Not really sure what led me to pick this one up, but it somehow came home from the Library with me. I found it ticked boxes that felt like they’d make it a great read. The pace made it a struggle to really get invested in the story, but I persevered because I desperately wanted & expected to get something out of it. I love a reflective story & I expected this would be a good one…. and it was. It ended up being such a gorgeous reminder of the deliciousness in the slowing down, the savoring of the observing & the beauty in allowing new people to impact your world. This book was such a pleasant, heart-warming little surprise. 

Favourite quote: “But what does that mean?” asked Eve. “Does being grown up mean we are all doomed to be ordinary?”

“No,” said Anastasia. “It means accepting we are all extraordinary in ordinary ways.”