A Little Something Different

by Sandy Hall

[Leah]

This was such a fun read! Ever since I heard about it a few years ago, I knew it would be a book I enjoyed, especially as it was a love story with a difference. We never actually see Lea (SCORE FOR THE NAME LEA, without the H though haha) or Gabe's perspective, we see it from the bystanders - their family members, their friends, a squirrel, a park bench, the guy who drives the bus, their teacher, the guy who delivers Chinese food etc, and that makes this book one of the most unique reads I've ever read.

It's one of those reads where you're just so desperate for the two to get together, and it was surprising to me how shy both Gabe and Lea were. I mean, freakishly shy, but it was so sweet to see them tiptoeing around each other and to see that everyone else was rooting for them so bad, and that they could see there was something there, even if Gabe and Lea were somewhat oblivious.

It amused the living daylights out of me that the book had a squirrel and park bench perspective. AMAZING. Kudos to Sandy Hall and her publishers for keeping that in because it was freaking awesome.

This was such a fun, cute read. It was exactly what I wanted - a short and sweet book, and the untypical narrative was amazing. Sandy Hall is a super talented storyteller, to be able to tell a story from 14 different perspectives (although it never seems like it's that many, and you soon know who's who). I can't wait for her next book!