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A review by cathreadsalot
Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
5.0
“The heart can get really cold if all you've known is winter.”
This book deserves more hype, so that is exactly what I am going to do – hype it up.
The main character, 18-year-old Zach, wrote hope on my heart; I was rooting so hard for things to get better for him. Reading about him trying to come to terms with all the trauma he faced and what got him to Cabin 9 with all the other addicts had me in tears on I would say at least ten occasions.
I think that the author did a great job in addressing the important topics of addiction and mental health in a delicate way, such that it made sense coming from Zach’s perspective as the narrator. Everything about this was so beautiful, even the really hard parts to get through, because in the hard parts there was healing. I absolutely loved Adam and Rafael. The relationship Zach had with both of them was pure magic; there is no better way to describe it. It made me believe that there is good in the world.
I am going to miss these characters so much, but I’m so happy I got to know them. A well deserved 5 star read by an author who has never disappointed me.
This book deserves more hype, so that is exactly what I am going to do – hype it up.
The main character, 18-year-old Zach, wrote hope on my heart; I was rooting so hard for things to get better for him. Reading about him trying to come to terms with all the trauma he faced and what got him to Cabin 9 with all the other addicts had me in tears on I would say at least ten occasions.
I think that the author did a great job in addressing the important topics of addiction and mental health in a delicate way, such that it made sense coming from Zach’s perspective as the narrator. Everything about this was so beautiful, even the really hard parts to get through, because in the hard parts there was healing. I absolutely loved Adam and Rafael. The relationship Zach had with both of them was pure magic; there is no better way to describe it. It made me believe that there is good in the world.
I am going to miss these characters so much, but I’m so happy I got to know them. A well deserved 5 star read by an author who has never disappointed me.