LITTLE UNIVERSES - Heather Demetrios

5 stars

All, I'm at a loss to describe this book. 

I've actually not written a formal review for this one on my Goodreads either, but I wanted to include it on this blog to record the fact that I've read it, and that I sobbed my soul out with reading it. 

Little Universes is a story of sisters, of pain, of unimaginable grief, and of healing. Two sisters, one driven by logic and one driven by words, trying to survive in the aftermath of both of their parents dying suddenly. On top of that, their lives weren't that simple to begin with. I couldn't believe how much pain was intricately weaved throughout this story. But it also has a persistent glimmer of hope. (Thank goodness, because I needed the hope to make it through.) 

If you are a fan of hard-hitting contemporary novels—and I mean HARD hitting—then I recommend picking this up.