jennengelbrecht 's review for:

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

4.0

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If you loved Night Circus, I’d imagine you’ll love this. ‘Not all stories speak to all listeners, but all listeners can find a story that does, somewhere, sometime. In one form or another.’ I’ve read books about how amazing BOOKS are before, but this was distinctly different. It’s not about books- it’s about STORIES. At first, I wouldn’t have thought there was a difference. I would have said ‘books’ and ‘stories’ are interchangeable. But they’re NOT!! This was confusing and gorgeous. She can WRITE. Normally, run on sentences and attributing personality to the WIND would make me grind my teeth and roll my eyes respectively, but Morgenstern can pull it off. She’s so good she makes me want to sob. I don’t even know what to say. Four stars bc there was something I can’t put my finger on, but this was amazing. AMAZING. I never re-read but I can guarantee that I will re-read this, and probably more than once or twice. #engelbrechtreads2019 #engelbrechtreads