Prepare Yourself for the Feels!

**Warning: Spoilers!**

I love a good cry. Sometimes its just good to let it all out. Room by Emma Donoghue definitely did it for me! I've passed this book a dozen times and never thought to pick it up. I think it was the cover. I judge every book by its cover and the simplistic nature wasn't for me, but when I beard they were turning it into a movie I decided to give it a shot. And I am so glad that I did!

To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.

Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough...not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.

Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, Room is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.

I kinda knew they were going to get out! I mean this book was depressing, but if they didn't make it out it would've been worse. I thought the narrative being told through Jack's eyes was different. I also felt extreme sympathy for Joy. She did the best that she could for Jack, including the risky plan go get them out. I felt fairly protective of her. I wanted people to stop asking her questions and for them to stop asking her what happened. The part that really upset me was her giving the interview and that bitch of a reporter making her feel so low she tried to kill herself.

I knew that reporter was going to twist her words and make her seem selfish for having Jack in room. If I can set it up for you this reporter was scum and she asked Joy or "Ma" as Jack calls her why she decided to have Jack when she was in an impossible situation. It reminded me of when Nancy Grace was going after that mother who had a missing child, and turns out the mother had nothing to do with it, but ended up taking her own life because Nancy attacked her so viciously on air. That was the same situation for Joy in that moment. I just really wanted to protect her and give her a hug. 

There are too many points in the story to pinpoint the most heartwarming/heartbreaking. I loved Jack and Ma's relationship. For a five year old be was quite smart, and adjusted to the outside better than I would've expected. If you like drama's I think you would enjoy this book. I can't wait to see the movie! They also did a vignette on Brie Larson on CBS Sunday Morning and I'm totz rooting for her! She just won the SAG award, which is a pre-cursor to the Oscars, so go Brie! Fantastic read, highly recommend!