History Is All You Left Me

By Adam Silvera

Griffin's world shatters after Theo's death, spiraling into obsession and secrets.

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294 pages· 91,521 words· Est. 8.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Griffin's life unravels when his first love, Theo, drowns. Despite Theo's new life in California with Jackson, Griffin clings to hope. Now, only Jackson shares his grief, but their bond can't stop Griffin's descent into compulsions and secrets. Can he confront his past to rebuild his future?

From the publisher

This book will make you cry, think, and then cry some more. –Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything From the New York Times bestselling author of More Happy Than Not comes an explosive examination of grief, mental illness, and the devastating consequences of refusing to let go of the past. When Griffin’s first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, his universe implodes. Even though Theo had moved to California for college and started seeing Jackson, Griffin never doubted Theo would come back to him when the time was right. But now, the future he’s been imagining for himself has gone far off course. To make things worse, the only person who truly understands his heartache is Jackson. But no matter how much they open up to each other, Griffin’s downward spiral continues. He’s losing himself in his obsessive compulsions and destructive choices, and the secrets he’s been keeping are tearing him apart. If Griffin is ever to rebuild his future, he must first confront his history, every last heartbreaking piece in the puzzle of his life.

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