Well, I sat down intending to read the first few chapters of this book to get a feel for it. That was at 9 pm. It is now 2 in the morning, and I have just finished this emotional roller coaster that sucked me in and mercilessly spit me out a complete mess. I literally did not move once I started this book- hence my VERY full bladder at the moment. (sorry for the tmi) 
 Maggie Sanders is a girl that has recently lost her sight, and with it, her spunk in life. She is drifting by day by day, doing things half-assed, and then she meets a Ben, a precocious ten year old with an affinity for encyclopedias and an attitude that could brighten even the most accomplished pessimists' day. 
 The catch is, Maggie can SEE Ben, and what follows that discovery is a tale of unlikely friendship, self-rediscovery, and facing the truth that hardships don't define who you are. 
 Maggie is a hilarious character. She's sarcastic and blunt, my favorite type of person; Mason, Ben's older brother, is the classic good-looking guy with hidden depth; and Ben...Ben is one of the best characters I've ever read about. He just jumps off of the pages and I fell in love with him with his first sentence: "That was the most majestic fall I've ever seen." 
 This book made me cry. Full on sob, actually. It made me smile. It made me laugh. It made me feel so many emotions, and I normally cannot say that for a book. The author has done something so unique with this story in that making it something contemporary, while also blending the reason behind Maggie's ability to see Ben, which is abnormal, to say the least. I also really loved that how, even though I called the plot twist pretty early on, I still kept thinking, "What is going to happen next??" Overall, it was a lovely, inspiring story that will rip out your heart, shove it back in, and then stitch you up with a smile. One of my favorites of 2015.