A review by yviie_reads
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

5.0

Holy smokes, I'm SO GLAD I finally decided to read this beautiful book. Thanks to all my friends for "pushing" me to give it a try, it was well worth it! This is actually the first book I read by Patrick Ness but definitely won't be the last one. His writing style is incredibly addictive and so, so beautiful. I just fell in love with it and couldn't get my eyes off the pages the whole time.

"If you speak the truth, the monster whispered in his ear, you will be able to face whatever comes."

I don't want to tell you what this book is about. Not even a little bit because ... I think it's best if you go into this without an idea. Without any expectations. That's what I did and I loved it. Also, can I just quote the synopsis? "It's something different. Something wild." - for me it's the perfect way to describe this gorgeous books ... it plays with you, plants thoughts in your head and lets them all loose. It makes you emotional and will let you think about a lot of things, whether you like it or not.

The book is shelfed as Horror on Goodreads and I kind of agree. It didn't really scare me - not in the usual way, at least - but since it's a middle grade story I can imagine it to be scary to younger readers. And if it's not the monster itself, the topic definitely is. There's so much truth in this book and I adored every little second of it! The illustrations were amazing - they add so much to the story! It's one of the most beautiful books I own ... I don't know if they're in the paperback version as well but the hardcover is worth its price!

"You do not write your life with words...You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do."

God, I don't even know if this review makes any sense but I'm still not 100% able to form coherent thoughts and write them down. I finished A Monster Calls within a day, in one sitting even, and have been listening to the sound of rain and thunder along with an orchestra from an app which made this whole adventure even more perfect! If you can, read this on a rainy day and make sure you have nothing planned so you can dedicate yourself completely to the story. And have tissues by your side! 100% recommended!

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February 6th:
Wow. Honestly, I'm speechless right now and don't even know what to say. I guess I need to think about this before I can bring it into words how much I loved this book - it's so beautiful, heartbreaking and real at the same time. Oh my god.

It has all these 5 star ratings for a reason - definitely belongs to my favorites now! <3