stellabookishart 's review for:

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton

5.0

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This book isn't flawless, but it's beautiful. The whole atmosphere of this book is heartwarming although the story itself is tragic and sad at many times. At first, it didn't seem to be anything than just a story about a peculiar family. I like the story, I love the setting (those references about French bread are just so <3), I care about the characters, I want to keep reading to know what will happen to them, but there's something off that it's hard to explain. Until the twist came and this book started to really make sense and it's really sad but beautiful at the same time. Let's be honest, though, I wanted to rate this book 4 stars, but then this quote happened:

I loved you before, Ava. Let me love you still.

I JUST CAN'T OKAY, MY HEART IS WEAK, I HAVE TO GIVE THAT QUOTE AND THE STORY BEHIND THAT QUOTE 5 STARS

Anyway, I love the ending so so much.