My review for The Boy Who Steals Houses by C.G. Drews, 5/5 stars.
This book broke my heart! From the first pages Sam enters your soul, his courage, his heart-rending loneliness, his struggle to make some kind of life in this cruel world while looking after his older brother, Avery. But Sam is only 15, and Avery is autistic, and sometimes your strength and courage come to an end, no matter how hard you try to keep going.
And when the De Lainey family come into Sam's life, that is the moment that your heart breaks even more for him. His desperate yearning for even a small piece of the joy and companionship they have, of that feeling of belonging, comes through in every sentence, every action, and you find yourself hoping against hope that he can have it.
I loved Sam and Avery's relationship, their special closeness, how Sam knows exactly how Avery will react to everything and does all he can to help him. And the De Lainey family is chaotic joy, even though they have their own heartache to bear.
A wonderful story that I highly recommend to everyone!
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