"I knew that I had reached the end of childhood once I realized that adults in my life didn't know anymore than I did." 
 I first found this book through Netgalley and requested it. Sadly, I didn't get it. But, that wasn't going to stop me from reading it, of course. The description had me absolutely hooked. 
 "As the new and outspoken Nanette attempts to insert her true self into the world with wild abandon, she befriends the reclusive author and falls in love with a young, troubled poet. Forced to make some hard choices that bring devastating consequences, Nanette learns the hard way that rebellion can sometimes come at a high price." 
 A reclusive author friend? A young, troubled poet? Teen rebellion? What more could you possibly ask for in a YA novel? That being said, I bought this book the second it hit shelves. I adore fictional characters that have the same dedication to literature as I do. It makes these characters so much more relatable and understanding. 
 We follow Nanette, an 18-year-old in her senior year of high school. She's a star player on her high school soccer team, which she despises. She's a misfit who befriends her english teacher, and then soon, an author of her favorite book. The Bubblegum Reaper is novel written by Mr. Booker, who deeply regrets letting his book get published. He refuses to talk about the book. Due to her incident with her english teacher, she reaches out to Mr. Booker and they soon become friends. Mr. Booker has been talking to a young boy through email, who obviously read his book. Alex is our young, and troubled poet. Mr. Booker introduces them and the slight teen rebellion begins. 
 I prefer reading books that make me truly feel. As mentioned, these characters Matthew Quick had beautifully written, made me actually feel something. I don't know what, but it felt real. I admire that. 
 "There are no such things as fictional characters." 
 Alex's entire story made me sob from the moment I read his first poem. I was unsure about him because of how brutal his writing was. I still liked him, for some reason. Despite disagreeing with his views on violence and physically fighting against anything that troubles him, I felt sympathetic. I'm going to keep this spoiler free, though. 
 As for Nanette, I couldn't relate to a character more. I loved reading the moments with her therapist and I loved when she would talk in third person. But, her experiment broke my heart. I'm not even going to lie, I cried. I felt like I was going through this experience with her.It wasn't just her that I felt this way with, either. They all felt so real and it was heart wrenching. By the time I had finished this novel, it was as if I had just learned something. It actually inspired me. I haven't ever felt changed from a book before. In Every Exquisite Thing, it's clear that there's significance within books and how they hold power. There's also a clear theme that you shouldn't always get caught up with something that you'll never be able to answer. 
 As for Nanette, she needed to focus on being herself. During her experiment, she was lying and pretending to be someone she was not. In the long run, she made herself even more upset. But, she learned from that. She's giving herself time to understand herself and what she wants because that is what will make her happy. 
 This book completely gave me Perks of Being a Wallflower vibes. I'd recommend it to anyone that have read it or just generally love coming of age stories.Overall, I felt fulfilled while reading this. It was a bitter-sweet read. 
 "And then one day you will look for you in the mirror and you'll no longer be able to identify yourself - you'll only see everyone else. You'll know that you did what they wanted you to do. You will have assimilated. And you will hate yourself for it, because it will be too late." 
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