The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

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It *may* have been a little too neatly wrapped if this was any other kind of read for my particular taste, but I just can't give this anything less than all the bright beautiful stars in the sky. But we also get hope and love and ties that last forever. Different people deal with grief, family, forgiveness and finding their place in the world in very different and unique ways. Goodness gracious, I'm not really a 'one with the earth' kinda gal, but I LIVED through Ellis and Raven and their seemingly very deep bond with mother nature. But then we also still see the child within still peeking out.

she certainly had plenty of reason to grow up so fast. There was a teeeeeeensy part of me that tilted my head in bewilderment at times, but hell. you know, when you're half laying and reading and suddenly you bolt right up! Vanderah, again, brings us a very naive and yet very mature Raven. I don't know why it took me so long to put some things together but I do remember my very physical response to it. well, you'll have to read this and find out. And so we go back and forth between their lives until.

I fell in love with her instantly and couldn't flip the pages fast enough to see how this was all going to play out. Then Part II comes and here we have a very earth/spirit of a woman and her daughter, Raven, who quite honestly steals the show. So we watch her journey begin as she tries to heal and do what's best by her and her family, and it's a rocky road indeed. I can't imagine the pain, heartache and guilt that a mother would feel from leaving her baby daughter to get abducted. Part I had me already knowing this was going to be a heart tugger of a read, because I was already half feeling empathy towards Ellis, but then also getting so ANGRY at what was happening. UFF, y'all - two very emotional reads in a row but damn. Apparently Glendy Vanderah has become a new favorite author of mine! I absolutely loved Where the Forest Meets the Stars and fell in love with her writing there and The Light Through the Leaves just seals the deal.

The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah