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Dear Emmie Blue
by Lia Louis
This book will break your heart many times over, yet leave you feeling as buoyant as the balloon on its cover before you turn the last page. I LOVED it!
Oh, Dear Emmie Blue - how I wanted to reach into the pages of this book and hug you! Lia Louis did an amazing job of not only bringing her characters to life but of making the reader feel so much emotion. This book made me laugh & cry. I felt so much emotion right along with Emmie - joy, hope, sadness, loneliness, acceptance and love.
There is so much to say about this book but I refuse to give even one iota of a spoiler. This is a book that you must simply let unfold. While not giving anything away I must share a few things I loved about the book and why it hit me so profoundly. First, there’s Emmie. Emmie was such a complex character. When we meet her, she is suffering from the effects of a childhood trauma. Her life is in a state of limbo and not much seems to be going her way. Yet, Emmie perseveres and finds a way to grow and overcome. Secondly, there are the most amazing secondary characters in this book! Oh how I loved Rosie, Fox, Louise and Eliot! They seem so real you can picture yourselves being friends with them.
Honestly, if you haven’t read this book do yourself a favor and read it. I had the pleasure of chatting with Lia Louise about her writing and this book and she was just as lovely and warm as I pictured Emmie. I loved all the insights she shared and her affection for this book and these characters was so evident. It’s safe to say that Emmie has nestled herself into a special place in my reader heart!
Oh, Dear Emmie Blue - how I wanted to reach into the pages of this book and hug you! Lia Louis did an amazing job of not only bringing her characters to life but of making the reader feel so much emotion. This book made me laugh & cry. I felt so much emotion right along with Emmie - joy, hope, sadness, loneliness, acceptance and love.
There is so much to say about this book but I refuse to give even one iota of a spoiler. This is a book that you must simply let unfold. While not giving anything away I must share a few things I loved about the book and why it hit me so profoundly. First, there’s Emmie. Emmie was such a complex character. When we meet her, she is suffering from the effects of a childhood trauma. Her life is in a state of limbo and not much seems to be going her way. Yet, Emmie perseveres and finds a way to grow and overcome. Secondly, there are the most amazing secondary characters in this book! Oh how I loved Rosie, Fox, Louise and Eliot! They seem so real you can picture yourselves being friends with them.
Honestly, if you haven’t read this book do yourself a favor and read it. I had the pleasure of chatting with Lia Louise about her writing and this book and she was just as lovely and warm as I pictured Emmie. I loved all the insights she shared and her affection for this book and these characters was so evident. It’s safe to say that Emmie has nestled herself into a special place in my reader heart!