Gracie Sargood

I first read this book at thirteen and have since reread it perhaps 3 times. Im now only 17, and still the way the literature has been crafted to portray the turmoil of an indignant and fiery young woman, is not lost on me. Few books can transport you to a completely different world, a totally opposite era, in the ways the classics do and this is a must read for anyone who feels drawn to good literature, fantastical love stories and a superb plots filled with unexpected twists. ( mind the feminist nature, gents, it does run rampant. P.s if you do happen to be looking to read Jane Eyre and are around my age - dude find me in instagram). Anyway, this novel has inspired a love for classical reading and my 2nd, 3rd or 4th hand copy from an old bookstore in a quaint little town is one of my prized possessions. But it only recieves 4 stars, because you never knwo what might top this!

Ah, this book. What can I say? As a 17 year old girl on the brink of adulthood, in a similar way to the 2 main characters in this book, i found the novel itself to be exceptionally tender, irrevocably intriguing and, well, mildly depressive (more so on the 2nd read). But, nevertheless, this novel provided an excellent and surprisingly, uniquely RAW depiction of an on-again-off-again love story between two (I'd say) damaged but thought provoking characters. I adored this book. Less for the way it made me feel, as is the case with many novels, and more for the way it challenged me to think. And for those who enjoy the actual written word over the story depicted within the pages, the style Salley Rooney uses is quite interessting and...expressive, somehow. All in all, a fundamentally goodmbook that deserves your attention. (Side note, if you happen to be a person of my age who actually is interesting in reading this book, feel freento find me on Instagram)