Kirsten Miller might just be one of my new autobuy authors. I read The Change and thought it was a really women empowering type of story, so when I saw this book I leaped at the chance to read it. I adored this book. I love that while it's supposed to be a satire of a small southern town... it isn't far from the mark. I think the realities and truths that the book speaks are very empowering and show the importance of books. The entire books showcase the way a book touches one of the characters and dramatically changes their life. I won't give a lot away but Lula Dean, the town busybody, is unhappy with her place in the social ladder and is just looking for a crusade. Book banning just falls into her lap... and the woman is a bit of a hypocrite as can be expected. She gets the list from another member in town with a questionable background and suddenly The Diary of Anne Frank is being considered smut! 

I really loved this book a lot. It was beautiful and so well written. We get a vast array of characters who all reside in this small town together. Everyone knows secrets or is aware of the injustices but everyone stays silent. Better not to address the problems after all. That is until Lula Dean's Little Library comes into existence... and someone has replaced all the books. Lula Dean never thinks to check... because it was never about the books. It was just about her ability to play on fears. We slowly start to see characters coming out of their shell as they read one of these "safe" books. I loved that each character found the exact book they needed in the moment. It was always a book that spoke to them and helped them to heal some part of themselves, which I mean isn't that really the magic of books. The book is fully of some incredibly tough topics like homophobia and racism, but the way the author addresses them is amazing. 

I think she injects a level of humor into the scenarios throughout the book that is unsurpassed. You spend an equal amount of time upset at injustice but also laughing at the ways people are tired of not addressing it. We get to the point where all the dirty laundry and then some is aired in the most dramatic ways. I am telling you this is one of those books that will move you and you won't forget about anytime soon.