Review: A new side of Desperation
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 26, 2013
I really really really ENJOYED The Lonely, so I was really looking forward to hearing Eli's POV, and even though I knew what was going to happen I loved loved loved this book. ****stop here if you haven't read 'The Lonely' and go read that first!!!****First, let me warn the readers who rage about companion novels - THIS IS NOT A NEW STORY. It's basically a retelling of The Lonely from Eli's point of view. There are a lot of the same conversations and situations but with an entirely new perspective and thought process. There is also a lot of additional scenes that we were not privy too when reading The Lonely from Sarah's POV and it tells us about when Eli first found her and became her Guardian.I was not aware how close Eli and Stuart were and I loved the relationship and silent (sometimes not so silent) support and friendship they provided to each other. It was like they were TWO lost boys who found each other and became friends / brothers on a level that you can't put words too. Eli was worse off than I imagined. That man was obsessed / desperate in a way I didn't understand in the first book, but I totally get it now.If you enjoyed The Lonely, here's your chance to re-read the book, but in a different way = )Would I recommend this book? ABSOLUTELY.