After being diagnosed with an incurable illness, there are only two things Ben still wants from life. To see the Northern Lights an then to die under the Northern Lights. Simple enough, right?A beautiful winter story that will warm your heart and melt the snow, no matter how cold.
Beyond The Northern Lights
By arizonatape
he has just two things he wants to do now he has been told he has an incurable disease. He wants to see the northern lights and did under them. Will he get his wishes? Follow his journey of discovery
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This is a beautiful story about loneliness, death, and love. The ending is bittersweet, but happy for Y’me and Ben.
This is a short novella and was originally published in the Nip of Frost Anthology.
*I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.*
A boy meets girl story with a twist
The boy is a terminally-ill human; the girl is an alien light being. Both are alone and lonely, until they meet by chance under the Northern Lights.
This I found slow to get in to, with the first couple of chapters with Ben and Y’me talking to themselves not really pulling me in. I had to wait until the middle of the book before it actually became interesting, when Ben and Y’me finally meet and start talking to each other.
The funniest part for me was their discussion about “silly human behaviour”, like (paraphrased), ‘why does paper beat rock?’ ‘It just does…’ And, my favourite one, ‘Isn’t ketchup technically a fruit smoothie?’ Haha!
Up until that point, I wasn’t so impressed with the story, but as it started to progress from there on, it slowly warmed to me. Then, the ending – it was probably one of the most profound things I’ve read in a long while. The last paragraph just took my breath away and gave the story such wonderful roundedness.
It’s a story that requires some patience, but once you’re in there, you will be hooked.
Final rating: – Really liked
This was such a sweet story. I didn’t know what to expect when reading it but it was a nice suprise. The story was very engaing and unique. Its about a man ben who wants to see the northern lights before he dies and ends up getting so much more. It was such a beautiful story about love and death. Ime is a light being who watched humans from up above slways wondering what it would be like to find love the way the humans she watched did and it wasn’t until she met been did she get the chance to experience that love. I just wish it was longer and you can see more of what happened with both characaters. It was a very quick read but i felt like even though it was short, it was still very well written.
Beyond The Northern Lights is a beautiful story about twenty-six year old Ben who was diagnosed with an incurable illness and only given one year to live. This novella took me on an emotional rollercoaster and I had to break out the Kleenex for this one. Shed some tears, smiled, and even dreamed about the Aurora Borealis that night. I highly recommend everyone read this heartbreakingly beautiful story.