A LOVE LETTER TO MY FAVORITE BOOK

Inspired by the book The Bookseller's Tale by Martin Latham a friend of mine @dianahincureads started the tag #theultimatecomfortread on Instagram. The idea is "to shed more light on the books that transformed us, the ones we revisit time and again, the ones that are part of ourselves and represent us so well that it is difficult to even talk about them without feeling naked." Now, according to Martin Latham it is rarely a current bestseller, however, mine is loved by millions of people and is one of Goodreads book choice of 2019. But before I go more into the depths of my favorite novel I'll start at the beginning of my love for books (more specifically romance). 

Had you asked my 12 year old self what her comfort book was she would have answered not one book in particular, but rather a collection of books: Harlequin books (no judgement, please). My parents had just separated, I was on vacation in the South of France with my mom and her new boyfriend and I guess I needed to find back the meaning of love. Bored out of my mind and trailing everywhere behind my mother, I discovered a small library full of love stories. My usual reading style was more witchy, but I guess that would do. Thus, started my obsession that would last for years. Those books were full of drama with imperfect characters, who, in the end made amends and were given a happily ever after. 

Now that I am 27 my tastes have evolved, but I stay a desperate romantic. My favorite books can testify of that. They all  have a hint of romance in them. And as far stretch that it is to go from Harlequin to Daisy Jones & The Six that is what I'm going to do. Because, while I was reading Daisy Jones & The Six for the first, second and third time I had the same feeling, as with my Harlequin books, that I had found a book that would stay with me for the rest of my life. 

When I was 12 years old I looked for hope in stories, today I search for myself  in books. And that is what Daisy Jones gave me. I don't mean the book, but the character of Daisy. She is my mirror self, her struggles reflect mine and reading her story brought me peace as I knew someone out there understood me, lived through similar experiences and still came out on top. When I see the different copies of Daisy Jones & The Six on my shelves it brings me hope. 

Of course, the entire book is a masterpiece full of struggle and hope and I have no doubt that Taylor Jenkins Reid wrote a book that speaks to everybody. The format of the book and the characters are so unique that they can leave no one indifferent.