It's Monday, What Are You Reading?

Hello my blogging friends!

I have a new Favourite Read of the Year! While I still think 11/22/63, by Stephen King, and Jessica by Bryce Courtenay are still absolutely brilliant books, this book

is my new number one! 

Why? 

Because it made me cry and cry, and I haven't cried like that over a book since reading the final book in the Narnia Chronicles when I was about 14! 

The premise is fanciful: a girl who is always losing things, starts a missing persons agency, and while looking for a missing person, stumbles into a portal which leads her to the place where all missing things go. But, oh, the heartbreaking moments when she finds things and people that have been lost to her for a long time!

You have to read it to find out who and what she is missing, and who is missing her. 

There are references to The Wizard of Oz (one of my all-time faves!) and the desire to want to go home, and it is edge-of-your-seat stuff to find out if she even can get home.

I cried about people missing from my life. 

I cried about my bestfriend from high school who died last year from a brain aneuyrism.

I just cried and cried until I felt as though she knew I missed her.

It is so important to realise that not everyone recovers quickly from losing people.

And this book, in its simple way, made me think about that, and cherish those people who are gone 

and mourn them. For a book to be able to do that, without making you depressed, and actually bringing you peace, is genius.

I also read a spooky horror book, which was a bit too much for me, with all the swearing and sex scenes, but it was still a page-turner and had a satisfyingly creepy ending! And to think, it is based, somewhat on a true story and a real ghost! 

Also I read The Turn of the Screw, and while it was also a creepy ghost story, it was not so much of a page-turner because of the antiquated language. I wasn't particularly satisfied by the ending either. It finished abruptly and many questions were left unanswered.

Not sure what I'll be reading this week. Maybe I'll pick up some of the books I've already started and try to get into them!

In other news, this is the second week this term that I have had laryngitis, so I've been feeling a bit sorry for myself and not been visiting my readerly blogging friends as much. Hopefully, I'll get around to more of you this week.:)

Dropping into Book Journey now, to see what you're all up to.

xx