17 year old Jessica has always felt a bit broken, but hides it well at school so that no one is aware of her struggles.

Until an accident leaves her with considerable brain damage and everything changes. She flees her old life and starts again in L.A. and finds that love may be the one thing that can put her back together again.

Contemporary romance is always a hit or miss with me. It’s hard finding one that I really like and that keeps me reading. Sadly this wasn’t one of them.

4.5 stars for All Things New by Lauren Miller!

Jessa Gray is involved in a terrible car accident that leaves her with terrible facial scars and a brain injury. She already dealt with panic attacks and anxiety prior to the car accident and they've only increased since the car accident. Post-accident she moves to Colorado with her Dad, hoping to start over. There, she meets Marshall and Hannah, twins who welcome her with open arms and don't treat her differently because of the scars on her face. Marshall and Hannah each of problems of their own, and I love how the author is so open and honest in her writing of physical and mental issues. Nothing is sugar coated - it's realistic. I loved that the reader was right there with Jessa on her journey. I also loved that there was no quick fix to any of their issues, just like in real life. Just shy of 5 stars because of the weird aphantasia tidbits (I have aphantasia and thought it was a necessary concept in this novel) and slow start.

Although I knew this was a YA, it came off as a bit too much. Immature writing and not at all what I was hoping for. Thank you for the early access though!

Thanks to NetGalley and Three Saints Press for the opportunity to read and review All Things New by Lauren Miller. Jessa struggles with anxiety and panic attacks. She can’t seem to deal with life very well. After her accident, she’s dealing with so much more than she was before, plus the scars on her face. She refuses to talk about why she’s angry with Wren or anything that’s bothering her. Jessa agrees to move to Colorado with her dad and attend an art school. She makes some friends and builds a relationship with her dad while learning to deal with the aftermath of the accident. Along with her anxiety and scars, Jessa sees bruises and scars on people even though their faces are blemish free. She realizes that she’s hallucinating and her mind is seeing what isn’t there. Jessa works on her confidence, the relationship with her father and building friendships and trust in others. As she’s doing these things, Jessa grows and understands more than the eye can see. 4 stars for this eye-opening realistic fiction novel for young adult readers!

I liked this book a lot. It really put a face to mental illness and panic disorders. The author did a great job researching and writing this book. She put a lot of thought and effort into writing this book and it shows...Great Job!!

I finished this book in two days, which for me, is shocking. I haven't been able to finish a book that fast in about 5-6 years. From the second I read the first chapter, I was pulled in and had to keep reading. I read about half the book in the first sitting, only to stop to sleep. If I didn't have work the next morning, I would have read the whole book in one sitting.

The novel starts with Jessa, living in L.A. attention a party with her boyfriend, soon to be ex-boyfriend. Upon finding out that he was cheating, she finds herself leaving the party in the midst of a panic attack. Then, someone hits the car that she's driving at high speeds, causing her to spin off the road into a fire hydrant. Following surgery and a very long hospital stay, she decides to move in with her father a few states over. She goes to a new schools, where she meets new friends and a new found lover. The rest of the novel navigates her life post-accident as well as her mental health journey through her panic disorder. She slowly learns how to get better and navigate life with the new found scars all over her face from her glass shattering accident.

I have absolutely fallen in love with the way that Lauren Miller writes. She writes so beautifully and eloquently that you're able to fully and deeply understand what each character is feeling in that moment. Her language choice was perfect throughout every singpe chapter, allowing me to connect with the main character deeper than most novels that I read. The last few chapters are written in an almost philosophical sense that leaves you wanting more and rethinking all your thoughts from the beginning of the novel. The last few chapters churn out some of my favorite quotes from the book.

"But just because we can't see the light doesn't mean it isn't there, that it isn't right around the corner. And just because we feel alone doesn't mean we are."

"Brokenness is just like beauty; it's something we wear and carry, and if we let it define us, it will. But we are not our beauty it out brokenness, because souls are not make of beauty it broke was. Souls are made of something permeant. Souls are made of truth."

"When the light is visible but we're still in the dark, and the best we can do is believe that eventually, we'll get there, someday, and hold each other's hands until we do. There may not be calm or certainty or confidence, but there is hope. That the tears aren't forever. That one day all things will be new."

I rated this book 5/5 stars and would absolutely reccommend it to everyone looking to get into Lauren Oliver (and who can resist that beautiful cover?!). I am absolutely going to order another one or two of her books to read pretty soon. Special thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book!

In this novel, we follow our main character Jessa as she moves to live with her dad and heals from a very bad car accident, in which her face was badly injured and she was left with scars. As a junior in high school, she attends classes at her new school and makes friends with siblings Hannah and her brother Marshall- who becomes to mean more than a friend to Jessa.
I really liked the focus and seriousness on anxiety and anxiety attacks, as our main character suffered from a lot of anxiety, I thought it was handled pretty well in the novel.
The writing style was easy to understand and follow along with, which made the novel a quick and easy read. It definitely is not the happiest of contemporaries, but I feel like someone who suffers with anxiety could relate to Jessa, and it was a compelling story of watching her heal and overcome her past.

Parallel by Lauren Miller is one of my favourite books so reading this was a no brainer. While this book didn’t quite live up to my expectations I did enjoy it for different reasons. I found myself relating to Jessa in so many ways and finding yourself in a book can really help your journey through this world.

This book was just okay. I wouldn't anything super negative about it. I just had a hard time keeping focused on it. it did not draw me in or keep my attention well.

This story will be relatable to readers on multiple levels. A young girl, struggling silently with mental health challenges is faced with recovering from a traumatic brain injury and the physical trauma of an accident. Wanting to leave behind her life in LA and start anew by moving to live with her father in Colorado, Jessa soon realizes that her troubles are still with her, perhaps even more so in the aftermath of her accident. Meeting sweet, kind Marshall she begins to open up and face the beautiful imperfections of the world around her. She faces the bittersweet truth that sometimes it is not just our bodies, but very souls that can hurt deeply.

DNF. I couldn't connect with this book at all and found it really hard to get into. I had high hopes for this, which is a shame.

“We see what we want to see, what we expect to see, instead of what’s really there”. If that isn’t true. I don’t know what is. I generally enjoyed reading all things new.

Great writing, engaging storyline and meaningful. Wasn't expecting it from this book but i'm glad i read it

I thought I would really enjoy this but unfortunately, the writing style wasn't for me and I didn't particularly connect with the characters.

Three Saints Press and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of All Things New. I was under no obligation to review this book and my opinion is freely given.

Seventeen year old Jessa has been suffering from a panic disorder since her middle school years. Her boyfriend of two years, Wren, wants more from their relationship, but Jessa feels that she is not ready. When Jessa overhears a conversation that throws her life into a tailspin, will an accident have lasting effects far beyond the hospital? Can starting over be the answer to Jessa's issues? As Jessa begins with a new school, will she be able to push past her own problems and give support to her new friends?

All Things New was a good concept, but ended up to be very similar to YA books as of late. Anxiety issues have blossomed in teenagers and Jessa's problems are no different. Throw in the physical and/or emotional issues for her friends and you have a whole novel filled with angst. Jessa learns how to deal a little too quickly in my opinion, especially considering that her issues have plagued her for years. Overall, All Things New was a good read, but was missing the heart that would have made it special.

Such a messy, realistic, complicated story. Beautiful and perfect for fans of YA fiction that doesn't hold back. I will not give away what happens but I shed more than a few tears throughout.

This book wasn't for me in the end. Nothing to do with the author or her writing I'm sure but I just couldn't take to the book.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to download this book on time but I was really excited to read it. I hope to buy it in the store soon!

I will not be posting a review on goodreads because I was unable to enjoy this book and do not feel comfortable leaving a negative review.