Review: Beautiful beyond words
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 19, 2013
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. There is so much I want to say about Memorizing You. I don't think I can articulate just how beautiful this love story is. Above all else, it is a love story in the purest sense. Very few books, if any, have touched me so much. I was with David and Ryan as they discovered first love, an endless love that made me smile yet tore my heart to pieces for all that was found, discovered, shared and lost. I sit here dabbing the tears away even as I type this review, they're still with me and will be for a long time.So many words spoken made my heart sing. I wondered how these words could come from someone. They were beyond beautiful, truly there are no word to do them justice. I won't even try but I will say what a beautiful soul they must have come from. I seem to be using the word beautiful a lot. It pales in comparison. Dan Skinner, I will forever be thanking you for such words. I thank my lucky stars I gave it a chance as I read very few young adult m/m. Thank you to all the readers that urged me to buy it by all your wonderful reviews.I will try not to spoil anything for those who have yet to read Memorizing You but I cannot yell loud enough.....BUY THE BOOK NOW!!!!!!!Now, what can I say about David and Ryan except how much I loved them. They were absolutely a joy to read about even if they broke my heart, in happiness and sadness. I cried along with David when he lost half of himself and prayed that he would become whole again. Ryan was his other half. Part of a whole. Without his other half David was only surviving, breathing, but not really living. Time. How I wanted to curse the word..... I cried and cried for all his pain and so much time lost. So many wonderful, timeless memories that always comforted him yet at the same time reminded him he would never be complete again.Ryan. Such strength and determination. My heart wept for everything he endured, tried to break free of, only to have everything stolen from him.The closer I got to the end of the book, the more I prayed David and Ryan would be given a miracle but time was against them. As I read that last sentence with tears running down my face all I could think was...this better not be the end. It was. But the joy I felt in those last few pages lifted me up so high. While it wasn't tied all up in a bow so everything was set in stone, it was enough to know that all had finally come full circle and David was now complete. But lord how I wished we had been given a bit more. I really needed to see it. You know what I mean Dan Skinner. I think everyone felt the same way however......Thank you for penning such a beautiful story, thank you for such touching, magical and unforgettable words and most of all, thank you for sharing Memorizing You with us.