Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: A Miracle in the Library
SERIES: Mitch & Cian #1
AUTHOR: Helena Stone
PUBLISHER: self-published
LENGTH: 65 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 27, 2018
BLURB:
Seventeen-year-old Mitch McCann has been trying to dodge his bullies for eighteen months. He isn’t out, but that hasn’t stopped the popular gang at school from tormenting him for being gay. Three weeks before Christmas, in a desperate attempt to shake his pursuers, Mitch flees into the abandoned community hall, only to discover the building is far from empty; inside he finds a fully stocked library as well as Mr. Nichols, the very welcoming librarian.
The library turns into Mitch’s refuge of choice, where he can read books that answer his endless questions, without fear of encountering abuse. His peace of mind is shattered when nineteen-year-old Cian Leavy enters his sanctuary. Cian is the boy who made Mitch realize he’s gay, and he’s more attractive now than he was eighteen months ago, when Mitch literally ran into him.
Will Cian unwittingly disrupt Mitch’s life again? Or has the scene been set for a miracle in the library?
REVIEW:
This was a sweet holiday story and a good start to Mitch & Cian’s story. It does deal with bullying though, but it’s not bad. But still, if it’s a trigger, be careful.
Mitch was running for his life, when his body was about to give out. He couldn’t breathe and he couldn’t run anymore. He looked around and found a building and hoped and prayed that it would be open so he could hide or at least be around people. Thankfully, it opened. And a library appeared. He was in awe. But what really surprised him, is the librarian, Mr. Nichols, seemed to know exactly what he needed. He looked through the books and found the ones on how to come out and how their experiences were. The more he read, the braver he felt. Especially when he met Cian. At first, he was really nervous. But the more he got to know Cian, the more he wanted him. It seemed like this library was a miracle for him. But as the holidays came and went, the library was no longer there. And Mitch isn’t quite sure what to think. Especially when he finds out Cian knew it was coming.
A miracle of the holidays. Ole Saint Nick being where he needed to be when someone needed him the most. Mitch’s life was pure hell with the bullies. And I felt so horrible for him. He wanted to share things with his mom, but with it just being the two of them from day one, he didn’t want to add more stress to her life. What he didn’t know, his mom would love him no matter what and would take out anyone who messed with her baby. But he had to come to that point himself. He had to discover himself and be happy and proud of who he was. And with being in that library, reading those books, he found who he really was and wanted to be and it gave him hope for a better future. Especially with Cian.
This is a real sweet holiday story. With Christmas just around the corner, it’s the perfect book to curl up with.
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