B E AUTIFUL ♥️♥️♥️ this is what I always wanted from a magical realism story and I say that admitting I hated The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender. This was exactly how I had hoped the latter would be like. It was slow but so magical and whimsical and hopeful. Not like a certain other book that was just straight up super depressing. Loved it!