book. I needed one more book to read in 2011, and Brent urged me to pick up J.H. Trumble’s DON’T LET ME GO. I already knew that Brent was a massive fan of the book, and since I was in the mood for a contemporary novel, I asked Brent to Lend Me his ebook copy of the novel. I read this in less than 24 hours in two sittings. It’s one of those books where I had to force myself to put it down and go to bed.

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Dec 19, 2011

BookChic rated it:

Trumble has written a really emotional, funny, realistic debut. It's one of the best books I've read all year, if not THE best. I was a bit wary in the beginning because I didn't like Nate at all. I thought he was being really pissy for no reason and had no idea what an amazing boyfriend he had. Seriously, I was REALLY frustrated so it took me a bit of time to get 100 pages in. But once I got there, and Nate's past got revealed as well as good times between Nate and Adam were shown, it came toge More...

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Nov 08, 2011

Robyn (Robolobolyn's Universe) rated it:

I fell in love with this book, the characters, everything! Don't Let Me Go easily made it onto my 2011 favorite reads list. I was so happy to be fortunate enough to get an ARC of this, and was even happier when I realized just how great this book was!

Nate was a wonderful main character. He was loveable and real and a strong person. Nate is funny and talented and a good friend. And Nate is dealing with his past, a past that was horrifying and terrible and very public. Without his boyf More...

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Feb 04, 2012

Emily rated it:

Gay romance, music, theatre, and a Texas setting all in one book? What's not to love?

I'll confess, I had misgivings before reading because as a homosexual individual myself, I'm wary of LGBT books written by non-LGBT people. (How could they possibly understand, right?) But the author of Don't Let Me Go proved me wrong by showing just what it's like to be a gay teenager, and how it feels to have to fight to have what others take for granted.

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Jan 02, 2012

Kiki rated it:

3.5 Parts of this book wowed me, but two aspects made it a good-but-flawed read for me. First, the skipping around in time narration, which was frustrating and distracting after a while. Second, the abrupt, extremely dramatic, ending and condensing what should have been at least another third of the book in an epilogue. It felt like the writer stopped in the middle of the story.

So, lots of good stuff (great characters, believable relationships) but not entirely satisfying.

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Feb 20, 2012

Betryal rated it:

I can't even begin to tell you about the emotional roller coaster ride with my feeling and emotions that this story took me on. I'm still flabbergasted today when I think about it.

It's a very well written story of young love, heartbreak, finding yourself and just a whole slew of events and circumstances that will have you laughing, super pissed to crying tears. I had my moment that if one of the characters were real I'd wanna kick his arse to the rafters.

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Feb 22, 2012

Bob rated it:

I shelved this book on my m-m shelf as I think that this is one of best romances of 2012. The story is about two high school boys, Nathan and Adam and the tumultuous year they spend apart while Adam is in NYC in an off off broadway play. It's presented out of sequence which may be hard to follow for some, but I found it very interesting. Many tears, gushy twinges in the gut and a well written book by a first author.

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Feb 20, 2012

Renee rated it:

I did not think I would love this book when I started reading it. But I fell in love with the characters and their relationship with each other. It is true to life about love, fear and the mistakes we make when we are young. For Trumble's first book it was great and Iwould read another.

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Feb 21, 2012

Hollie rated it:

The first time I've ever read a book like this. I laughed & cried a tear or two while reading this book. I enjoyed the layout of the story of each character. They were all great. Especially the ending. I am very happy that it ended the way it did. True friendship & true love. Everlasting.

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Jan 07, 2012

Manuela rated it:

4.5

I loved this book and I would have given it 5 stars if the ending hadn't been so abrupt. There is something happening towards the end of the story that I think deserved to be developed through more chapters instead of tied up quickly as it was. But apart from that, the book is really great.

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Jan 16, 2012

Amy rated it:

Help, my heart seems to have been shattered into tiny little pieces and stuck back together haphazardly and I can't stop crying and laughing. This damn book. I'd recommend it to anyone who doesn't mind spending an evening with tears streaming down their face & unable to put down a book.

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Jan 29, 2012

Dallison rated it:

Where do I begin. Have you ever seen movies directed by Quentin Tarantino? Pulp fiction being one of his most famous movies. Well this is how this book reads, like a Tarantino movie. For a first time writer it is outstanding. I laughed, I cried, I cringed, I got mad. I loved it. Well done.

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Oct 12, 2011

Alison rated it:

I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC of DON'T LET ME GO, and I can honestly say it was one of the best novels I've read this year. Witty, heartbreaking and deeply romantic. Can't wait to read more of JH Trumble's work.

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Feb 03, 2012

OkayKim rated it:

I really enjoyed this one and I agree with my fellow reviewers that this one will stay with me for awhile. Oooh, to be that young again.
A highly recommend read.

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Jan 20, 2012

Veronica / V added it

This book is part of "Best MM/Gay romance with cheating hero"
If he is a cheater, is not a hero for sure,he is is a freaking loser.

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Feb 22, 2012

Christopher rated it:

Fantastic! I was pleasantly surprised that the twists I were expecting didn't happen. This was a fantastic read.

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