A book that made my heart sing. Sure, it's set in Paris so it was already onto a winner with me, but the writing was so magical it immediately pulled me in. I'm not usually into love stories, and this one could almost be a Meg Ryan rom-com (if she still made them - not sure who does now), but everything about it is perfect. The tone is just right - the characters well-rounded and fleshed out enough to see them, but not to know them so well that nothing they do or think is a surprise. And, as with all the best that touch me the most deeply, the themes and ideas made me think, and echoed some of my own. I loved it even more than The President's Hat. And now I want to start a red notebook of my own.