Reminders (Emmich) - Book Reviews

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Like Nick Hornby, Emmich has a knack for avoiding the treacly and saccharine while finding magic in unlikely relationships.
National Book Review


Charming, raw and filled with empathy and sorrow, The Reminders is also a refreshing look into the lives of people on the road to healing and new purpose, and for these reasons alone I give The Reminders five stars.
Aquarian


[T]his is a sad, sweet story of the pain and joy of the past, the curse of remembering everything, and the importance of new friendships.
Book Riot


Beautiful and beguiling, a story that will stay with you long after you finish reading it.
Popsugar


Emmich's quirky first novel tracks the developing friendship between 10-year-old Joan and 30-something Gavin as they unite to try to win a songwriting contest.… Told in the alternating voices of Joan and Gavin, and illustrated with doodled line drawings from Joan's journal, the breezy novel raises intriguing questions about the nature of memory.
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review.) This adorable first novel alternates between two strangers who come together in a quirky way.… Emmich captures the voices of Joan and Gavin, two such different characters, brilliantly.… [A] quirky, touching, and addictive read. —Beth Gibbs, Davidson, NC
Library Journal


Charming and relatable.
Booklist


Overwhelmingly tender, sometimes verging on saccharine, the novel gets by on its profoundly likable pair of leading characters: what the book lacks in bite, it makes up for in charm. Heartfelt and charming; a book that goes down easy.
Kirkus Reviews