The story is about Maddie and Paul who are best friends.  Maddie discovers she is stricken by a terrible disease that will take her sight. She starts to hide her disability for fear her over bearing mother will find out.  When Maddie was growing up her brother got the same sight loosing disease.  Maddie was past the age where the doctors thought she would get it.  Maddie fears her mom will cease letting her live life just like she did with her brother.  The book tells realistically of her fears and her undying faith in God.  

Paul learns a lot about himself and what makes true friendship and love.  Paul is just starting to see Maddie has potential as more than a best friend when the tragedy of her impending blindness strikes.  Paul’s character grows through out the book and you only learn to love him more.  

After reading the book I would say that this is a truly enlightening experience to walk through Maddie and Paul’s life and how they both conquer their fears in their own ways. You honestly think you know what will happen in the end but BIG Surprise!!!! 

This is an excellent book, though a bit difficult because the story is told by two different people and it goes back and forth between the two of them.  It also goes back in forth in time and sometimes I had to reread to find out exactly where I was but it was well worth it in the end. 

I will definitely read all this author has to write.  I finished this book in three days and I'm somewhat of a slow reader.

May 1, 2008