Thursday, March 23, 2017

Swoon Thursday (#217): Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer


- From the book you’re currently reading, or one you just finished, tell us what made you SWOON. What got your heart pounding, your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering

- Try to make the swoon excerpt 140 characters (or less), if you are going to tweet about it. Use the hashtag #YABOUND when tweeting


This week, my swoon is from Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer!


He turns to face me, and before I'm ready for it, he moves close. Very close. So close that his cheek is against my cheek, and one hand is against my neck. If I take a deep breath, I'll be pressed up against him. His breath tickles my ear, his stubble brushing my jaw.

"Is this okay?" he says softly.

"Okay? This is about three thousand times better than my idea with the phones."

He laughs, and our chests do touch. One of his hands finds my waist. We could be dancing instead of sharing secrets. I have the sudden urge to wrap my arms around him.

- eARC, page 386



I don't remember the last time a book utterly consumed me like this one did. I planned on reading this one over two days, but instead, I found myself completely immersed in the story and unable to stop reading, and suddenly it's well past midnight and I've finished the book. It was wonderful! This is a non-kissy swoony scene and one of my favorites of the book. =)

28 comments:

  1. Yep. Good choice. I swooned, but I may be biased, since I really love Declan.
    Sam @ WLABB

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    1. Not biased at all! He was my favorite in the book. =)

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  2. YAYYYYYYYY!!!!! I'm so so glad you read and loved this - and found a swoon scene!!! I'd forgotten about this one. MMMMMM. I love these two so much.

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    1. Yaaasss! I went with this snippet on a whim. It was perfect. :D

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  3. There are no words for how excited I am about this book after reading that. I'm so glad you think the book is wonderful. I can't wait to get my hands on it. :D

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    1. YAY! I'm so excited for you read it, Stephanie! Only a few weeks left!

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  4. I have heard great things about this book!!! This swoony teaser is so cute. I need to read this. :)

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    1. Lena, you must! Especially since Brigid is local!

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  5. Awww I really want to read this book! It sounds amazing :D Love this snippet :)

    Brittany @ Brittany's Book Rambles

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    1. I really, really encourage you to do so! I know it's not fantasy but hey, I'm not a contemporary person either, and I loved it. ;)

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  6. Ooh swoony for sure. I'm glad this was such a good book for you!

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  7. I love when a book completely takes over your life and doesn't let you stop reading!! I've heard so many amazing things about this one, I'm hoping to read it in my next few reads! Oooh, and thank you for the swoon-worthy peek!

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    1. But actually! I couldn't even believe it was 11:30 and I'd read most of the book - I was flying through this one. I hope you love it, Becky!

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  8. I could swoon over that cover! This does sound great and I loved the teaser.

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  9. Love when a story can hook a reader so well!

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    1. Yes! I can't remember the last time this happened. <3

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    1. Me too! It's not a kiss (YET) but it was such a swoony scene. :D

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  11. I've heard SO many good things about this one :)

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  12. I like this swoon a lot!! I need to read this book ASAP!

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  13. Eee, such a pretty scene :D Love it. <3 But aw, they do kiss before this, yes? If not, so long with no kissing :( Aw.

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    1. Nope, it was a kiss-free book. Which sounds non-swoony, but there were plenty of swoony scenes! Just not kissy ones. :o

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  14. It is still a great swoon worthy scene for being a non-kissing swoon. Great pick Alyssa, I really like this swoon as well. Thank you so much for the awesome post my friend.

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    1. Agreed! I liked the scene a lot. Thank YOU, Katiria!

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