Because You’ll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I love books that are written as letters, I love books about friendship, I love books that are a bit quirky and lead me into the unknown, and this book ticked all of those boxes.
When I read the blurb I couldn’t even imagine a story with one boy who is allergic to electricity, who is pen pals with another boy who not only has a pacemaker but also has no eyes, but the story was very easy to read and the characters were real and I believed every thing that happened. Watching their friendship grow through their letters was heartwarming and at times a little heart breaking. There was a small mystery that, when partly solved at the end was satisfying but I didn’t get a ‘OMG, WTF’ feeling. I finished the book feeling hopeful and even happy, keen to follow both boys to see what they get up to next.
Not at all what I was expecting when I started, but by the end, I firmly believe that anyone can be a superhero!
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Do letters even exist anymore!? I’m surprised that this wasn’t a series of emails or protected tweets! I suppose it depends to what extent the electricity allergy kept the character away from keyboards.
Another fine review. You’ve been very prolific over Christmas.
As someone who currently corresponds with a friend via handwritten letters, I can confirm that yes, letters still exist! And unfortunately (or fortunately!) the character in the book, Ollie, his allergy to electricity means he lives in a wooden house in the middle of a forest with oil lamps and has never even watched television, let alone been able to play on the interwebs!
Crikey! That’s an ascetic lifestyle.
I meant to mention that, like you, I’m a fan of the epistolary novel – one of my favs of the genre:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140065.E_