The Last Romantics (Paperback)

from AlanaB

The Last Romantics was a good book. It did throw me for a bit when it opened with the year being 2079. I enjoyed reading about the relationships between the four siblings starting in childhood and continuing as they were adults. I also liked that it was broken down into different sections and tha...

from reb922

The story of 4 siblings whose lives were shaped by a period of time called "the pause" after their father's death and another tragedy once they are adults. I liked the story and I felt the pacing and revealing of their lives was told in an engaging manner. This was mostly told via the youngest si...

from Carmenere

Thank you William Morrow Books and author Tara Conklin for the opportunity to read and review The Last Romantics prior to its February 19, 2019 release. "In a sense stories are all we have to tell us about the future." "In poetry's stripped-down urgency, in its openness, the space between lines, ...

from strandbooks

A good family drama is like a pint of chocolate ice cream...just a spoonful...ok, maybe a small bowl...fine! Just give me the pint and a spoon! I really didn't mean to stay up way past my bedtime or get up early to keep reading, but once I started The Last Romantics I couldn't stop. It has all th...

from rglossne

The Skinner family is shaped by two deaths. Early on, their father dies, leaving the four siblings with an incapacitated mother who retreats into what they call 'The Pause.' In adulthood, the death of a sibling leaves the other three adrift and dealing with questions surrounding the death. In bet...