Review: LESSONS IN FINDING OUT WHO WE ARE.....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2014
Love hurts. Love is painful. Love is loss. And joy. And happiness. With this third entry in the series, TJ Klune shows us just what makes a family. It's not blood. It's love.In the beginning there was Bear. Then Tyson (aka The Kid). And then they were alone. That's how it all began. Throughout all of the great and small things, the lives and loves, the brothers have remained steadfast in their loyalty and love for ons another.There was the first book that joined Bear and Otter and The Kid and introduced us to their extended family.There was the second book that tried to tear apart the three and we lost one dearly beloved member.Now, there is a third book that breaks away from the family's core to relate the story of The Kid. He's just a little guy. Well, not so much anymore. He is a bright and shining star of the academic world. He is sought after by prestigious universities. He wants to lead PETA to convert the world to be vegetarian. He wants to love his childhood friend Dominic forever. But this may be a difficult and treacherous journey because there are still earthquakes. Ty is still fragile. He is just a few steps away from fracturing into a million little pieces.In fact, his fragility made it necessary for me to put this book down for a little while just to compose my feelings. I should have just trusted in TJ not to let anything too bad happen, at least nothing that couldn't be fixed. He even called in help, in the form of some old friends from another story to give Ty what he needed.And yet, I felt a pervading sadness in this book that wasn't present in the first two. At least with those, I had faith from the beginning that things would somehow work out. But in this book, there is something new. There is deep concern that things might not be resolved, that happiness will somehow be elusive for Ty. After all, he is the most broken of all.Like the laughter that accompanies the high flying kite on a beach somewhere, this book really manages to capture the true and unique essence of love and friends and family that makes this series of novels so special and precious. The theme is best said by the title of the second book, that is "Who We Are".Another winner by the master. Bear, Otter, Tyson, Creed, Anna, Mrs. Paquin, Dominic and all of his wonderful creations that will live forever in our hearts like members of our own families. It's no small feat to create something as wonderful as this.