A review by happyglowlucky
Essential Maps for the Lost by Deb Caletti

5.0

You know those books that come along and you just fall in love with them? This, for me, was one of those books. I love it. To me, it is a book about love, and hope. But, the thing is, what I love about this book is that it is not at all an unrealistic book....a lot of love stories kind of make you go, hmmm, that is nice but not realistic at all. This book, to me, is about the realities of love and hope, not the fantasies about it. As someone who has struggled with mental health issues (and as someone who has spent a lifetime with a partner who struggles badly with them), I really appreciated the honesty of this book; the honest way it portrays love, and hope. The rawness of it. The ups and downs. How it breaks you down (and breaks you open) so you can be truly open and close to another person. I love the way the idea of maps is woven into the story. I love the main character. I love the way the book transported me to another time and place.