Lovely War

Lovely War
AuthorJulie Berry
LanguageEnglish
PublisherViking Books for Young Readers
Publication dateMarch 5, 2019
Pages480
ISBN978-0-147-51297-0

Lovely War is a young adult romance novel by Julie Berry, published March 5, 2019 by Viking Books for Young Readers. The book is a New York Times Bestseller and was well-received by critics.

Reception

Reviews

Lovely War is a New York Times Bestseller[1] and was generally well-received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist,[2] Kirkus Reviews,[3] Publishers Weekly,[4] School Library Journal,[5] and Shelf Awareness.[6]

Booklist wrote, "Lovely War proves again that Berry is one of our most ambitious writers. Happily for us, that ambition so often results in great success."[2]

Kirkus Reviews called the novel an "unforgettable romance so Olympian in scope, human at its core, and lyrical in its prose that it must be divinely inspired."[3]

Multiple reviewers highlighted the historical aspects of the book. Shelf Awareness emphasized how Berry "weaves factual historical events and backdrops into an exquisitely crafted, funny and, yes, epic, novel."[6] Publishers Weekly wrote, "Berry ... brings to life wartime horrors and passions with commentary from Olympian gods in this love story filled with vivid historical detail."[4] Booklist added that "all that detail folds effortlessly into the story, so uncommon in frame but heartbreakingly familiar in emotion."[2]

Both the written text and audiobook are Junior Library Guild books.[7]

Awards and honors

Before Lovely War's release, it landed on Barnes & Noble's and Cosmopolitan's "most anticipated books" lists.[8][9] After its release, it landed on several "best of" lists:

The audiobook, narrated by Allan Corduner and a full cast, also received a starred review from Booklist, who stated, "This is truly an audio production for the ages."[18]

Year Award Result Ref.
2019 Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio Selection [19]
Goodreads Choice Award Young Adult Fiction Nominee [20]
Whitney Award — Winner [21]
2020 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award — Winner [22]
American Library Association Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Selection [23]
Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten [24][25]
Audie Award Young Adult Finalist [26]
Golden Kite Award Young Adult Fiction Winner [27]
Young Adult Library Services Association Teens Choices Top Ten [28][29]

References

  1. ↑ "Lovely War by Julie Berry". Penguin Randomhouse. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Cooper, Ilene (March 1, 2019). "Lovely War". Booklist. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Lovely War". Kirkus Reviews. December 9, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Children's Book Review: Lovely War by Julie Berry". Publishers Weekly. December 24, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ Diaz, Shelley M. (March 1, 2019). "Lovely War". School Library Journal. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Lovely War". Shelf Awareness. March 5, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Junior Library Guild : Lovely War (Audiobook) by Julie Berry". www.juniorlibraryguild.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  8. ↑ Adler, Dahlia (January 10, 2019). "12 of Our Most Anticipated Historical YA Fiction of 2019". The B&N Teen Blog. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ Chambers, Hannah (October 27, 2019). "15 New Young Adult Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  10. ↑ Gurdon, Meghan Cox (December 13, 2019). "The Best Children's Books of 2019". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ Stephanie (December 2019). "Best Books of 2019: Young Adult". BookPage. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Best YA Romance of 2019". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  13. ↑ Penn, Farrah; Osifo, Ehis (December 18, 2019). "31 Of The Best Young Adult Books From 2019". BuzzFeed. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Shelf Awareness's Best Children's & Teen Books of 2019". Shelf Awareness. November 26, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  15. ↑ Galluccio, Marena (December 19, 2019). "10 Best YA Historical Fiction of 2019". The Young Folks. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  16. ↑ Sutton, Roger (November 19, 2019). "Fanfare 2019 Booklist". The Horn Book. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  17. ↑ Stevenson, Deborah (January 2020). "2019 Blue Ribbons". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  18. ↑ Rockman, Connie (June 1, 2019). Lovely War. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Booklist.
  19. ↑ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio, 2019". Booklist. January 1, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Lovely War". Goodreads. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Past Winners". The Whitney Awards. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Walden Award". ALAN Online. October 25, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  23. ↑ "2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). January 6, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  24. ↑ "2020 Top Ten Best Fiction". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). February 5, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2020". Booklist. March 15, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  26. ↑ "2020 Audie Awards". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  27. ↑ "Lovely War". Julie Berry Books. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  28. ↑ Lam, Anna (April 27, 2020). "2020 YALSA Teens' Top Ten nominees announced". News and Press Center. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  29. ↑ "2020 Teens' Top Ten" (PDF). Young Adult Library Services Association. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

See also

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