This was an odd little read, but one that I really ended up enjoying. Strange to be laughing at a book with so much tragedy, but Crooked Hearts really embodies “gallows humor”. 10 year old Noel Bostock has been living with his grandmother, Mattie, in London — despite the fact that everyone else his age has been evacuated due to bombings. Mattie — a suffragette back in the day — teaches Noel new words every day, and fills his life with wonder and magic. Unfortunately, as […]