Restless souls and empty hearts
Brooklyn can't sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died only a year ago, and now her friend Gabe has just died of an o... read full description
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Mar 15, 2010
I've seen a lot of criticism leveled at novels in verse; the format doesn't allow the characters and situations to be fleshed out, they're too 'thin'--they'll leave you unsatisfied, wanting more. That any story told in verse is too limited by the format, blah blah. That kinda talk always makes my eyes roll up in my head and I'm just like, "Dude, are you sure it's the format? Maybe it's the AUTHOR. Maybe the AUTHOR just ISN'T VERY GOOD. MAYBE THE AUTHOR'S STORY IS THIN AND UNSATISFYING
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Feb 10, 2012
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This story is a haunting tale (literally) about dealing with, and moving on after tragic loss, and finding love when you least expect it.
Brooklyn lost her boyfriend Lucca in a tragic accident one year ago, and now his best friend, Gabe, has died of an overdose. Brooklyn was very much in love with Lucca, and hasn't been dealing with the loss well. Who would? She's abandoned her art, and writes letters to Lucca every day. All of a sudden Brooklyn starts havin More...
This story is a haunting tale (literally) about dealing with, and moving on after tragic loss, and finding love when you least expect it.
Brooklyn lost her boyfriend Lucca in a tragic accident one year ago, and now his best friend, Gabe, has died of an overdose. Brooklyn was very much in love with Lucca, and hasn't been dealing with the loss well. Who would? She's abandoned her art, and writes letters to Lucca every day. All of a sudden Brooklyn starts havin More...
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Oct 23, 2011
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This is my first time to read a book that is not in paragraph, but in verses. I thought I may not like it but instead I loved it. I love the fast-pace of Chasing Brooklyn which is not so cheesy but is very real and emotionally well written. This is basically the first book I've read from Ms. Schroeder and I can say that she writes exceptionally a very good and emotional story about lost, friendship, relationships, and love.
So the story is about Brooklyn losing her boyfriend Lucca, wh More...
So the story is about Brooklyn losing her boyfriend Lucca, wh More...
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Jul 09, 2011
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Chasing Brooklyn was at first a good book. In fact, it was beyond good. Really good. Yummy-
Just kidding. But for the first part, it was really good.
Brooklyn was being haunted by a dead boy named Gabe, who had originally killed her boyfriend Lucca in a car crash. Not long after, he died- an overdose, they say. And soon, he was haunting her in her dreams. I must say, these dreams were… vivid. It was kind of creepy, but you know what? I don’t care. Whatever. I love creepy stuff. More...
Just kidding. But for the first part, it was really good.
Brooklyn was being haunted by a dead boy named Gabe, who had originally killed her boyfriend Lucca in a car crash. Not long after, he died- an overdose, they say. And soon, he was haunting her in her dreams. I must say, these dreams were… vivid. It was kind of creepy, but you know what? I don’t care. Whatever. I love creepy stuff. More...
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Jan 01, 2011
Leah
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Brooklyn can't sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died a year ago and since then it's as if she's just stopped living, too. Things worsen when her friend Gabe kills himself and seems to be haunting Brooklyn in her dreams - why is he in her dreams instead of Lucca? Lucca's brother Nico can't stop running. The only time he even feels vaguely normal is when he goes running. Nico is struggling, too, as it appears that Lucca's ghost is visiting him, demanding that he help Brooklyn. As Gabe's visits into Br
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Aug 06, 2011
Carla
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I have never read a book that was written in verse before, in fact i've never actually come across a book like this. But, I love this writing style, it manages to stay fast paced, keeping you hooked. I read it in one sitting, like an emotional rollercoaster, at first it scared me a little, then I just sat back and enjoyed the journey. This book was amazing, and thats partly due to the writing style Lisa uses, because it manages to be emotional, touching and hard to forget.
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Mar 07, 2010
Lisa (A Life Bound By Books)
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Won a copy of the ARC in a book tour, so, sadly I didn't get to keep it :o( However, I'm happy that I was able to pass such a great book on for others to read. So, here's my review:
Chasing Brooklyn was one of those stories that allowed me to feel the various emotions that the characters -Brooklyn and Nico were going through a year after a death that affected them both in very different ways. A supernatural twist to the story had ghosts to help pave the way for both Brooklyn and Nico, More...
Chasing Brooklyn was one of those stories that allowed me to feel the various emotions that the characters -Brooklyn and Nico were going through a year after a death that affected them both in very different ways. A supernatural twist to the story had ghosts to help pave the way for both Brooklyn and Nico, More...
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Aug 25, 2011
Olivia
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Another tear - jerker. Geez, I'll never be able to read a Lisa Schroeder book without crying it seems. I always says this, but Lisa Schroeder is one of my all time favorite authors. Just because she writes about characters that are so believable and the grief in this book was very realistic.
Chasing Brooklyn was so beautiful and so sad, the writing style was wonderful. I love verse novels. The only other author I know that writes verse novels is Ellen Hopkins. So it's wonderful to ha More...
Chasing Brooklyn was so beautiful and so sad, the writing style was wonderful. I love verse novels. The only other author I know that writes verse novels is Ellen Hopkins. So it's wonderful to ha More...
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Feb 26, 2011
Chasing Brooklyn is told in verse. Sometimes verse works, sometimes it doesn't. Lisa Schroeder knows how to do it!
This is now my favorite novel by Lisa.
Chasing Brooklyn is such a sad yet BEAUTIFUL story! It's about loss, and letting go, but most importantly it's about hope and love.
You'd think you couldn't have strong characterization in a novel told with such few words, but wow. I found such a connection with these characters it was unbelievable. Schroeder is More...
This is now my favorite novel by Lisa.
Chasing Brooklyn is such a sad yet BEAUTIFUL story! It's about loss, and letting go, but most importantly it's about hope and love.
You'd think you couldn't have strong characterization in a novel told with such few words, but wow. I found such a connection with these characters it was unbelievable. Schroeder is More...
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Mar 13, 2010
Sab H.
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I loved Chasing Brooklyn so, so much it's now one of my favorite books. I'm a big fan of verse writing, and this book is now one of the reasons why. I tend to rate books because of how much emotion they are able to convey. How much of what happens, feels like it's happening to me. Having read it one one sitting, this was an emotional roller coaster.
It is a beautiful story about grief, dealing, hope, healing, dreams, and obviously... love. The healing power of love. The characters, th More...
It is a beautiful story about grief, dealing, hope, healing, dreams, and obviously... love. The healing power of love. The characters, th More...
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Feb 15, 2011
Annette
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a very sad story, specially because I felt very identified by it... I went through something similar... a very close death... not knowing what to do or say or think...
I was sad mostly all the book... and but it also was very reassuring. I do liked it! I do recommend it :)
I was sad mostly all the book... and but it also was very reassuring. I do liked it! I do recommend it :)
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Jul 19, 2009
This is my third YA novel, another ghost story, told from the point of view of two characters - Brooklyn and Nico. Fans of I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME will hopefully like this one!
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Jan 20, 2012
Brittany
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I was really ecstatic when I found out that this was kind of like a follow up to I Heart You, You Haunt Me. Brooklyn's boyfriend Lucca dies in a car crash while his best friend Gabe lives. The book takes place a year after that. Gabe feels guilty that he lived while his best friend died so he dies by overdosing. It brings a lot of pain to Brooklynn and Lucca's brother Nico. Lucca's ghost visits Nico and keeps telling him to help Brooklynn, but Nico doesn't exactly know how to do that. Gabe's gho
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Jan 03, 2012
Amanda (Born Bookish)
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This book was amazing! Chasing Brooklyn is a book written in free verse, by one of my all time favorite authors! Lisa Schroeder is such a powerful writer, she know just what to say to pull on those heartstrings. This is Lisa’s third YA book written in verse, and can I just say that they keep getting better and better!
Books written in multiple perspectives are a toss up. Most of the time I really like books written this way, but sometimes I really hate it. I guess it all depends o More...
Books written in multiple perspectives are a toss up. Most of the time I really like books written this way, but sometimes I really hate it. I guess it all depends o More...
Oct 04, 2011
Alexis
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When I was six years old I split my chin open while I was figure skating and had to get stitches. Even though I was only six, I had developed a love for skating. After the accident, I was afraid to get back on the ice because I didn’t want to fall again. Just like Brooklyn in Chasing Brooklyn, by Lisa Schroeder, I had to get over my fear since I was more afraid of not doing what I loved, then being hurt doing what I loved. Brooklyn has Nico help her train for the sprint triathlon to help her get
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Sep 01, 2011
Katieeoh
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Its my first time to read a Lisa Schroeder book so, I don’t know much about her, my friend just told me that she is a great author, and she loved her books. So I thought, why don’t I might have a try?
Chasing Brooklyn tells the parallel stories of Brooklyn and Nico, as they cope with mutual losses. The story takes place one year after the death of Lucca — Brooklyn’s boyfriend and Nico’s brother. As the story begins, Brooklyn and Nico are faced with another unexpected loss — the overdose More...
Chasing Brooklyn tells the parallel stories of Brooklyn and Nico, as they cope with mutual losses. The story takes place one year after the death of Lucca — Brooklyn’s boyfriend and Nico’s brother. As the story begins, Brooklyn and Nico are faced with another unexpected loss — the overdose More...
Aug 26, 2011
Annie
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In this amazing story in verse, Lisa Schroeder manages to weave so much emotion into her characters as they struggle to find their paths from tragedy. Brooklyn, overcome with grief since her boyfriend, Lucca, died, needs to find a new way of going forward every day. Nico, Lucca's brother, despite running every day for a race, is not getting any closer to the finish line. Then, when Lucca and Gabe's (Lucca's friend and part of his death) ghosts begin to visit Brooklyn and Nico, they realize that
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Jul 29, 2011
Valerie
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Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder
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Brooklyn’s boyfriend died a year ago. Now Gabe, the survivor of the car crash, has died. It’s a fresh shock and only makes it harder for Brooklyn, who hasn’t gotten over Lucca. But when Gabe starts haunting Brooklyn, chasing her through her dreams, she can’t take it. Nico, Lucca’s older brother, is being haunted too but by Lucca. Help Brooklyn is his message but Nico is not much better off than her. Both of them are broken an More...
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Brooklyn’s boyfriend died a year ago. Now Gabe, the survivor of the car crash, has died. It’s a fresh shock and only makes it harder for Brooklyn, who hasn’t gotten over Lucca. But when Gabe starts haunting Brooklyn, chasing her through her dreams, she can’t take it. Nico, Lucca’s older brother, is being haunted too but by Lucca. Help Brooklyn is his message but Nico is not much better off than her. Both of them are broken an More...
Jul 26, 2011
Kat
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This book was just OK. It was an exceptionally fast read, due to the fact the author writes in "verse". I felt the writing style was disjointed and I was halfway through the book before it even felt somewhat natural. I thought the premise of the book was interesting but the author really didn't go anywhere with it. I thought it was funny that at the end of the book it was written that the author, "loves to write in verse because it allows her to get to the emotional core of the st
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Jul 04, 2011
Kim
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Brooklyn's boyfriend died 1 yr. ago. Still, she's not over losing him. Neither is Nico, Lucca's brother. This book is written in a kind of poetry stanza form. Once you get used to it, it doesn't even bother you because its such a good story.
Every few pages we go from Broklyn's thoughts to Nico's. She's stil writing Lucca letters and going to the comic book store like they used to. Then, one of their friends kills himself, Gabe, who was driving the car the night Lucca died. It was an More...
Every few pages we go from Broklyn's thoughts to Nico's. She's stil writing Lucca letters and going to the comic book store like they used to. Then, one of their friends kills himself, Gabe, who was driving the car the night Lucca died. It was an More...
Feb 15, 2011
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If you’ve never read one of Lisa Schroeder’s YA novels, you may be a little thrown off at first. After all, her books aren’t your traditional YA novels. That’s because Schroeder writes in a style known as “novels in verse.” That is, it’s sort of a collection of poems which — combined — tell a story. But once you get used to the style, it will sweep you off your feet, as will Schroeder’s knack for amazingly emotional storytelling.
Chasing Brooklyn, Schroeder’s newest novel, is beautiful, More...
Chasing Brooklyn, Schroeder’s newest novel, is beautiful, More...
Dec 17, 2010
K
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This book manages to be moving and heartfelt with very little effort.
Told entirely in verse, the story alternates narratives between Brooklyn and Nico. Both are suffering from the aching loss of Lucca, Brooklyn’s boyfriend and Nico’s brother. It’s been a year since the fatal car crash and another friend, Gabe, has just died. Now Nico is being haunted by Lucca, urging him to help Brooklyn who is in turn being haunted by Gabe.
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Told entirely in verse, the story alternates narratives between Brooklyn and Nico. Both are suffering from the aching loss of Lucca, Brooklyn’s boyfriend and Nico’s brother. It’s been a year since the fatal car crash and another friend, Gabe, has just died. Now Nico is being haunted by Lucca, urging him to help Brooklyn who is in turn being haunted by Gabe.
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Dec 01, 2010
Angie
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I love this cover. And I love the title. And I just really love this book. I'm so glad some thoughtful reader nominated it for a Cybils award this year, because I honestly don't think I would have picked it up otherwise. And I have no good reason for that except I think I somehow got the mistaken impression it was just another problem novel and I wasn't in the mood. Shame on me for making my ignorant assumptions and not giving this lovely novel a try before now. CHASING BROOKLYN is Lisa Schroeder
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Dec 01, 2010
Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids
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Chasing Brooklyn is a haunting, emotionally gripping, beautiful written love story. I have never read a book in verse before and WOW! Lisa Schroeder's amazing style of writing allowed me to be whisked away in the story of Brooklyn, who's dealing w/ the death of her boyfriend, Lucca and Lucca's brother Nico. Both of them have been dealing with the grief of Lucca's passing for a year, when another close friend of theirs', Gabe dies. Now both Brooklyn and Nico are brought together in their grief an
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Jul 19, 2010
Peep (Pop! Pop!)
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Ok, I should point out that poetry is just not me. Mostly, I just don't get it. I got this book because it sounded good and had been on my wishlist for a while. I was not at all happy when I found out that this one was written in verse. Really. There are only so many words and so many lines per page. The girl who sent it to me told me it was really good, and it had a great rating on here on GR, so I decided to give it a go. I am glad I did!
I love that this was a really quick read. I More...
I love that this was a really quick read. I More...
Jul 17, 2010
Amelie
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Chasing Brooklyn got to the point from the beginning, which could be a good thing or a bad thing. In this case, it was a good thing because the book draws you in from the start.
The book is narrarated by two people--Nico & Brooklyn. Lucca, Brooklyn's boyfriend and Nico's brother, dies a year before the book takes place. They are both trying to get through it--Brooklyn keeping his memory alive, and Nico running from the past. Nico starts seeing Lucca's ghost, telling him to help Brook More...
The book is narrarated by two people--Nico & Brooklyn. Lucca, Brooklyn's boyfriend and Nico's brother, dies a year before the book takes place. They are both trying to get through it--Brooklyn keeping his memory alive, and Nico running from the past. Nico starts seeing Lucca's ghost, telling him to help Brook More...
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Jun 28, 2010
Laura (Bookish Belle)
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This is another story that stays with you long after you finish reading it. Lisa Shroeder has a way of holding into you through her character that makes you completely ache for them and want the best for them. As I was reading I felt like the mother hen trying watch over her baby chicks.
This novel is also written in verse and goes back and forth from Brooklyn's POV to Nico's POV and I really appreciated that about the novel. Nico just broke my heart with some of the things he said and More...
This novel is also written in verse and goes back and forth from Brooklyn's POV to Nico's POV and I really appreciated that about the novel. Nico just broke my heart with some of the things he said and More...
Jun 08, 2010
Denise
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Teen girls and reluctant readers will enjoy this book written in free verse. The sparse language and lack of descriptive detail keep the story moving forward and also bring out the emotions experienced by the characters in a more stark manner than does the typical novel written in prose.
This story, told in alternating voices, is about Brooklyn and Nico -- both are being "haunted" and experience visions and visits. Nico by Brooklyn's boyfriend and his brother Lucca and she More...
This story, told in alternating voices, is about Brooklyn and Nico -- both are being "haunted" and experience visions and visits. Nico by Brooklyn's boyfriend and his brother Lucca and she More...
May 31, 2010
Rachael
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Brooklyn hasn’t been the same since her boyfriend Lucca died. The past year, she thought things were getting better, but the death of her friend Gabe makes the grief and despair fresh. And now, to make matters worse, she can’t sleep because Gabe’s ghost is haunting her. The last thing Brooklyn expects to find in this situation is a friend, but that she does when Lucca’s brother Nico reaches out to her. Little does Brooklyn know that Nico’s being haunted too—by Lucca’s ghost. As Brooklyn and Nico
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May 02, 2010
CorLostForWords
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I was so emotionally invested in this book. I was drawn in immediately and was thoroughly captivated by this story. For a novel in verse, it is brilliantly done. I can't believe how much emotion and depth is conveyed in just a few short sentences. We get to feel what the main characters are feeling, what they are thinking, their very personalities. It was a genuine show of emotion, and I really got the characters. I couldn't help but fall in love with them and hope that they could find happiness
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