Dying to know you - Aidan Chambers

Dying to know you is a very emotional book about a guy falling in love with a girl, but then having to overcome some milestones. It is written by Aidan Chambers, who has already won a few awards. The book is set in the present and it is a romance story. In this book, Aidan Chambers has created a portrait of a young man discovering his own voice. He has constructed a love story that is not just about the heart, but also about the mind since you need to think about some things that happen in the book before you can understand them.

In this story, A boy named Karl falls in love with a girl called Fiorella. She likes him too, but she wants him to write a letter in which he reveals his true self, before dating him. Karl isn’t convinced that he is good enough to do this, so he finds Fiorella’s favourite author and begs him to help him. He is so unsecure since he has a disease called Dyslexia. Anyway, the writer assists on the condition that Karl agrees to a series of interviews, so that the letter will be based on an accurate portrait of Karl. The letter was effective in the end, although it has some unexpected effects on Karl, Fiorella and the writer.

I liked reading this book since it was suspense but had a happy end. I would recommend this book to readers of all ages, as long as they are okay with a bit of a harder vocabulary. I think the book would be appropriate for readers of 11-16 years.