A review by thetomatowriter
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

5.0

This may be my favorite book that I've read all year. And I've read some good books, but this was like an experience. It's the kind of book that reminds you what falling in love with reading feels like. For me, it was a liiiittle difficult to follow along with in the beginning, but you quickly get the hang of it. Only you never notice when you do, you just suddenly find yourself halfway through the book and you're so invested in everything that's happening and you're so desperate to know the answers that it's like you're actually there. When I wasn't reading this book, I was THINKING about this book. I was longing for it, and I know how melodramatic that sounds, but I actually felt so impatient with whatever else I was doing besides reading this book. I worry about being THIS overly enthusiastic because I don't want to be the reason someone else reads it and it doesn't live up to their expectations, but for me personally, five stars doesn't even cover it. I'm genuinely sad about not having any more of it to read.