whimsical, wonderful and delicate

nice, breezy children’s book - neil gaiman has such an imagination, and every word is used to perfection. 

full review in progress

pre-review: wow. wow. wow. i would love to write a review for this right now, however words literally cannot describe my love for this collection of essays. i need a lot of time to just process all of this information presented before i can even think of starting a review.

blurry consent/ not much respect for physical boundaries in the main relationship made me uncomfortable 

#AD #gifted - A copy of this book was kindly gifted to me by the publisher, with hopes of a review. This does not change my opinion whatsoever.

When Wise Wolf Books reached out to me to discuss sending over a review copy of this book, the plot synopsis immediately intrigued me, and I accepted their offer.
 
Let me first begin by saying that I don’t often read contemporary young adult fiction, as I usually find it hit-or-miss. But wow. “The Boy Who Lived in the Ceiling” was incredible. I cannot sum it up better than the blurb can: “Heartbreaking yet heartwarming”.

The book’s pacing was incredible, and I breezed through it in a few sittings - I just could not put in down!

On top of being such an amazingly written novel, the book dealt with difficult life topics, such as homelessness among young people, therapy, grief and alcoholism. I believe that it is so important for topics like those to be discussed within young adult media, and I’m so glad that Thurlbourn dealt with each topic tastefully.

Overall, I’d rate this book five stars out of five, and will definitely be returning to re-read this at a later date.