My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga

But once she discovers a website with a section called Suicide Partners, Aysel’s convinced she’s found her solution: a teen boy with the username FrozenRobot (aka Roman) who’s haunted by a family tragedy is looking for a partner.Įven though Aysel and Roman have nothing in common, they slowly start to fill in each other’s broken lives. There’s only one problem: she’s not sure she has the courage to do it alone.

With a mother who can barely look at her without wincing, classmates who whisper behind her back, and a father whose violent crime rocked her small town, Aysel is ready to turn her potential energy into nothingness. Sixteen-year-old physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with plotting her own death. All opinions and views are my own.īook review: My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga #bookreview #jasminewarga #youngadultbooks #realisticfictionbooks #booktwt #bookaddict #booktwitter Tweet Trigger warning: This book deals with mental illness (depression) and suicide, and might not be suitable for sensitive readers.ĭISCLAIMER: This review could contain possible spoilers based on my opinions. This is an author I’ll definitely want to read more from in the future and see what other ideas come around from her. from the plot to the details included in the plot. Greenburger Associates.I’m happy to say that I found another not so standard young adult book that didn’t include a dystopian future or a love triangle. The Heart pact was made by Hotchkiss and Associates with Brenda Bowen at Sanford J. This is the first deal unveiled since Marc Evans was named the studio’s new Motion Picture Group president this week after Adam Goodman departed at the end of last month. “Aysel was a vessel for me to tackle questions about the demon of depression, grief, and the ultimate saving power of love and human connection,” the first-time writer told Interview magazine just before the book hit stands.Īnonymous Content’s Michael Sugar and Ashley Zalta will produce the movie, and Paramount’s Peter Kang is the creative executive on the project. It joins other YA projects in development there including an adaptation of Fault In Our Stars author John Green’s first book Looking For Alaska, with Fault In Our Stars scribes Scott Neustadter and Michael H.

Warga is a 26-year-old Jordanian American from Cincinnati who wrote the novel after the death of a close friend to give voice to feelings of depression and isolation.