Some Mistakes Were Made - by Kristin Dwyer (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Sarah Dessen meets Adam Silvera in the debut YA romance everyone is talking about!

"A breathtaking tour de force of angst and longing. Heartbreaking, painfully romantic, and deeply human." --STEPHANIE GARBER, #1 bestselling author of Caraval

"A novel you can make yourself at home in, with characters so real it feels like you've known them for ages." --JENNA EVANS WELCH, bestselling author of Love & Gelato

"This book comes with its own aching heartbeat. Be forewarned, it's stronger than it looks." --STACEY LEE, award-winning author of The Downstairs Girl

Ellis and Easton have been inseparable since childhood. But when a rash decision throws Ellis's life--and her relationship with Easton--into chaos, she's forced to move halfway across the country, far from everything she's ever known.

Now Ellis hasn't spoken to Easton in a year, and maybe it's better that way; maybe eventually the Easton-shaped hole in her heart will heal.

But when Easton's mom invites her home for a visit, Ellis finds herself tangled up in the web of heartache, betrayal, and anger she left behind . . . and with the boy she never stopped loving.

Review Quotes

"Some Mistakes Were Made is full of lyrical prose that weaves a story as gut-wrenching as a Sally Rooney novel while showcasing the vulnerability found in a Katie Cotugno book. You are holding in your hands the next big, bold, and beautiful thing in YA!" - Isabella Ogbolumani, Children's Bookseller & Events Coordinator, Buffalo Street Books

"Funny, romantic, and heartfelt. A stunning debut!" - Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Creatures

"Beautiful, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful. This is a rare gift of a novel." - Robyn Schneider, bestselling author of The Beginning of Everything

"A novel you can make yourself at home in, with characters so real it feels like you've known them for ages. I loved the family dynamic, the slow burn, all of those gorgeous lines so clear and startling they lift off the page, and the way it made my heart slowly (but surely) shatter. This one will stick with you." - Jenna Evans Welch, New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato

"Dwyer's debut reaches into the complexities of family and societal pressure and draws out a one-of-a-kind narrative of the pain and passion of reuniting broken bonds. With vivid prose and heart-stopping romance, Some Mistakes Were Made is the powerful entry of a gorgeous new voice." - Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of Always Never Yours

"A deeply human story of first love, found family, and the heartbreak of losing them both. With vulnerable prose that is at turns achingly tender and others hilarious, readers will laugh through their tears. SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE is a profoundly honest exploration of identity, friendship and learning to let go. This is the kind of book you return to again and again."

"An emotionally layered and strikingly romantic debut." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Some Mistakes Were Made is the angsty romance of my dreams. I wanted to linger in Kristin Dwyer's beautiful prose forever and savor all the perfect, vivid details. But once I started this special book, I just couldn't put it down!" - Elise Bryant, author of Happily Ever Afters

"SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE is a gorgeous meditation on shattered dreams and making amends, found family and loyalty and what it means to sacrifice for the people we love most. Dwyer's debut is brimming with hope and love amidst angst, longing, heartache, and the bittersweetness of growing up. It is tender and romantic, vulnerable and sincere, but it is never ever cheesy. I was rooting for Easton and Ellis from the very first page."

"SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE is full of heartbreak and healing, pain and forgiveness, loss and found family, and a love that is so deeply real it will make a home in your heart... Easily one of the best, if not the best, contemporary romance I've ever read. I wouldn't change one thing about this book!" - Maghan Vanderlee, Shuler Books

"The slow-build romance is swoonworthy, and young adult fans of Colleen Hoover seeking emotional devastation and unforgettable characters will find much to enjoy here. A powerful tale of found family and first love." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Readers will desperately root for -Ellis and Easton in this unforgettable romance. A perfectly emotional read for fans of Nicola Yoon and Becky Albertalli, this coming-of-age romance is one not to miss." - School Library Journal (starred review)

"If Katie Cotugno and Sara Zarr had a book baby, it would be SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE. This book is special: a little ruthless, yet so very vibrant and alive and beautiful. Found families, blood families, and first love...this captures all of those feelings with such ferocity and aching tenderness. Ellis' voice is painful and true; her desire for belonging, even more so. Readers will find themselves entangled in Ellis and Easton's romance along with the way Ellis finds her way back to not only Easton and his family, but to herself. Dwyer is a writer to watch."

"SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE made me feel. Dwyer writes with such wit and honesty, I was at turns laughing out loud and then crying my eyes out. These characters will stay with me forever, and I'm only heartbroken there wasn't another chapter to devour." - Isabel Ibanez bestselling author of Woven in Moonlight

"Some Mistakes Were Made is a stunningly gut-wrenching debut. A story of first love, complex families, and the choices we make that sometimes take us further from the ones we love. Full of so much heart and vulnerability, Dwyer's writing will make you ache. Beautiful, witty, and utterly captivating, this is a debut you cannot miss."

"Gorgeously romantic and compulsively readable. Some Mistakes Were Made and these flawed, unforgettable characters wrecked my heart and then repaired it, filling the cracks with hope and possibility. A captivating story of first love, first heartbreak, and the delicate beauty of second chances." - Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today Tonight Tomorrow

"This book comes with its own aching heartbeat. Be forewarned, it's stronger than it looks." - Stacey Lee, award winning author of LUCK OF THE TITANIC

"A breathtaking tour de force of angst and longing. Heartbreaking, painfully romantic, and deeply human." - Stephanie Garber, #1 bestselling author of Caraval