Sydney Hoffman can tell when someone has less than 72 hours to live, and it's left her sarcastic, cynical and alone. Until she meets Peter, who changes everything she believes about life—and death.
This swoony, emotional, and tragically romantic debut is perfect for fans of Dustin Thao's You've Reached Sam and Adam Silvera's They Both Die at the End.
"Choke-on-your-drink funny, stomp-on-your heart tragic, and without a doubt one of the best debuts I've ever read." —Clare Edge
72 hours before someone dies, Sydney Hoffman sees a pink clock over their head, counting down their final minutes. Seeing death's status updates in real-time without being able to save anyone is . . . pretty much the worst. Which is why she never gets involved.
But then she meets Peter Beckett, her optimistic, book-obsessed, and (annoyingly) attractive new classmate. When he discovers what Sydney can do, he convinces her she doesn't have to handle the countdowns alone. Together they make a plan to wander NYC, looking for pink clocks and helping strangers live their best final hours.
The more people they secretly help, the more Sydney believes she can let go of the memories that haunt her and hold on to Peter instead. But then the universe deals a devastating blow, forcing her to reckon with what it truly means to live your last 72 hours with no regrets.
Genre: Young Adult Romance
This swoony, emotional, and tragically romantic debut is perfect for fans of Dustin Thao's You've Reached Sam and Adam Silvera's They Both Die at the End.
"Choke-on-your-drink funny, stomp-on-your heart tragic, and without a doubt one of the best debuts I've ever read." —Clare Edge
72 hours before someone dies, Sydney Hoffman sees a pink clock over their head, counting down their final minutes. Seeing death's status updates in real-time without being able to save anyone is . . . pretty much the worst. Which is why she never gets involved.
But then she meets Peter Beckett, her optimistic, book-obsessed, and (annoyingly) attractive new classmate. When he discovers what Sydney can do, he convinces her she doesn't have to handle the countdowns alone. Together they make a plan to wander NYC, looking for pink clocks and helping strangers live their best final hours.
The more people they secretly help, the more Sydney believes she can let go of the memories that haunt her and hold on to Peter instead. But then the universe deals a devastating blow, forcing her to reckon with what it truly means to live your last 72 hours with no regrets.
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Praise for this book
"If you're looking for a book to rip your heart out while loving every second of the pain - this is it. This is a story you'll root for and a book you'll toss across the room, then run to retrieve it to see how it ends. Riveting, addicting, and excruciatingly beautiful to the very end - Schramm has created a future classic." - DeAndra Davis
"Choke-on-your-drink funny, stomp-on-your-heart tragic and without doubt one of the best debuts I've ever read." - Clare Edge
"Please allow me to introduce you to your new book obsession: 72 Hours of You is a love story wrapped in a meditation on existence wrapped in a mystery, alternately hilarious and heartbreaking and always compulsively readable." - Gayle Forman
"Will break your heart, then tenderly put it back together." - Chatham Greenfield
"If you want to feel something again, read this book. I ugly cried my way through 72 Hours of You in a single sitting at the very public library and regret nothing. I'll be thinking and talking about Darianne Schramm's beautiful, heartbreaking exploration of grief, death, and love for a long time." - Sloan Harlow
"Books like this don't come around very often. Poignant, laugh-out-loud funny, and utterly heart-wrenching, 72 Hours of You is the kind of captivating book that every YA reader is thrilled to discover. An absolute knockout of a debut." - Eva Des Lauriers
"Choke-on-your-drink funny, stomp-on-your-heart tragic and without doubt one of the best debuts I've ever read." - Clare Edge
"Please allow me to introduce you to your new book obsession: 72 Hours of You is a love story wrapped in a meditation on existence wrapped in a mystery, alternately hilarious and heartbreaking and always compulsively readable." - Gayle Forman
"Will break your heart, then tenderly put it back together." - Chatham Greenfield
"If you want to feel something again, read this book. I ugly cried my way through 72 Hours of You in a single sitting at the very public library and regret nothing. I'll be thinking and talking about Darianne Schramm's beautiful, heartbreaking exploration of grief, death, and love for a long time." - Sloan Harlow
"Books like this don't come around very often. Poignant, laugh-out-loud funny, and utterly heart-wrenching, 72 Hours of You is the kind of captivating book that every YA reader is thrilled to discover. An absolute knockout of a debut." - Eva Des Lauriers
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