We Don't Have to Dance

I had the afternoon off work today. I was planning on crossing a few things off my to do list. Instead, I curled up on the couch with my Kobo e-reader and several cups of tea. I don't regret it at all. When I was a child, I used to do that all the time. Now it's a luxury and I enjoyed every second of it even more because of it.

The book I'm reading is called Us Against You by Fredrik Backman. It's the sequel to my favorite book, Beartown, and I couldn't wait for the English translation to come out. I've loved books before, but I can't remember ever loving one as hard as Beartown. I don't remember ever caring about book characters so deeply. I hurt for Benji and rooted for Amat and cried with Kira and felt their frustration and anger and fear.

So I couldn't wait for Us Against You to come out but I was also scared that I wouldn't love it as much. That it wouldn't be as good. That it would be only okay. That I would be disappointed.

I wasn't.



I have read just over half of it now and I am just as in love with it as I am with Beartown. It's perfect. It's brilliant. It made me laugh and cry within the same paragraph. It fills my heart with so many feelings that it's hard to keep them inside.

I cannot wait to finish it but I also never want it to end. A book cannot get any better than that.

I'll probably write more about it once I've finished it. Now I'll hurry back to my Benji. ♥