Title: The Sea of TranquilityAuthor: Katja Millay
Publication: June 4, 2013 by Atria Books
Genre: Romance, Contemporary
Pages: 434
Format: Paperback
I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am pressed so hard against the earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to lift my feet to walk.
Former piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone learning about her past and to make the boy who took everything from her—her identity, her spirit, her will to live—pay.
Josh Bennett’s story is no secret: every person he loves has been taken from his life until, at seventeen years old, there is no one left. Now all he wants is be left alone and people allow it because when your name is synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space.
Everyone except Nastya, the mysterious new girl at school who starts showing up and won’t go away until she’s insinuated herself into every aspect of his life. But the more he gets to know her, the more of an enigma she becomes. As their relationship intensifies and the unanswered questions begin to pile up, he starts to wonder if he will ever learn the secrets she’s been hiding—or if he even wants to.
The Sea of Tranquility is a rich, intense, and brilliantly imagined story about a lonely boy, an emotionally fragile girl, and the miracle of second chances. (Source: Goodreads)
Former piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone learning about her past and to make the boy who took everything from her—her identity, her spirit, her will to live—pay.
Josh Bennett’s story is no secret: every person he loves has been taken from his life until, at seventeen years old, there is no one left. Now all he wants is be left alone and people allow it because when your name is synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space.
Everyone except Nastya, the mysterious new girl at school who starts showing up and won’t go away until she’s insinuated herself into every aspect of his life. But the more he gets to know her, the more of an enigma she becomes. As their relationship intensifies and the unanswered questions begin to pile up, he starts to wonder if he will ever learn the secrets she’s been hiding—or if he even wants to.
The Sea of Tranquility is a rich, intense, and brilliantly imagined story about a lonely boy, an emotionally fragile girl, and the miracle of second chances. (Source: Goodreads)
My Thoughts:
I got this book during the last day of the Fully Booked Anniversary Sale last 2014. I had a staff of the Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street branch looking for this and you can just imagine my joy when she told me that they only had 1 copy left which was the one she was handing over to me. Lucky me! I absolutely adore the cover of this book even before I bought it (because it’s artsy and stuff) and only after reading it have I really come to an understanding of why it is like that. Needless, to say I loved it even more. ≧◡≦To start off, let me tell you that I had very high expectations of this book. It comes as a highly recommended read by one of my favorite authors, Colleen Hoover. You can read about what she has to say about this book by clicking Here. Suffice to say it was met, if not exceeded. This really brought me on a roller-coaster of feels from beginning to end…
Rating:
An unforgettable story of 2nd chances, salvation and ultimately true love… A definite must-read ^_^
About the Author
Katja Millay graduated with a degree in film and television production from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and has worked as a television producer and film studies & screenwriting teacher. Her debut novel The Sea of Tranquility was a recipient of the American Library Association’s Alex Award and was named one of the Best Books of 2013 by the School Library Journal. She currently resides in Florida with her family. Author Image grabbed from Bookbash.net
