Name: The Lonely Ones
ISBN: 9780399172892

Kelsey Sutton

The stress of her father's job loss causes Fain to feel invisible at home and in her new school, but she escapes with the monsters of her imagination until a family crisis and a human friend cause her to reconsider.

The Lonely Ones

Jessica Nottingham

I feel it only fair to start with the fact that I absolutely adore Kelsey Sutton's writing. She has this uncanny ability to write emotions in a way that make them characters themeselves. Her writing is lyrical, haunting, and utterly addictive. It's no surprise that when this book was offered for review, I snatched it up.

The Lonely Ones is a bit different, because it's written in prose. I wasn't sure how that would translate to a whole story, but I soon found myself immersed inside Fain's beautiful and creative brain. There's this deep pull when reading Fain's story. It blurs that line between Fantasy and reality, leaving you in the leftover space. Somewhere where families aren't perfect, and being a teen is hard, but magic might just exist.

I'm so impressed. This story could have been infinitely longer, and I would have happily kept reading. Sutton's ability to draw me in hasn't faltered one bit. I'm thrilled! Know that I highly recommend this book.

The Lonely Ones

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