Adam's 'recreational' drug problem should have been addressed considerably deeper. Besides, Miles wasn't the only one who had to deal with issues. Yeah, evade the difficult subject matter as often as possible. Still, I must say it was such a disappointment that their talks were (mostly) superficial. I got it that Miles wasn't good with words. Instead I had to accept that Adam treated the topic with Lisa. What I found irritating was the fact that Adam and Miles didn't address the big elephant in the room. Up until the 70 % mark the story went rather quietly, like water that bubbled gently. Since twelve years he is suffering from agoraphobia and lives a lonely and asocial life as a hermit at a rundown cottage surrounded by a lake and trees. The book title is very apt and provides plenty of connotations and I really liked the calligraphy. It's very unfortunate that it didn't happen for me. I would have loved to feel this intense connection that you need to rate a book with five stars. I'm especially sorry for my friend Sheri whom I adore for her enthusiasm for this specific book. A few days ago I read another book that featured a rock star Metal Heart and Illumination is not as good as Metal Heart. I really did but a higher rating wouldn't be justified because…well, I can't gush about it like others did. I saw Evie punch him earlier from upstairs. You were born gay- Neil had to practice bein' a dick. I'm standing in the rain, my heart in my hands

I would give anything, my life, my dreams, my fateīut the thing I want the most to give is the one thing you won't takeĭo you know what this hole in my chest signifies? To hear the whisper of your voice, to feel the touch of your skin I'm one big regret and no one knows what that's all about Missing you isn't just a feeling in the way my life shakes out Though you're far away and not behind the glass When I see your face in the windows that I pass It's not just the good-bye in the last time I kissed you It's a song Adam has written.ĭo you know what I mean when I say I miss you?

Most memorable scene of the entire book, at least for me. 3.5 stars.***Review posted October 4, 2013

Illumination by Rowan Speedwell