This story had a few intense moments....but over all I did not find myself being pulled through the story. I saw a few Booktoks and videos on YouTube where people ravedabout it. I didn't have the same experience. The alien aspect was weird and everything just wrapped up a little too nicely. Lots of people in book club said it was an easy read that they read in a day....but I didn't find that. It wasn't grabbing me so I didn't find myself reading for long periods of time. It was just okay, if you ask me. Some of the characters were not very believable either - Gabe and his mental illness....not really addressed. His mean sister. Why was she such a grump anyway? Some other characters were just under-developed and appeared now and then in the story.
Spoiler: the story was more believable (ie 9 year olds reading and understanding Shakespeare overnight) when she was an alien.
Goodreads says:
In this gorgeously stunning debut, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again.
After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. She throws herself into her work from dusk to dawn, until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises.
The girl calls herself Ursa, and she claims to have been sent from the stars to witness five miracles. With concerns about the child’s home situation, Jo reluctantly agrees to let her stay―just until she learns more about Ursa’s past.
Jo enlists the help of her reclusive neighbor, Gabriel Nash, to solve the mystery of the charming child. But the more time they spend together, the more questions they have. How does a young girl not only read but understand Shakespeare? Why do good things keep happening in her presence? And why aren’t Jo and Gabe checking the missing children’s website anymore?
Though the three have formed an incredible bond, they know difficult choices must be made. As the summer nears an end and Ursa gets closer to her fifth miracle, her dangerous past closes in. When it finally catches up to them, all of their painful secrets will be forced into the open, and their fates will be left to the stars.
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