Each Night Was Illuminated

By: Jodi Lynn Anderson

Narrated by: Reba Buhr

With writing that sparks off the page, New York Times bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson tells a story of saints and floods, secrets and truths, rage and love—and the bravery it takes to bet your whole life on a new kind of hope.

The day the train fell in the lake, Cassie stopped believing in much of anything, despite growing up in a devout Catholic family. Then she set her mind to forgetting the strange boy named Elias who was with her when it happened.

When Elias comes back to town after many years away, Cassie finds herself talked into sneaking out at night to follow him ghost-hunting—though she knows better than to believe they will find any spirits.

Still, the more time she spends with Elias—with his questions, his rebelliousness, his imagination that is so much bigger than the box she has made for herself—the more Cassie thinks that even in a world that seems broken beyond repair, there just may be something worth believing in.

An unmissable novel for fans of Nina LaCour and Jandy Nelson!

Did not enjoy!

I only bought this because my book club is reading it. I’m glad I could listen at 1.5 speed to get it over with quickly. The story was mostly depressing, and the ‘happy’ ending did not make up for it. The story is so weird. I’m not even sure how to describe it. If the author is trying to get the reader to look at religion is a certain way, then she’s missing the mark. I’m not sure what she was trying to accomplish. When I gave a synopsis to my husband he asked if the characters were supposed to be on drugs.

The narrator did a great job, though!