Book profile
Holding Up the Universe
- Subgenre
- romance
- Edition year
- 2018-05-01
- Rating
- ★ 3.6 · 103 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
- Spice
- Heat not verified
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Why these tropes fit
Libby and Jack are brought together by a cruel high-school game, group counseling, and community service, developing a romance as Libby embraces new possibilities and Jack hides his inability to recognize faces.
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- Forced Proximity: “which lands them in group counseling and community service” source
- Coming of Age: “Now, Libby’s ready: for high school, for new friends, for love” source
- Strong Heroine: “Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed “America’s Fattest Teen.” But no one’s taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really is.” source
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Content notes
- death of parent
Heat and content-note sources
death of parent: “Following her mom’s death, she’s been picking up the pieces in the privacy of her home” Source
