In Repair, A. L. Graziadei
In Repair, A. L. Graziadei
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In Repair

Author: A. L. Graziadei

Narrator: Zach Barela

Unabridged: 7 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/14/2024

Synopsis

Nathaniel Conti doesn’t feel real when he’s alone. Maybe that’s why he has a reputation as a
troublemaker—he’ll do just about anything to have everyone’s eyes on him.

But things are about to change. Nathaniel is in his first year of college, flung into new circumstances with
new people to meet. There are public speaking classmates, lacrosse players—and then there’s the
aspiring photographer who asks Nathaniel to be their model, who’s interested in more than what’s on
the surface. Nathaniel feels like he’s moving forward—until a former friend shows up, someone who
reminds him of habits and hurts he thought he’d left behind.

From the author of Icebreaker comes a deeply felt, gorgeously told story about confronting what's
buried, coming into your own, and finding your people.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

About A. L. Graziadei

A.L. Graziadei was born in Buffalo, New York and raised on Sabres hockey and video games, using their free time to write books inspired by both. Now living in Wisconsin, A.L. still plays plenty of video games and is a proud member of the Displaced Buffalo Sabres Fans group. Icebreaker is their first book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marieke

But I was a boy and no one thought to ask me. I’m quietly sobbing and can’t control myself. The pressure in my chest is too much, the pain in my heart too heavy, and I want to dive into my ereader to kill someone, or hit my fists against the wall until they’re bleeding, but instead, I’m still crying.......more

Goodreads review by Mimi

"But I was a boy and no one thought to ask me." And the award for being able to break your readers multiple times and leave them sobbing yet somehow make it feel cathartic by the end goes to A.L. Graziadei 😌😭......more

Goodreads review by Lee [Bibliophile Tings*]

Thank you so much to Godwin Books for sending me an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. In Repair is fine. Just fine. I wanted to be wowed. I wanted to sob and scream and fall in love with this story. None of that happened. Stop me if I don’t make sense, but when I love a......more

Goodreads review by Anniek

"But I was a boy and no one thought to ask me." My heart broke when I read this sentence. This story is on the heavier side of YA contemporary, and I feel like that's typically a lot less popular than fluffy YA romance, but it deserves so much to be read. I loooved Icebreaker by this author, and their......more

Goodreads review by Anna

Ouch. My heart is heavy and it's been awhile since I've been on the verge of tears for the absolute entirety of a novel. This is so so good and I wish I could be more eloquent but I'm lost for words.......more

Quotes

"Graziadei (Icebreaker) vividly portrays the physical effects of trauma, such as bodily dissociation, and handles both Nathaniel’s and the supporting characters’ challenges with nuance. . .Via acerbic and vulnerable prose, Graziadei presents an empathetic portrait of a young person learning to do better for the people he loves and for himself."—Publisher's Weekly

"The sharp, fluid prose propels readers further into Nathaniel’s complex frame of mind as the story is uplifted by its touching characters. . .A thoughtful rumination on the power of friendship, trauma, and healing."—Kirkus

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