This book made me cry so much, till the very end of the author's note.

This book was literally everything. My heart is filled with so much warmth after reading this. Its the kind of book that is comforting in every sense and I loved the author for putting this story out to the world.

Personal Ratings : 5 Wonder 🌟

Told in multipled POV's , Wonder revolves around a boy named August who was born with craniofacial differences, which had made his face somewhat distorted to the extent of multiple surgeries in his life. We follow the story to the start of his middle school and how he had survived through it. A story that is eye opening, that handles heavy topics and revolves around multiple characters. A story that has been so well-loved and retold in this illustrated edition that is not only beautiful but very heartwarming.

Personal Thoughts
Growing up as a sickly child myself until now, with the endless of doctor appointments, its always a bit hard for me to read about a child going through pain as , in some ways, I had gone through that same pain myself. But in the case of Auggie and those who have the same condition as him, it made me wonder how hard it was to live with something that you can't turn off, and the author had successfully written out the story in such a way that makes it comforting but also very eye opening.

This book, although intended for a middle grade audience, its perfect for both adults and children alike. What I liked most about the book was the multiple POV's that he had put out, and I liked that each character was portrayed to have their own differences and problems. All of them has circumstances of their own and I loved that we get to have each insight of the characters in here.

Reading about Auggie made me cry at certain parts as he always felt isolated from the world. Starting school was hard for him, but his blessing was having such a lovely family. I respected August's parents so much, in which on how brave they were in raising August and how kind they are to the world despite being thrown to multiple challenges and risks in raising him. I liked that with every children's POV , the topic of Parenting and The Different Types of Parents are also mentioned in the story. Some families are not as accommodating like August's and I love that his parents became a safe haven for their friends as well.

One part of the author's end note had teared me up so bad. The promise of being kind is not an easy one to uphold, but even hurt, being kind will win at the end.

The fact that the author himself is suffering from scoliosis, and him wanting to put out a story on the fear of being visible is what I applaud as its not easy to convey this feelings in one book. The most relatable part of the book was how, the author himself and even August related to fictional characters for coping mechanism. Its amazing how a book and a world in our imagination had saved us humans into coping for our daily lives. Its how the author was saved by the Lord of The Rings and August was saved by Star Wars, we are saved by the fictional characters in our lives that we held dear, and I think its such an amazing thing, as per the foreward note from someone who is suffering from the same condition as August, this particular book was their safe haven and gave them comfort. And that's how I felt with this book as well.

I might be late to the bandwagon in reading this book, but it's never too late to discover a read that you can appreciate, and I know, this book will be in my list for a very long time. Its heartwarming, its bittersweet and the best of all, it serves as a form of hope for us. It is definitely a wonder.

My biggest thank you to Times Reads for gifting me this copy!