We Burned So Bright

We Burned So Bright

Hardback
4.310

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'Like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket.' V. E. SchwabThe world is ending in thirty days. A wandering black hole is approaching Earth, and soon, everything will be gone. For husbands Don and Rodney, forty years of marriage suddenly feels like no time at all.One last road trip. One final chance to say goodbye.From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea comes a story about what we owe the people we love when time runs out. Don and Rodney are in a race against the clock, driving from Maine to Washington State to settle unfinished business before the sky breaks.Is it enough to burn bright, even if nothing remains of the ashes?Along the way, they encounter a world choosing how to spend its final moments-from impromptu weddings and bright bonfires to those simply sharing a final meal. Under a kaleidoscope sky and a cracked moon, Don and Rodney must look back on a lifetime of highs and lows and ask the ultimate question: was our best good enough?A bittersweet, life-affirming masterpiece about love, legacy, and the beauty of a life well-lived.

Book Information

Main Genre
Novels
Sub Genre
Adventure
Format
Hardback
Pages
176
Price
24.00 €

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4.5

How can I possibly write a review for this, when VE Schwab has already said everything that needs to be said? In her words, reading this book is “like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket” - and honestly, that’s all you need to know. We Burned So Bright is tender, devastating, quiet, and full of so much love that it almost hurts. This is a story about queer love, about aging together, about choosing each other again and again - and about what it means to keep going when the world feels like it’s ending. I wished this story was longer. I wanted more pages, more moments, more time with these characters. And yet… it’s also perfect exactly as it is. Every scene feels intentional, every emotion lands with precision, and nothing feels wasted. The queer representation is absolutely beautiful - gentle, honest, lived-in. This book managed the impossible: it warmed my heart and shattered it into a million pieces at the same time. This isn’t a loud book. It doesn’t rely on spectacle. It burns slowly, steadily, and deeply. 4.5/5 stars Thank you @netgalley and @panmacmillan for the eARC! #WeBurnedSoBright #Netgalley #Bookstagram

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