Review: Truly Amazing Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
5 Coping with Real Life * * * * *This is an experience... overwhelming, intense and so heartfelt. There are moments which will make you stop and just absorb it all... because of the quirky beauty and then the deep, slicing pain. If I sound a little overly dramatic with this book, it's because I never was a bystander. What do I mean by that? It's when you are reading and kinda going through the motions; you are there ... and then you drift away... maybe go and fix a little snack... talk on the phone with a friend or check your email. You're not fully invested. This read demands you tuck in and give yourself over to it from the start. If you don't, it will be your loss.There is so much covered in this book; the use of a teacher and older student is the least of the things it's about in my opinion. It focuses on sibling and parental loss; the undercurrent of blame and how it can be destructive in so many ways. Bullying, sexual orientation and acceptance are also addressed.But mostly right next to all of these deep issues which cause unbearable pain for those in it...this story gives us pure and staggering love... first love and sibling love ...The rush we feel with this first love and way it is nourished and blossoms is beyond any description I can give you...it will wash over you as you read how it happens; tentative steps all done against the artistry of Shakespeare. This first love is also teamed with the love of sisters with a special bond only twins can have.So, this tale is chocked full of thought proving ideas... and it kills me not to go into all of them... but then I would be telling you this story instead of you experiencing it as I did... which was primarily going into it blind. I will share all of the characters were so well crafted... there are no missing pieces with them... they held their own, I was there with their crisis' too.This period in life...is so hard... and there is a scene which addresses it so eloquently... I don't think it could be done better.Brittainy C. Cherry wrote something very special and I am better for reading it. Patrycja's review pushed me over the edge in reading this today and I am most appreciative. If you are looking for something which will cause you to think about life and how you live it... then don't be a bystander... read this book.A Gifted copy provided to our blog by the Author in exchange for an honest review