His best friend (and the driver) Gabe has just passed away of a drug overdose. I think it's Lisa's best book and I can't wait for more.Last year, Brooklyn's boyfriend Lucca died in a car accident. (Although really, you should read that one too-it's also amazing!)Ĭhasing Brooklyn is easily one of my favorite reads of 2010 and earns a place in my top books of all time. Lisa ties the two novels together nicely and reader's won't be lost if they haven't read the first one. I re-read I Heart You, You Haunt Me before I read Chasing Brooklyn, but that's not necessary.

Chasing Brooklyn isn't a sequel, but takes place in the same school. There's a cameo from a character in I Heart You, You Haunt Me. Their journey to each other is heartwrenching and heartwarming at the same time. Both Brooklyn and Nico are hurting and you feel their pain and want to reach in and help them. Yes, it's a ghost story, but most of all it's a love story and a beautiful tale about two people who need each other to heal. You'll want to keep this one around for multiple re-reads because these are characters you won't want to leave behind. (That's what I get starting this one thinking 'I'll just read a little bit before I fall asleep.) It's a book that has such gorgeous lyrical writing you just want to get lost in the words.Ĭhasing Brooklyn is an emotional read and the journey the reader takes with Brooklyn and Nico is one that will stick with you. I stayed up waaay past my bedtime to finish this one. I was so drawn into the book I couldn't put it down. But Lisa Schroeder pulled it off and gave Brooklyn and Nico distinct voices and soon I was swept up in both stories. I wasn't sure how this would work with a novel in verse, especially since each alternating part was short to start. The novel is told in alternating voices-Brooklyn and Nico's. This is a book you'll want multiple copies of-one to keep and one to pass around to friends. GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: I LOVED IT!! I really enjoy novels in verse and I think Lisa Schroeder writes them beautifully, but she blew me away with Chasing Brooklyn. They just need to learn to let each other in. But when Lucca starts to leave him messages to help Brooklyn, Nico and Brooklyn find themselves being drawn to each other and having to face emotions that have been buried. Nico lost his brother Lucca and is trying to escape the pain. Brooklyn is loosing sleep and being haunted by Gabe in her dreams. And now her friend Gabe has died of an overdose. Rating: 5/5 Stars (My first 5 Star of the year!)Ībout the Book: Brooklyn's boyfriend Lucca died a year ago.

Chasing brooklyn by lisa schroeder