Feeling Sorry For Sasha...

Not very often does a book really touch me emotionally but there must be an exception for one particular book: Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn Moriarty.

I discovered Jaclyn's first book on a whim whilst browsing at the works. I was drawn to the neon orange cover with a big strawberry on the front. Not long after, I read Finding Cassie Crazy and thought it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! It was sheer brilliance. Everything from the way it was written to the characters. It was fabulous. Soon enough I wanted my next Moriarty fix and, courtesy of Chicklish, received Feeling Sorry For Celia. The cover was just as amazing. Bright blue with a huge lemon on the front. What is it with this woman and fruit? I wasn't sure what to think. Was it going to be as good as FCC? I saw it was a lot shorter I devoured it in three days.

It was seriously one, if not the, best book I'd ever read. Every night I was thinking about it. Wondering what was going to happen. I thought I was going crazy! I couldn't get it out of my head for a long time after wards. Then, one day, I stopped and asked myself 'why?' Why the pumpkin pie was it so good? I spent a while just thinking about why I liked it so much and then I found my answer. It reached out to me. I could relate to Elizabeth SO much I didn't think it was possible. She had a weird 'not-sure-if-she-was' best friend with a Mum who wasn't really at home so much and she liked this boy who never liked her back. My life in a nutshell! I found myself so attached to Elizabeth, I couldn't let her go. I know how freaky and stalkerish that sounds.

This book was also so different from anything else I'd ever read. Blatantly original and compelling. The plot was brilliant but practically non-existent. Just a bunch of kid traipsing around after this girl. Then I realized it was so much more than that as well. Because it was so non-existent and free to move around I felt myself going wherever it was. It discovered so many feelings and emotions it was almost unreal. It's so hard to explain but something you can only ever understand if you read it so please do.

Summary from BookBrowse:

Life is pretty complicated for Elizabeth Clarry. Her best friend Celia keeps disappearing, her absent father suddenly reappears, and her communication with her mother consists entirely of wacky notes left on the fridge. On top of everything else, because her English teacher wants to rekindle the "Joy of the Envelope," a Complete and Utter Stranger knows more about Elizabeth than anyone else.

But Elizabeth is on the verge of some major changes. She may lose her best friend, find a wonderful new friend, kiss the sexiest guy alive, and run in a marathon. So much can happen in the time it takes to write a letter…

Read it. Like now!