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After the Moment

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A new novel by the Printz Honor author Garret Freymann-Weyr, about a boy who discovers what happens when love fails usor we fail love.

Maia Morland is pretty, only not pretty-pretty. She’s smart. She’s brave. She’s also a self-proclaimed train wreck. Leigh Hunter is smart, popular, and extremely polite. He’s also completely and forever in love with Maia Morland. Their youn

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Published May 18th 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (first published May 9th 2009)

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Nov 10, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Reviewed by Angie Fisher for TeensReadToo.com

No one can forget their first love, and Leigh Hunter isn't any different.

Leigh is as close to the perfect boy as a girl could ever hope for: attractive, athletic, smart, and selfless. His life is rolling along nicely, as he is looking forward to his senior year and what the future might hold for him beyond high school. Leigh's biggest worry is finding a summer job that would look good on his college applications, until something horrible happens and...more

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Jan 31, 2009 Megan rated it 4 of 5 stars

I fell in love with My Heartbeat in early 2005. Garret's books that I read subsequently have been both a comfort, because the tone is so like My Heartbeat, and a disappointment, because I deseperately want the voice of Ellen, My Heartbeat's narrator, to be Ellen's and Ellen's alone.

After the Moment was the first gfw book that felt substantially different--probably because of the third-person narration and the male protagonist. It retained all of the subtle but deeply felt atmosphere but told a d...more

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Dec 13, 2011 Wisteriouswoman rated it 5 of 5 stars

This wasn't a fast paced book but I was captivated by the intricacies of the story. It might be a good YA book group book.

I like the fact that it wove the war into the story especially in relationship to the fact that the main character knows he will never have to fight. He recognizes that there are other young men less privileged than he is that are in Iraq losing their lives. So few books bring in how a world event may touch or not touch a person's daily life even though the news is full of t...more This wasn't a fast paced book but I was captivated by the intricacies of the story. It might be a good YA book group book.

I like the fact that it wove the war into the story especially in relationship to the fact that the main character knows he will never have to fight. He recognizes that there are other young men less privileged than he is that are in Iraq losing their lives. So few books bring in how a world event may touch or not touch a person's daily life even though the news is full of the details.

The fact that the main character was a boy was an interesting twist since it is a 'romance novel'. He does a good job of letting us see how hormones drive a teen boy both by uncontrollable sexual thoughts and by being overcome by a violent rage. He also lets us see that teen boys live in a fog of not knowing who they are and what they want to do with their lives. According to books I have read about the male brain this is typical for many boys as the brain disconnects and reconnects between boyhood and manhood.

There were things I didn't like about the book that many other reviewers have mentioned. Number one is that Maia Morland isn't a likeable character and we don't know anything about her except all of her problems so what's there to love? How attractive can an extremely skinny scarred up girl be? I can't say I really think that Leigh loved Maia because I'm not sure he understands love. He comes to his sister's rescue and totally leaves his life during senior year --now I can see that as love since it is incredibly unselfish for a teen boy. You can tell that he genuinely likes his sister and she is worthy of it. It colors his relationship with Maia because for him love is about saving Maia--it defines who he is -- a knight in shining armor even though he knows that the characters in his mother's romance novels are too perfect to be real men.

In my opinion what happens to Maia is her own fault. And she uses Leigh by telling him about it even though she says that she doesn't remember what happened. Her actions ruin several people's lives. She isn't honest enough to see herself as responsible for her own destructive behavior whether it is aimed at herself or at others.

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Nov 15, 2009 Gaby rated it 5 of 5 stars

The book opens at a dinner party in New York City, when Leigh sees Maia Moreland for the first time since high school. We're immediately aware of her impact on him and that he's never gotten over some event in their past where he did something dreadful. We don't know their history, only that there was something beautiful and fragile that was destroyed somehow and that Leigh has carried this with him for years.

After reading the opening pages of their chance encounter at the NY dinner party, I wa...more The book opens at a dinner party in New York City, when Leigh sees Maia Moreland for the first time since high school. We're immediately aware of her impact on him and that he's never gotten over some event in their past where he did something dreadful. We don't know their history, only that there was something beautiful and fragile that was destroyed somehow and that Leigh has carried this with him for years.

After reading the opening pages of their chance encounter at the NY dinner party, I was pushed so off-center that I put the book down for weeks. I didn't want to read about the violence or how Leigh hurt Maia so badly and was still so affected by their past. I won't go into details - you deserve to read the book without any spoilers - and to enjoy it as the story slowly unfolds.

Here is just a quick peek into the plot and characters:
After the brief scene where Leigh and Maia meet in the present, the main story opens in flashbacks to Leigh's last years in high school. Towards the end of his junior year, seventeen-year-old Leigh has everything going for him - excellent grades, a spot on the soccer team, and Astra, his dropdead beautiful, popular and smart girlfriend that most everyone else wants to date. He's not unappreciative of his life even though "the good fortune that Leigh knew as his wasn't something that he could feel or point to...It was more like oxygen or blood; it was that intrinsic." Leigh knows that he doesn't yet know what future he wants but he's steady and dependable and he does his level best, knowing it's "a matter of continuing to do the right things: study and apply to colleges, as well as keep old friends and make new ones." Though Leigh isn't driven by clear plans for his future, he will do almost anything for his younger step sister Millie. So when Millie's father dies and she asks Leigh to move to Maryland for a year, Leigh uproots his life. He leaves New York, his mother and Astra for Maryland, Millie, and her troubled friend Maia. Maia is the polar opposite of Astra - nervous, eating disordered, and troubled - but somehow Leigh finds himself drawn to her.

Once I got over my initial hesitation and returned to the book, got to know Leigh and how he cared for the people around him, I was hooked. In After the Moment, Garret Freymann-Weyr created unforgettable characters dealing with complex and real life concerns. It's a beautiful and moving book.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children; 1 edition (May 18, 2009), 336 pages.
Review copy provided by the author and TLC Book Tours.(less)

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Jun 07, 2009 Miss Kitty rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Meh. This had a decent premise - a young love story told from a nice guy POV. Well, it ended up being just okay in execution. I didn't like the helpless, completely mental Maia. I understood why Leigh felt he could/had to take care of her (because he's a nice guy! He's upset because his dad is comfortable enough to keep Leigh out of the army and Leigh has residual issues about 9-11 and fighting for the country!) but she was just SOOOOOO crazy that I felt bad for him. I watched a video on the aut...more

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May 26, 2009 Kate rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-lit

This is quite possibly one of the most heartbreaking and yet entirely hopeful books I have read. I'm actually a bit surprised that this is considered a YA novel because although it deals with YA issues and the main characters are teenagers for most of the book, the nuance in emotions and relationships are not something you can readily find in alot of YA lit. Nonetheless, I am incredibly happy that this is on the shelf for teens because I think it will be both challenging and of interest for many...more

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Nov 17, 2012 Deborah rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: if you like intelligent teens, for lovers of tragic romance, for YA book groups

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really interesting structure - we know from the start that this is a tragic romance, because we first see the two central characters four years after they met, and it's painful for them both to see each other and remember what happened.
then we read the story, through Leigh's point of view, and find out - at least, find out what he knew and thought and felt at the time.
Freymann-Weyr's writing is so finely crafted, each word as well-chosen and bearing as many layers of significance as one in a poe...more

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Dec 06, 2009 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Leigh moves from NYC to join his father, stepmother and stepsister after his stepsister's father dies. While living with them, he meets Maia, a self-mutilating anorexic with whom he falls in love. When something terrible happens to Maia while Leigh is out of town, breaking up with his girlfriend, Leigh and Maia's relationship changes forever.

Freymann-Weyr's writing is gorgeous. She knows how to describe complicated emotions and make the reader feel true empathy for her characters. However, the e...more

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Nov 01, 2009 Jenn rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen-reads

I wanted to like this book, but I couldn't. This story of first love, told from a teenage boy's perspective, ended tragically. Leigh Hunter was too much of the stereotypical nice guy, and his love interest, Maia Morland, was too much of the damsel in distress. He's a good student, a soccer player, generally popular from a well-to-do family; she's an anorexic self-mutilator with a self-involved mother and a jailed stepfather. He loves her because it seems that she needs someone to protect her, th...more

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Aug 12, 2009 Allison rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen-reads

Freymann-Weyr, Garret After the Moment 336 pgs. Houghton Mifflin~Language PG-13, Sexual Content~PG-13 Violence~PG-13

Leigh Hunter moves to his father’s home, changes schools, and separates from his girlfriend Astra, in order to be part of a support group for his half-sister Millie. As part of this move he is also introduced to his sister’s older friend Maia, who is Leigh’s age. Maia is what most would consider a troubled teen. She is a recovering anorexic, cutter, and alcoholic. At first Leigh ca...more

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Feb 18, 2009 Katie rated it 5 of 5 stars

After The Moment is a story of love--love that is true but cannot hold strong through tough times. This book was a little more serious than I expected touching on subjects such as self-mutilation, death of a loved one, bullying, and many others. Even though it was a bit more serious it was truly an amazing story.
Leigh Hunter is the golden boy: soccer star, straight-A student, and boyfriend to Astra Grein. At least, he is until his stepsister's father dies and he is asked to move to Washington to...more After The Moment is a story of love--love that is true but cannot hold strong through tough times. This book was a little more serious than I expected touching on subjects such as self-mutilation, death of a loved one, bullying, and many others. Even though it was a bit more serious it was truly an amazing story.
Leigh Hunter is the golden boy: soccer star, straight-A student, and boyfriend to Astra Grein. At least, he is until his stepsister's father dies and he is asked to move to Washington to be there for her. Leigh and Astra decide that they would rather have a long distance relationship than break up but Leigh never expected to fall for Maia Morland, the train wreck.
Maia has many different problems. Her stepfather that actually cares about her is in jail, her mother doesn't notice her, and she has her own issues such as self-mutilation, anorexia, and she had a tendency to act out sexually until her psychiatrist made her sign a contract.
When Leigh meets Maia he never once thinks that he could love her. She is the exact opposite of Astra and yet he can't get her off his mind. Leigh begins to drive Maia to her prison visits and in the process, gets to know her. He doesn't realize that he loves her until being away from her to visit his mom in Maine. When he returns home he goes straight to Maia's and is surprised to find out that she feels the same way. They begin dating, even though Leigh still hasn't broken up with Astra.
Finally, Leigh decides that he needs to end things once and for all with Astra and decides to go to New York and tell her in person. He never knew that his decision to stay in New York for one extra night would have such drastic consequences. When he returns to Washington nothing is the same and when he finds out why, he wishes he could change things but he can't.
Unknowingly Leigh breaks Maia's trust and loses their relationship. He will always love her but they can never be together.
And if you want to know why, you will just have to read the book. I wouldn't just give away the ending. ;] (less)

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Aug 17, 2009 Gwen the Librarian rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: teenbooks

Leigh's dad has a new family and Leigh gets along really well with them, especially with his younger step-sister Millie. When Millie's dad dies, Leigh moves in with the family to help her get through it, even though it is his senior year of high school. Maia is about Leigh's age, but is friends with his sister. She lives down the street and has some idiosyncrasies that become more defined and sinister as Leigh gets to know her better. In fact, Leigh falls completely in love with her, and even mo...more

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Jun 02, 2009 AnnaBnana rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-fiction

To me, this story ended up being about surviving first love. In high school, it's intense and Freymann-Weyr captured that beautifully. The story unfolds from the perspective of Leigh, a 21-year-old young man looking back on the summer and fall of his senior year in high school after he runs into Maia, his ex-girlfriend at a party in New York City. What was really amazing about this book is that even though it essentially felt like a romance, it was also about coming-of-age, dealing with war in t...more

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Sep 27, 2012 Audrey Hepburn rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Leigh Hunter is a boy every girl wants. Attractive, smart, popular, athletic, and extremely polite. He is looking for a job and doing all his work so it reflects on his grades and get into a better college.

Then something terrible happens to his step-sister Millie and he is asked to move in with her and help her.

As he helps Millie he meets odd Maia Morland who is a friend of Millie. Maia Morland is pretty,only not pretty- pretty. She's smart. She's brave. She's also a self proclaimed train wrec...more

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Jun 06, 2012 Darlene rated it 3 of 5 stars

This young adult book by Garret Freymann-Weyr, is about all the emotional intensity and loss associated with first love. Leigh Hunter, is a loving son and brother, athlete and good student. Yet despite all that he has going for him, he is floundering... his future is one big question mark to him. He knows his parents have expectations and that only increases his angst. Enter Maia Morland into Leigh's life... this is where things really get complicated. Maia is a recovering anorexic, alcoholic an...more

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Oct 19, 2009 Yan rated it 2 of 5 stars

After the Moment felt to me like I was looking in a private affair through a glass window. Captivated but knowing that it was bad to be watching. Because of this I felt a disconnection between all the characters. Like I know of them, but I don’t know them.

I would agree with some that After the Moment was slow and a tad on the boring side. It felt that I was fluttering along the novel waiting for something, anything, to happen. It would touch on many subjects, never breaking free of that one barr...more

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Jun 10, 2010 John rated it 5 of 5 stars

Title: After the Moment

Author: Garret Freymann-Weyr

Publisher: Graphia

A book for young-adults that pictures everything a true, real-life-honest-to-goodness romance is hard to find. Sure, we have our Hush, Hush's and Twilight's...but they don't REALLY portray what it's like to be a teenager and in love. Love is complicated and hard and with a person that confuses you yet is an open door...it's not just about getting a hot-ass angel or vampire and having him obsess over you. Even if it is sexy. But...more Title: After the Moment

Author: Garret Freymann-Weyr

Publisher: Graphia

A book for young-adults that pictures everything a true, real-life-honest-to-goodness romance is hard to find. Sure, we have our Hush, Hush's and Twilight's...but they don't REALLY portray what it's like to be a teenager and in love. Love is complicated and hard and with a person that confuses you yet is an open door...it's not just about getting a hot-ass angel or vampire and having him obsess over you. Even if it is sexy. But that real romance is so hard to find...and After the Moment has that kind of romance, and the kind of writing, that really bring it out. And it focuses on a male, too. Yep, that's right folks, we have a true diamond in the rough here.

What would you do if someone close to you lost a loved one, amidst a war where people are dying every day? If you're Leigh Hunter, you try to comfort them. When Leigh's step-sister Millie loses her father, Leigh can only think of helping her, and decides to live with Millie, his father, and his step-mother, Janet. Millie's strong, but appreciates her big brother coming to stay. And in coming to stay...Leigh meets Maia.

There's no direct hit. Cupids arrow does not suddenly make Maia stand out as being perfect, and they do not live the life of a romance novel, as Leigh so aptly puts it. Maia deals with depression, masochism, and is coping with anorexia. She is unusual and, in many cases, the kind of girl no one would want to date. But Maia and Leigh have that connection that only happens because of true love...and with that connection, Leigh learns more about the world around him than ever before.

These characters! If I could plop them down in real life and watch the assimilation...Man, they are good! Leigh is a guy character that so thankfully does not buy into the stereotype. He isn't feminine, he isn't uber masculine and cracks a joke every two seconds...he is simply a person that notices things and thinks about things a little differently. Maia is like his perfect balance...a lady of the mist that manages to be both complex and simple. Their romance is so adorable and perfect, even with it's ending. The side characters were just as fun; Millie and her love for romance novels...Franklin and his cute little smart-boyness. They fit so well, and I like that. The family situation which, while confusing, is very real-life with the many divorces and remarriages. The parents are actually in Leigh's life, too! Imagine that! Clearly, characterization is deep here.

Plot wise...It's hard to explain the plot of a romance. It's all about Leigh and his relationship with Maia and the world. We see a boy grow into a man, and we see him realize that the things some people do aren't always so confusing. The parallels and confusion brought on by the war are an example of this, and they are deftly put in to the point where they blend almost seamlessly. The connection between Leigh's mother's romance novel writing and the actual romance of the book was interesting, too. I appreciated all of the little tid-bits dealt with her writing, and how serious the topic was taken. In a way, this doubles as both the reason why romances are important...yet not examples of real life. As a reader of the genre, it worked a lot for me. Every little upset in Maia and Leigh's lives will take you for a spin...and, especially at the end, you feel every emotion to the highest extent possible.

After the Moments is just everything a teen romance should be. It isn't entirely sudden, the ending is far from perfect, and the characters are unique without feeling either forced or cliche. It handles many, many heavy subjects with grace and poise. From anorexia to divorce to love to imprisonment...You will see the world and back in this book. Freymann-Weyr has crafted a romance that I will keep on my shelf for some time, and I would suggest everyone think of taking a look at it.

Cover Comments: I like the front/back model separation. It captures the mood nicely.

Rating: 5.0 Stars

Copy: Received from Garret and Graphia (Thanks to you both!)(less)

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Mar 26, 2010 Caroline Alicia rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I find it helpful when a reviewer summarizes the book, so here it goes:

In short the book Leigh Hunter and his relationship with a girl named Maia. They are complete opposites: Leigh is the smart, kind, athletic kid dating the most popular prettiest girl in school. His half-sister's (by marriage) father passes away in a tragic accident, and as the two are close, Leigh agrees to move in with his father and his father's new wife to be with his sister.

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Mar 20, 2013 Morgan rated it 5 of 5 stars

leigh comes to visit his step sister when his sister's dad dies. Leigh has to jugle his plans with Astra his girlfriend and Maia, this girl who is permentially scared on most of her body from her own self. Maia damages herself by, burning her arms with ciggarets, being anexoric, cutting her feet with blades, and biting her nails all the way down. Leigh finds there is more to Maia than all her flaws. He breaks up with Astra for Maia. When leigh breaks up with Astra and takes her out to eat when s...more

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Mar 30, 2010 bjneary rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: psla-2010, realistic-fiction, romance, ya

Leigh Hunter is a smart, respectful, young man involved in a multi-parent family, who answers his half sister’s Lillian’s wish after the death of her father, to move in with her family for the school year. He meets Lillian’s best friend, Maya Morland, and falls head over heels in love with her. What we witness is Leigh’s progression from a tentative teen, who ponders many things, but never says them. We know Leigh already has a girlfriend, Astrid, who is a swimmer, smart, and sleeps with Leigh a...more

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Oct 15, 2009 Andrea rated it 3 of 5 stars

After the Moment by Garret Freymann-Weyr starts off in present day, but is mostly told as a flashback into the end of the junior year and then the senior year of Leigh Hunter's life. Leigh was a junior at a high school in New York City and had a pretty normal life-- he has his mom, a romance writer, lived in an apartment in the city, he played soccer at school, and he had the girlfriend that everyone want. But after his step-sister, Millie's, father passed away, she asked him to move to Maryland...more

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Oct 21, 2011 Erin rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, ya

I found this book rather hard to figure out. The trim says it's a gift book, not a novel. The cover says it's chick lit. The groan-worthy title says it's self help. The main character is a boy with a girl's name (Leigh? Boys are Lee). The story has a slow but steady pacing but I'm not sure it handled the subject matter in the right speed.

And yet, the writing is beautiful, with descriptions that perfectly capture things that I've felt or seen but never articulated. The characters are incredibly w...more

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Oct 27, 2009 Alea rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-for-review

After the Moment is really hard to describe. In some ways I really really liked it and it shocked me and intrigued me but in a few other ways I'm not sure if I understood everything the author wanted me to.

Right off the bat we know that something has happened, happened between main character Leight (a male, as others have said sometimes his name made me have to remind myself he was a guy) and Maia his sister's friend that he has fallen for, extremely hard. That mystery definitely intrigued me an...more After the Moment is really hard to describe. In some ways I really really liked it and it shocked me and intrigued me but in a few other ways I'm not sure if I understood everything the author wanted me to.

Right off the bat we know that something has happened, happened between main character Leight (a male, as others have said sometimes his name made me have to remind myself he was a guy) and Maia his sister's friend that he has fallen for, extremely hard. That mystery definitely intrigued me and really drew me into the book.

I loved Leigh's character, an overall nice guy that looks out for his family and friends. I LOVED his relationship with his half-sister Millie (actually having two main female characters with M names sort of disrupted the flow of my reading from time to time to). He really looks out for Millie and she adores him. Through this relationship Leigh meets all of her other friends, including the sweet Franklin, the easy going Preston and Maia who has so many issues I couldn't remember them all.

My main issue with the book was Maia. While she openly admits to all of her problems, I just really didn't connect with her. Usually odd is awesome for me, but I just didn't understand her. Some things I did like, like her connection with her step-father from a marriage or two back but that was it really. I understand the idea of someone wanting to help her as Leigh does but I just didn't fully see why he would care for her so deeply in a romantic way. And also the way that the mystery unfolds was kind of odd.

What I did like, was what happens after the truth is out there in the open. At one point I had my hand to my mouth just shocked and wrapped up in what I was reading (page 267 if you are interested). So it's hard to really put my feelings into words for this book, some things I really really liked others I didn't really understand. Overall, I'd definitely be interested in reading another of the author's books and maybe that one would hit it exactly on the mark for me!(less)

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May 08, 2012 Sara rated it 2 of 5 stars

I really disliked this book, which came as a surprise since I have enjoyed other works by Freymann-Weyr. The whole book just came off as too technical. It felt like all fact and no feeling. I believe part of the problem was that Freymann-Weyr often used complex sentence structure, which ensured that I was always seeing the words on the page instead of seeing through them into the story. The actual story itself wasn't bad, it's just I couldn't get into it at all. The main character is said to tak...more

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Feb 17, 2010 Nicole rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Pop quiz: What's the one word that comes to mind when looking at the cover? Rape. Which was clearly a marketing move because the rape is incidental. I'm not conviced "the moment" is even referencing the rape/not rape(?). Perhaps that was your intent all along Garret? If so, well played.

The bulk of the book takes place four years in the past with a present-day dinner party working as a sort of frame story. Truly though, the dinner is the REAL story. It's compelling and beautiful, wraught with te...more

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Dec 19, 2012 Becka dittmann rated it 3 of 5 stars

I thought this book was okay. It grabbed my attention right in the beginning but then I kept waiting for it to get better and it never did. It is about a girl named Maia and a boy named Leigh. He didnt realize it at first but he feel deeply in love with Maia. She needed help though. She had a bad case of anorexia and had a very bad past. She soon realized that she too loved Leigh and was going to change her bad habits for him. Then something very bad happened one night when Leigh was gone and he...more

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Aug 27, 2010 Milly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

Although I loved reading this book, it took me a whole week to finish it. I found it so emotionally charged and at times disturbing that I had to read a few bits of it at a time. If you're looking for a romanticized story of two teenagers falling in love, this is not the book for you. Instead if you like reading about unhappy truths such as self-injurious behaviors, anorexia, abuse, and other raw issues, then this one's for you.

The book was from Leigh's point of view, a 17-year old boy who falls...more

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Oct 23, 2009 Brynn rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book started out with a great amount of potential. Told by a 17-year-old boy during his senior year of high school, the voice was refreshing. The thoughts and feelings seemed both honest to the age and yet not typically male - he was very open about emotions and challenged a lot of stereotypes. The story takes place shortly after the war in Iraq begins, and the author began by weaving war events into the story. But about halfway through, it began to feel forced. The story lost cohesiveness,...more

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Nov 26, 2011 Kirby rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, 420

As I was reading this, I had to ask myself this question: Did I miss something during my adolescence? Seriously, there was a part where something kind of drastic and violent happens and Leigh and Maia are going back and forth about how they love each other truly, madly, deeply, forever, etc. The whole scandal that the book revolves around too, is just a little exaggerated. Maybe this is typical of YA lit romance, but it was just so silly that I couldn’t get into it. I was surprised that a guy wr...more

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Jan 07, 2011 Vic rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: people who has family issues

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Garret Freymann-Weyr (née Weyr) was born and raised in New York City. She inexplicably went to college in North Carolina (UNC-Chapel Hill) and, just as inexplicably, got an MFA in film (NYU). She now lives outside Washington, D.C. with her husband. She has written five books for young adults, one of which, somewhat inexplicably, won a Printz honor. Her work has been sold to countries including the...more

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“What else is a poem about?
The rhythm and the images buried in the language. All the ways you can build an emotion with words, but you can't just write 'I feel sad.' I mean, you can, but it's not poetry... I think it has to be experienced instead of studied. You step into it.” — 2 people liked it

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