one of my best friends
lent me this book
and said so many good things about it...
i couldn't wait to start it.

and i was not disappointed.

it is a beautifully written
sad and haunting book
that drew me in with a world of miniatures
(cause i think we have established that i LOVE tiny things)
and pulled me along breathlessly
even when i wasn't sure i wanted to go,
it is not a happy light book
but it is sweet and sad
and a little bit happy and a big bit heartbreaking...

i just realized i wrote this on a post it note when
i was done reading this book -
"all the light we couldn't see broke my heart
again & again & again...
the words were like lyrics,
the sadness was tangible."

but read it...you will not be disappointed...
you may be as mad at me as i was at my best friend
for making me feel things...
but that's a good thing.

{by the way...i'm halfway to my goal for this year!}

NEXT UP: THE GRAVEYARD BOOK - NEIL GAIMAN