Review: 'The Boy Who Steals Houses' (C. G. Drews)

And once again, my heart has been smashed to smithereens, it's 1:30am in the morning and I'm bawling my eyes out.

This book completely sucked me in and completely wrapped me in its world, tuned out from my own problems for a while and made me oblivious to absolutely everything but this stunning story.

And the characters. Those beautiful people that I really wish I could meet to give them a massive hug and tell them that it will be okay, and to tell Sam and Avery how important they are!

As a book that deals with anxiety, it didn't just represent the illness but made you feel it as well. And as much as I hate that feeling when I'm having a panic attack, I would gladly suffer it a thousand times over to alleviate Sam's pain. But, as an #ownvoices story about autism, this book opened my eyes to so much of the condition that I had not considered or understood before, and I'm so thankful that it was such a big part of such an exquisite book!

On the whole, this book was ridiculously beautifully written, has made it onto my favourites list and carved a space in my heart where I don't think I'll ever forget the amazingness of this story.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

ISBN: 9781408349922

Publisher: Orchard Books (an imprint of Hachette Children's Group)

Release Date: April 2019