Review: Eli's POV~ HEARTBREAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 13, 2013
This is a companion to The Lonely.  It's much more than just The Lonley retold from Eli's POV.Tara Brown calls this book `weird'.  THIS IS NOT WEIRD!  It's incredibly smart and simply amazing.Experiencing the story through Sarah's eyes was amazing, but seeing it through Eli's is PHENOMENAL.It is remarkable how Sarah and Eli coped with what happened in very different ways.  The experience through his eyes is very different than that seen through hers.  Sarah dealt with it through her OCD.  Eli never really dealt with it. He became obsessed with proving Sarah existed.This story makes you understand Eli and his reasoning behind everything that happened. A lot of the holes are filled in, and all of the WTF and holy S%$#& moments from The Lonely are put in perspective.  The lengths he went to protect her were just.... just... I don't know -- indescribable.  His dedication and devotion to her is heart melting.  There is a lot to Eli you don't see in The Lonely.  You don't realize the extent of pain and suffering he endured all those years.  It was desperately hard for him to walk the fine line between detached and involved when it came to interacting with Sarah.When The Lonely ended (even with the Epilogue), it still felt unsettled and I was left wanting more.  The Epilogue in The Lost Boy fixed all of that.  It was PERFECT and fit the story of Eli and Sarah perfectly.  Am I sad their story is over?  Yes, but I'm happy with the ending; it feels complete and I am okay walking away from it at this point.  But, that doesn't mean  I wouldn't looooooove to see a novella with Eli and Sarah.  Hint, hint Tara Brown.