The Atlas of Untold Stories is a Fantastic Must-Read Story

I have been eagerly awaiting Christy-award winning author Sara Brunsvold's new book The Atlas of Untold Stories (released last month.)

Edith 'Edie' Vance and her two adult daughters, Lauren, the older more responsible one and Chloe, the dreamer of the family who works as a barista at a library take a 9-day road trip visiting significant literary sights through America's Heartland. I liked that it wasn't just bookish landmarks, but a few films/pop culture moments made it into this story.  

If you are just now finding Sara and her stories you are in for a treat. She writes about contemporary issues we face in society adds faith and hope into the mix to create stories that stay with you long after you've closed the book. Do yourself a favor and run to the nearest bookstore or library and add her books to your already precarious stack of books. Better yet put them at the top of your TBR pile. 

I've read and review both her debut novel The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip and The Divine Proverb of Streusel. Both books are exceptional. I had high hopes for The Atlas of Untold Stories. Sara totally delivered! Sara's books should come with a warning label about how many tears you are going to shed. I started blubbering in chapter fifty and bawled my eyes out the last four chapters and the epilogue. 

There were so many emotions I felt while reading this book. It made me want to hug my family a little tighter, have a little more empathy and compassion, say 'I love you' more, and appreciate all the moments in life...both the big and small. 

 I loved the cadence of Sara's writing. She draws you in from page one clearly showing the reader who each character is. Chloe was my favorite character. Her zest for life and joy for the Lord were infectious and made me want to be more like that. Although by the end of the book I found Edie and Lauren's stories inspiring as well. I was not ready for The Atlas of Untold Stories to end. To me this is the mark of an exceptional book...the fact you don't want it to end. 

The Atlas of Untold Stories is a solid 5 stars. It'll be on my 'to keep' and 're-read' shelf.