This Is Not a Love Story (Love Story Universe)
When fifteen-year-old Romeo's mother leaves one day and doesn't return, he finds himself homeless and trying to survive on the streets. Mute and terrified, his silence makes him vulnerable, and one night he is beaten by a gang of other kids, only to be rescued by a boy who pledges to take care of...
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When fifteen-year-old Romeo's mother leaves one day and doesn't return, he finds himself homeless and trying to survive on the streets. Mute and terrified, his silence makes him vulnerable, and one night he is beaten by a gang of other kids, only to be rescued by a boy who pledges to take care of him.
Julian is barely two years older than Romeo. After running away from an increasingly violent homelife, he makes some difficult choices and ends up selling himself on the street to survive. Taking care of Romeo changes him, gives him a purpose in life, gives him hope, and though he tries to be strong and keep his troubles with drugs behind him, living as they do is slowly destroying him, and he begins to doubt he can be strong enough.
This is the story of their struggle to find a way off the streets and stay together at all costs. But when events threaten to tear them apart, Romeo knows he must find the strength within himself to help Julian (and not let their love story turn into a tragedy).
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B07Q47FFWM
Publish date: 2019-03-27
Pages no: 453
Edition language: English
Series: Love Story Universe
"This is Not a Love Story" is both the title of the book, and a description of what it is about. This isn't a light and fluffy romance. This is hard-hitting, dark, and gritty, that tells you in no uncertain terms just how hard it is to be on the streets... and even then you can imagine it's a whole ...
Wow.Ok...I found this book to be overwhelmingly depressing. And it's not because of your typical angst or plot twists. It's just...I have a bit of a soft heart when it comes to homeless teenagers. There's a helplessness there that I can't get past. And it's really really hard reading the realities o...
Having never read this author before, I was first intrigued by the title, This Is Not a Love Story. Such a great title. After reading the blurb, I knew I just had to read it. I was not disappointed. From the very first page this author put you on the streets of London right along with Julian and Rem...
~ Book Review by ChristineRomeo and Julian are two broken teenagers living on the streets, surviving on the kindness of others and what little cash can be found through sacrifice and sheer will. Their history is slowly revealed through Romeo’s voice, as he tells of their meeting, their close calls, ...