I Loved You in Another Life by David Arnold

I Loved You in Another Life

David Arnold

Penguin Young Readers Group · Hardcover · October 10, 2023

A USA Today bestseller!

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Genres
Contemporary YA Romance, Death & Grief for Teens, Music Stories for Teens
Published
Penguin Young Readers Group, October 10, 2023
Readers
3,285 ratings on Goodreads

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About this book

A USA Today bestseller! A poignant love story about two teens whose souls come together time and again through the ages—for fans of Nina LaCour and Matt Haig. Evan Taft has plans. Take a gap year in Alaska, make sure his little brother and single mother are taken care of, and continue therapy to process his father's departure.

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But after his mom’s unexpected diagnosis, as Evan’s plans begin to fade, he hears something: a song no one else can hear, the voice of a mysterious singer . . . Shosh Bell has dreams. A high school theater legend, she’s headed to performing arts college in LA, a star on the rise. But when a drunk driver takes her sister’s life, that star fades to black. All that remains is a void—and a soft voice singing in her ear . . . Over it all, transcending time and space, a celestial bird brings strangers together: from an escaped murderer in 19th century Paris, to a Norwegian kosmonaut in low-earth orbit, something is happening that began long ago, and will long outlast Evan and Shosh. With lyrical prose and original songs (written and recorded by the author), I LOVED YOU IN ANOTHER LIFE explores the history of love, and how some souls are meant for each other—yesterday, today, forever.

Why This Clicks

Come here for

  • music-soaked feelings
  • romance with an emotional tilt

Expect

  • fandom-adjacent appeal
  • emotion-forward pacing

Where it sits

Contemporary YA Romance97%
Music Stories for Teens52%
Death & Grief for Teens51%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Music Stories for Teens
  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Emotions & Feelings for Teens
Authors
David Arnold
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
October 10, 2023
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
Music Stories for Teens