I don't have words to describe what this book did to me. Heidi Cullinan is a master story teller. I've devoured most everything she's published, and I was salivating for this book. I was also a little apprehensive about how she was going to pull off writing a character on the autism spectrum falling in love with a character who's been diagnosed with major depression and clinical anxiety.
In the hands of another author, this might have been a disaster. In the extremely capable hands of Heidi Cullinan it became a masterfully written, carefully researched and exquisitely respectful master piece.
I'm still struggling to find the right words to describe what I experienced when reading this book, so this is my pre-review:
Pre-order this. Get your grabby hands on this book as soon as you can, and then savor it. Sit back, immerse yourself into this story. Keep the tissues nearby.
You've never read anything like it.
I'll write a real review when I have the words.
In the meantime, my gratitude to Samhain for granting me a review copy, and my admiration to the author for writing such a beautifully crafted story