First-read envy

I wish I could go back and read for the first time again. Why? Because about 2/3 of the way in, I suddenly found myself filled with something that felt very much like joy — actively grinning from ear to ear as I made my way through the passage in which these backwoods pirates and the normal, everyday folk of Nova Scotia finally come face-to-face. The experience achieved a kind of alchemy that is, honestly, beyond rare for me.

This book not only transported me to someplace different and fascinating, but it actually made me happy. I'm not even kidding: I felt happy reading it. I don't know what I expected going in, but "happy" isn't usually even a consideration.

If you haven't read this yet... I envy you. Because you're about to experience something truly wonderful.

~ TwoBusy