Book Minion: marzo 2014

Beautiful. That's the word it comes to mind when I think of this book. There isn't another way to describe it. The definition of Beauty is treated, in several forms throughout the book. It's not only about being beautiful on the inside or the outside. We get to see all this different layers of the word.

The Beauty of Inner Strength
“There are times like that, Bailey. Times you don't think you can take it anymore. But then you discover that you can. You always do. You're tough. You'll take a deep breath, swallow just a little bit more, endure just a little longer, and eventually you'll get your second wind,” Fern said, her smile wobbly and her teary eyes contradicting her encouraging words."

The Beauty of Acceptance
“I have no pride left, Ambrose!” Bailey said. “No pride. But it was my pride or my life. I had to choose. So do you. You can have your pride and sit here and make cupcakes and get old and fat and nobody will give a damn after a while. Or you can trade that pride in for a little humility and take your life back.”

The Beauty of Courage
"And then, in the midst of the fear, a sense of calm overtook him. Deliberately, carefully, he slowed the wheelchair to a crawl. His job was to keep Ty safe for as long as possible."

This book was so good I could quote the entire thing here just to share it with the world. We get to see cases such as unrequired love, and inability to accept the others the way they are, with Ambrose's mom. We get to see how despite what life throws at you, against all odds, you can became an amazing person, like Bailey. And we get to see how sometimes love means sacrifice, and doing things you would rather not, with all of Ambrose's friends.

Everything comes around, every phrase, every anecdote written has a meaning to the story, even the chapter titles! It's written in such a clever, and unique way, remarking how to put emphasis in the things that really matter in life, such as love notes that contained truths in them, songs with powerful meanings, or games to show the way we really feel.
I'll definitely be reading more of Amy Harmon in a near future. Her writing was fantastic, the message of the book was loud and clear, and her characters where some of the best I've ever read about. I'm not going to forget about Ambrose, Fern or Bailey any time soon. This book will be engraved in my heart for a very long time.
“I felt like such a bad-ass getting a tattoo. But I didn't do it to be hardcore. I just did it because I wanted . . . I wanted to keep him close to me. And I thought I should be the one . . . to write him across my heart.”