Crushing, by Sophie Burrows

Crushing, by Sophie Burrows, is a visual delight. It is sparsely colored and uses shades of red to evoke emotion, intensity, and catches your eye in the best ways. I am always impressed how artists and illustrators can express so much with what looks like just a few lines of a pencil and this book has an entire story that everyone can relate to and will enjoy looking at.

The story reflects modern life in a city, going to work, confronting an empty fridge, the take out restaurant we love to go to, and that particular feeling when all the ads and programs on TV seem to know exactly the specific type of heartbreak you’re in and are hitting too close to home.

The moments where folks intertwine and briefly connect, or almost connect, in their daily routines, and the way the rhythm of the city and environment around your life becomes a huge part of it. There are few words in this book and the illustrations do not lack anything.

If you’re feeling the strain of connections missed or longed for, the unique sense of being alone that is both wonderful and sometimes isolating, or just want a quick and lovely book to wrap up with, I urge you to go find Crushing, by Sophie Burrows. Out now wherever you find your books.

**I received a digital advanced reader copy from the publisher, all opinions are mine.