The Midnight Library

You know how some books come into your life at the best possible moment? They might not be the best written or win awards or show up on the high school required reading list, but nonetheless it ends up meaning the world to you. The Midnight Library is that book for me. I literally picked it up at the drugstore for a discounted price knowing nothing about it other than the brief description and awesome cover art, and it hit a chord so deep in me that I don't have the words to express how much this book meant to me.
We've all wondered what life would have been like had we made other choices. Would it be better, worse or just different. Nora in this book doesn't just wonder, she has the chance to actually live out some of her regrets and see if those alternate choices would have made her life more worth living, or just happier. The lesson she learns along the way is a poignant one and very worth hearing for those of us who think life would be better if...
Our society is so focused on how to achieve happiness, that we tend to get caught up in the pursuit of it and forget to truly live in the meantime and enjoy those happy moments in between, or accept the inevitable bumps we will hit along the way. And if you suffer from depression it makes you think those bumps are entirely your fault. Matt Haig definitely understands depression and deftly uses the difficult subject to write a surprisingly positive story.
I think this book is a thoughtful, poignant and worthwhile read. It's truly a treasure with a message that will hit you in the feels and make you re-evaluate how you look at your own life.