#everyone KNOWS something's off and wants to help but batty couldn't find a way to tell them!!!!

[madamescarlette]

the first three books are perfect and glorious in each of their own ways, but The Penderwicks in Spring is on a whole other LEVEL. 

#the penderwicks #reading tag #though i miss my MOOPS :( #point mouette was so GOOD though!!! skye being the oldest sister and taking it so seriously!!! #the note in her voice that cares when batty's hiding! her relief when she hears hound barking trouble and batty's fine!! #and the HAIRCUTS #i love them your honor #but penderwicks in spring.....oh my.... #i've been realizing as i go through that mayhaps the earlier books hit me less strongly than they should #even though i love them! it's from more of an outsider's perspective #because i'm a youngest child and growing up felt like i was always surrounded by adults #so batty being so well cheered up by the praise from her older siblings / all the other grown ups around her was hmmmm......relatable #for me at least you would sometimes just be desperate to be seen as a person #but made me supremely :( :( :( in the last third of the book #but oh man the outpouring of LOVE for batty!!!!!! I CRIED ACTUAL TEARS OUT OF MY EYES #sometimes that's how it be when you're little and you don't know how to tell someone what's wrong #everyone KNOWS something's off and wants to help but batty couldn't find a way to tell them!!!! #so you know i was doing parks and rec I'M DISTRESSED SOMEONE FOLLOW ME for the entire thing #gestures wildly WHY ISN'T SOMEONE HUGGING HER RIGHT NOW???? #but jeffrey sending her hound's picture!! jeffrey hearing her voice and IMMEDIATELY plonking her in front of the family!!!! #CHEF'S KISS #and ben and lydia hijinks were wonderful and cute #i loved the eyebrow raising at oliver but the lack of hounding rosy about it till the very last minute #because you know....you love someone so much that even when their choices are bad you love them so you want to like them anyway #also batty and ben being disgusted at the sheer number of teens at their house at any moment #askjhfdaskhjjkh i love them #it was a whole lot and i LOVED it