

Right now, her life feels like a void or a black hole. The protagonist is sixteen-year-old Aysel. My Heart and Other Black Holes has been optioned for a feature film and was nominated for the 2015 Goodreads Choice Award for a Debut Author. Warga’s first novel, she has since published another contemporary novel. Although the book may be triggering for some readers, it received widespread critical acclaim for its sharp honesty and hopeful message.

My Heart and Other Black Holes (2015), a young adult contemporary novel by Jasmine Warga, tells the story of two depressed teenagers who forge a suicide pact online, but then question whether they want to go through with it.
