This beautiful book is impossible to put down. Set in Hong Kong amid the anti-extradition protests, it follows the perspectives of Phoenix and Kai, an unlikely partnership, as they navigate not only their opposing sides of the protests, but their burgeoning feelings for one another as well. Everything about Kai and Phoenix lies in opposition. He is from mainland China, has no money, struggles with who he wants to be, is soft spoken, yet is learning to fight for the police force. Phoenix is finding her voice and learning to speak up not for her self, but for the future she wants for her nation. She comes from wealth, but it doesn’t define her. Like Kai, she’s found a creative outlet through her photography, which she uses to amplify the voice of her movement.

These two souls, standing in opposition, truly do find common ground as they connect through the protests. Though Kai’s motivation is less than pure and he finds himself in a part of duality, torn between what is expected and what is right, nonetheless, his feelings for Phoenix are rooted and truth. He cannot help himself falling in love with her.. Phoenix’s confidence, not only in herself, but in those around her, encourages Kai to open himself and explore parts of him that he’d shut off after the loss of his mother. Through Phoenix, he’s able to slowly but surely find himself again. The only question is whether or not it will be too late.

Phoenix and Kai’s story is entrenched in the protests against the government and the Extradition Bill as they stand as a nation to fight for democracy and their future. Their experiences are heartbreaking and the intensity and violence of the conflicts between protestors and the police force is rife with hatred and tension. These characters are up close and personal with the threat of losing everything and everyone they love. Extended imprisonment awaits anyone who is caught and they are at the heart of some of the most difficult and gut wrenching escapes, trying to get those they care most about out of the country before they are arrested.

This is a highly unique and poignant story. I’ve never read anything quite like it and it rings loud with the truth of the experiences of so many people living in Hong Kong. It’s a story full of hope and fire. It’s characters want to do more and be more than what is facing them, and despite their fears, they stand to fight for what they believe in. It’s a beautiful and captivating story, written in such detail that you can’t help but lose yourself to Song’s words. You’ll be swept away.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

I loved An Echo in the City and I thought the book was well written and took on a topic that someone leaving somewhere else might not really know about.

So I found the story interesting because it felt sad from the beginning and I’m not exactly sure how to explain that. Besides the fact that you already know what side everyone is on and where it could go. Not saying that things couldn’t change but if it follows the path it starts with it to me it could only have a sad ending.

I really liked that we had two people who are on different sides of a conflict for different reasons. Even though the story surrounds a very specific period in time and place. I think what these two characters go through in development and learning can be overlaid onto other situations.This book has the ability to make you think, even maybe make you angry, which is something that I love about more current event historical fiction. I think Song did a great job of making the characters feel human.

I did like the love story. It was not perfect but it felt appropriate for two young people who meet by chance. I thought it felt very much like a growing experience for each character, which many relationships are.

I think this story can draw out different emotions from people. Which is why I like it.

"An Echo in the City" by K. X. Song is a captivating journey through the intersections of identity, culture, and human connections. Song's prose weaves a rich tapestry of characters, each with their own struggles and aspirations, against the vibrant backdrop of a bustling city. The narrative beautifully explores the complexities of life, love, and the pursuit of one's dreams, leaving an echo that lingers long after the final page. This book skillfully intertwines poignant storytelling with a deep exploration of the human experience, making it a compelling and memorable read.

thank you to netgalley for the advanced reading copy. I really enjoyed this and will be getting copies for my shop.

An Echo in the City being dual POV allows Song to tell a story about the personal nature of resistance. Of knowing that for each of us, each situation, what we can do and how we can use our voice differs. It's a story about feeling like we are on a track in life and not knowing how we can break free. As a teen, we can have all these visions of what our life will be like, the paths our parents force us to walk, but what if it could be different. An Echo in the City explores loyalty, class, and opportunity.

From the Publisher:
Two star-crossed teenagers fall in love during the Hong Kong protests in this searing contemporary novel about coming-of-age in a time of change.

Sixteen-year-old Phoenix knows her parents have invested thousands of dollars to help her leave Hong Kong and get an elite Ivy League education. They think America means big status, big dreams, and big bank accounts. But Phoenix doesn’t want big; she just wants home. The trouble is, she doesn’t know where that is … until the Hong Kong protest movement unfolds, and she learns the city she’s come to love is in danger of disappearing.

Seventeen-year-old Kai sees himself as an artist, not a filial son, and certainly not a cop. But when his mother dies, he’s forced to leave Shanghai to reunite with his estranged father, a respected police officer, who’s already enrolled him in the Hong Kong police academy. Kai wants to hate his job, but instead, he finds himself craving his father’s approval. And when he accidentally swaps phones with Phoenix and discovers she’s part of a protest network, he finds a way to earn it: by infiltrating the group and reporting their plans back to the police.

As Kai and Phoenix join the struggle for the future of Hong Kong, a spark forms between them, pulling them together even as their two worlds try to force them apart. But when their relationship is built on secrets and deception, will they still love the person left behind when the lies fall away?
My Thoughts:
I usually post my thoughts before the publisher, but I wanted to switch it because the publisher makes a connection with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, (two star-crossed lovers. . .). So I was reading to see the connection. Was this a Hong Kong version of Westside Story where this is definitely a tragedy between historically feuding parties (Montagues and Capulets; Jets and Sharks)? Then there is the clever and equally hearbtreaking Angel and Hannah, a novel in verse by Ishle Yi Park:

Unlike Romeo and Juliet, there is no double suicide, but there is more than death that can make this tragic, so perhaps the message here for young readers is really about the wide spaces between cultures and places. Perhaps this is about the residual effects of poverty, culture clashes and a crumbling social structure.

I think An Echo in the City is actually closer to Park's novel in verse but set in a Hong Kong where democracy is burning and China is looming like a dark cloud over the island. Kai and Phoenix are in Hong Kong from different areas, Kai from China, Phoenix from North Carolina. So although they meet in the same cafe in Hong Kong, their worlds are so different. Like Angel there is no double suicide, however, what makes this so relevant and superior to R&J is the very real conflict of filial piety. The two teenagers can rebel to a point, but they are also held to family expectations in a way that non Asian communities may never understand. Asian dreams are caught in the web of expectations that affect the whole family and the whole community. That is what is so tragic about this love story. The ending is both haunting and hopeful.

Publication Information:
Author: K.X. Song

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (June 20, 2023)

2 ⭐️

I tried to give this book a chance, really I did, but at 40% I made the decision to DNF. The book was just so slow and boring. Also, the way the main characters' ages were talked about made me feel creeped out.

If you are okay with an extremely drawn-out story with hits of politics then you might like this story.


**Thank you, NetGalley and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.**

This novel follows two star-crossed teens on opposite sides of the Hong Kong protests.

Phoenix, from a wealthy family with Ivy League expectations and plans for her to move to America, just wants to stay home in Hong Kong. She finds herself at a protest where she learns that her home is at risk of disappearing as tensions heat up with mainland China.

Kai is an artist. At least until his mother dies and he is forced to move back to Hong Kong with his father, a highly respected police officer who expects Kai to enroll in the Academy. As much as he hates it, Kai craves his fathers approval. What better way to gain that than to infiltrate the university students protesting and report their plans back to the police. Sounds easy enough, until he starts falling for one of them and wonders if he is on the right side of all this.

I learned A LOT from this book. I barely remember hearing about the protests on mainstream news but this was a very digestible introduction to the topic with a unique perspective! Seeing how both sides truly believed in what they were standing up for was interesting but I really enjoyed the focus on speaking up and being true to yourself and what you know is right. While this is a love story at its core, it transcends beyond that to be a heartbreaking tale with a hopeful message. Not only does it tackle political injustice and police brutality, but also family dynamics, cultural aspects, and coming of age decisions. I can’t speak to the representation or the portrayals accuracy to those who experienced this, but I think it will be eye opening to others like myself and a baseline to do more research.

Thanks to TBRandbeyond tours for this book tour opportunity!!


I have truly been blessed to participate on various book tours with them and am really grateful for each book that I get to spotlight and help raise awareness for other readers to consider. This also allows me to read other books I would usually not be aware of which is part of why I love to participate in these.


Nonetheless, I get to rant about this beauty now.


Short Summary: A photographer turned protester collides with another protester (but actually undercover cop) as sparks fly between the two and they both fight for what home means to them.


Long Summary: Two star-crossed teenagers fall in love during the Hong Kong protests in this searing contemporary novel about coming-of-age in a time of change.


Sixteen-year-old Phoenix knows her parents have invested thousands of dollars to help her leave Hong Kong and get an elite Ivy League education. They think America means big status, big dreams, and big bank accounts. But Phoenix doesn’t want big; she just wants home. The trouble is, she doesn’t know where that is…until the Hong Kong protest movement unfolds, and she learns the city she’s come to love is in danger of disappearing.


Seventeen-year-old Kai sees himself as an artist, not a filial son, and certainly not a cop. But when his mother dies, he’s forced to leave Shanghai to reunite with his estranged father, a respected police officer, who’s already enrolled him in the Hong Kong police academy. Kai wants to hate his job, but instead, he finds himself craving his father’s approval. And when he accidentally swaps phones with Phoenix and discovers she’s part of a protest network, he finds a way to earn by infiltrating the group and reporting their plans back to the police.


As Kai and Phoenix join the struggle for the future of Hong Kong, a spark forms between them, pulling them together even as their two worlds try to force them apart. But when their relationship is built on secrets and deception, will they still love the person left behind when the lies fall away?


This book is based on the Hong Kong protests back in 2019 fighting for pro-democracy and as someone who was not aware of this, this book gave me the chance to read about an important event in the world that more people should be aware about.


But also because I love the powerful ending that stuck with me. Oh, and Kai too so get your copy now before it releases tomorrow!


Overall:4/5 stars

Sixteen-year-old Phoenix knows her parents have invested thousands of dollars to help her leave Hong Kong and get an elite Ivy League education. They think America means big status, big dreams, and big bank accounts. But Phoenix doesn’t want big; she just wants home. The trouble is, she doesn’t know where that is…until the Hong Kong protest movement unfolds, and she learns the city she’s come to love is in danger of disappearing.

Seventeen-year-old Kai sees himself as an artist, not a filial son, and certainly not a cop. But when his mother dies, he’s forced to leave Shanghai to reunite with his estranged father, a respected police officer, who’s already enrolled him in the Hong Kong police academy. Kai wants to hate his job, but instead, he finds himself craving his father’s approval. And when he accidentally swaps phones with Phoenix and discovers she’s part of a protest network, he finds a way to earn it: by infiltrating the group and reporting their plans back to the police.

This historical fiction story represents the 2019 Hong Kong Protests - from both sides of the story. It helped me understand what the protests were about much more than what was reported in the news. The protest scenes are well written with police treatment and the political dangers well represented.

Our main characters are trying to gain the approval of their parents. Easier said than done when what the parents want is completely different than what they want. The character development was top notch as they learned to be a part of family and community while finding their voice for their own lives and passions. Overall, it's a tremendous debut novel and a good read if you enjoy historical fiction mixed with romance.

Song’s greatest strength with An Echo in the City are her two primary characters: Phoenix and Kai. First up is Phoenix, a hopeful teen still learning about herself and who she wants to be. Phoenix is also raised in a financially stable home, living a privileged life. Her life circumstances place her in an interesting position, as she is so used to most things in her life being dictated for her that she has yet to carve her path. Her spot amongst her siblings as the middle child doesn’t help matters, either. It’s not until Phoenix becomes involved with the protests that she begins to form a better understanding of herself, and her privilege gives her a unique viewpoint. Unlike many of the people she’s surrounded by, the stakes aren’t as dire for her. And she acknowledges it, using it and her platform to shed light on everything happening. She truly becomes a force to be reckoned with. Of course, it’s not easy going at first. Song provides Phoenix the space to explore new passions, to make mistakes, and learn what it means for her to be a Hong Konger. Phoenix, like her name, is reborn in a sense, offering a beacon of hope for her friends and loved ones, and for readers.

On the flip side is Kai, who is a rather intriguing character largely in his overall mindset. Similar to Phoenix, Kai struggles to live up to his father’s expectations, but there is a much greater disconnect between Kai and his father. Something that especially struck me was how Kai doesn’t seem to know his father at all – not what he does in his spare time, if he’s dating anyone, his favorite things. The list goes on. Still, Kai craves his father’s approval. Song writes their dynamic (or, really, near lack thereof) in such a way that it’s almost impossible not to sympathize with Kai on some level. Whether a reader disagrees with Kai’s actions and viewpoints or not, they will feel for him. But Kai isn’t a one-dimensional character whose sole focus is to please his father. He experiences a dissonance in his sense of duty and how his feelings towards Phoenix shift his perspective. Song also explores how Kai’s grief from his mother’s death affects him – something that presents as a deep-rooted resentment that bleeds into nearly every aspect of his life. Through it all, though, Kai still maintains a sense of wonder, thanks to his penchant towards art, even if miniscule. He doesn’t truly get the opportunity to express himself within the confines of the story, but his ability to find the beauty in tragedy, in Hong Kong (a city he is hesitant to call home), reveals that hope still exists for Kai. He just has to find it.

It’s easy to see Phoenix and Kai’s differences; they’re from two separate worlds. But despite what sets them apart, they have on significant commonality: they both fall within the diaspora. Even with everything they endure, with everything uncommon between them, they share a profound understanding of what it means to be stranger in a strange world, to be on the outside looking in despite their families’ cultural backgrounds. Phoenix and Kai represent two sides of the same coin. Song perfectly captures how it feels to try and own an identity that may be part of your family but doesn’t truly feel like your own. Additionally, Phoenix and Kai’s views of the protest, as it relates to their cultural identities, exemplifies the complex feelings youth endure today – with an equal sense of persistence for a better future and hopelessness that it may never happen. But at the end of the day, Song’s protagonists relay a shared goal: to try no matter what.

An Echo in the City is a triumph of a debut from Song. All her characters soar off the page and carry the story with ease. They’re real and raw and vulnerable. Each one serves a purpose no matter how often they appear, a reminder that they are all united in some way. Moreover, Song deftly showcases just some of the effects the extradition bill and the protests have on Hong Kongers, using her characters to offer context and nuance. She writes with an obvious care and understanding of what happened. By the time I finished reading, I left the book knowing more than I did going in, and I know other readers will, too.

When I found out K.X. Song had written a book where “two star-crossed teenagers fall in love during the 2019 Hong Kong protests,” I was nervous, but excited. Excited because I discovered An Echo in the City during a time when I was craving stories set in Hong Kong, nervous because I have notoriously high standards and had grown kind of jaded when it came to YA contemporary romance (2021 Veronica was going through a am I too old for young adult? crisis.) The idea of a story set in Hong Kong during 2019 intrigued me, but I want worried the protest would just be a gimmicky backdrop for yet another formulaic star-crossed lovers stories.

When the pub date got pushed back, I got even more nervous. Past experience has taught me the more you anticipate a story, the more likely it’ll let you down, so I was apprehensive my growing expectations were just setting me up for a harder fall. When I finally picked up An Echo in the City, it was with the kind of nervous excitement that comes with coming to the end of a 1.5 year-long wait or like, skydiving. I was scared I’d overly hyped myself up for it but then I started reading it and immediately needed MORE.

I Have A Lot of Feelings
You know those books where you’re a huge mess of feelings when you finish? An Echo in the City is one of those books.

The only reason this review exists is because, the day after I read it, I sent a rambling semi-coherent response to K.X. Song when she asked me what I was expecting and another one to Dana Li when I voluntold her to go with me to the book launch. (So this review was brought to you by Bay Area-based authors, I guess.)

My initial Goodreads review was essentially:

I’m not crying, I stayed up until midnight reading this; my eyes are too dry for tears.

Color Me Pleasantly Surprised
An Echo in the City was not what I expected (even though I wasn’t really sure what to expect) and somehow even better than I expected at the same time.

Like I said, I’ve been burned by anticipated releases, especially debuts, before, so I tried to temper my expectations, but the writing was surprisingly solid. I’m not a huge fan of alternating POVs–mostly because they’re very rarely done well–but An Echo in the City is a story that needs to be told in alternating POVs.

More importantly, I didn’t pick up An Echo in the City expecting to feel super patriotic or anything, but, in a surprising turn of events, I came away from it more motivated to care about Hong Kong.

I remember 2019.

The nightly updates around the dinner table, the emails from friends, the news reports.

But if there’s any bit of Hong Kong in my DNA, it’s definitely the apolitical indifference. I cared about the protests because they mattered to some of the people closest to me, but I didn’t care enough for it to be personal. I read An Echo in the City knowing the protests would be part of it, but I wasn’t expecting it to be so central to the story, for it to really come alive, or to give me so many feels about it.

The story is, obviously, fairly political by nature, but K.X. Song writes from both sides of riot gear, giving the story a very human lens. At its heart, it’s a story about Hong Kong, its people, its spirit, and its fight for freedom, but it’s told on such a personal level, through two teenagers with seemingly nothing to gain and love, innocence, and life to lose.

It was heartwarming to see Hong Kongers, lazy, “rather eat pork chops than get out and vote,” gong zyu Hong Kongers band together, to see them care, protest, fight for their country. It was inspiring to see teenagers unite for something greater than themselves. I’m not a crier, like at all, but when I got to the part about the fumu, older “parents” supporting the frontline protestors, ugh my heart 😩😭

On the other side, we see that while some are corrupt, police are, for the most part, ordinary men and women with families and lives. Individuals who are just trying to do their job, to earn enough to keep rice on the table and a roof over the heads. Teenagers caught between a baton and a hard place who hurt and bleed and die just like their counterparts on the other side of the protest.

The protestors are more obviously sympathetic in An Echo in the City, but I appreciate the way K.X. Song makes an effort to tell the story from both Pheonix and Kai’s perspectives. I will say the story falls a little more on the plot-centric side of the spectrum despite being centered on our two protagonists. I kind of wish it’d be a little more character-centric. As emotional as the book was (you can’t cry when you’re bleary-eyed, but trust me, it was,) it would’ve packed an even stronger emotional punch if we got to delve into Pheonix and Kai’s characters more. I also wish Kai’s arc had been developed a bit more, but I might be a little biased since I have a penchant for character-driven stories.

Star-crossed Lovers
When I first heard about An Echo in the City , the more cynical part of me was worried the protests would take a backseat to the romance, but I was surprised it was actually the opposite. Maybe it’s because An Echo in the City is such an unusual story, but I think it’s the victim of some inaccurate cataloging. It’s marketed as a YA contemporary romance where “two star-crossed teenagers fall in love,” which I tend to associate with lighter kind of fluffier stories. It’s the genre of fun summer reads and almost sickening sweet love stories, not Molotov cocktails and tear gas.

So yeah, if you’re looking for a book to bring to the beach, maybe don’t take this one.

There’s definitely some heavy stuff in K.X. Song’s debut, which she jokingly called “a serious historical book where the two mcs [REDACTED] in the end,” but who would buy that?

(I totally would, but I’m too frugal to support an author’s entire livelihood.)

I lied earlier. I came for Hong Kong but also (mostly) for the star-crossed lovers because I’m sucker for angst, so no one was more surprised than I was that I stayed for the Hong Kong content. (Never in my life did I think I would say “came for the romance, stayed for the politics,” but here we are.) On an objective level, the romance is not the best. It’s kind insta-lovey and underdeveloped, and it feels like things are glossed over. It’s not as nuanced of a love story as I’d like, but if you’re not looking to that as the main story, I guess it’s okay? I personally didn’t mind the protest plotline taking up the bulk of the story because it really is the most compelling part and is what sets An Echo in the City apart from other YA contemporaries.

Do You Hear the People Sing?
An Echo in the City is one of those books I’m not necessarily going to go out an recommend to everyone. It deals with some heavy stuff–police brutality, assault, and the like–that aren’t easy to swallow. It’s dark, bleak, almost overwhelming at times, but never hopeless. 2019 has come and gone, so we all know, to some extent, how it’s gonna end even before we pick up the book. Throughout the book, K.X. Song manages to imbue light and hope in her story that is, in many ways, still be written.

On a personal note, I wish there were an epilogue, but that also means I get to write my own ultimate ending, and there’s nothing K.X. Song can do about it 😉

There's a lot to unpack in An Echo in the City. It's about identity, place and belonging, and freedom weaved into a story of two individuals falling for each other during a time of political unrest in Hong Kong. It scratches the surface of these subjects as Nix experiences first hand the purpose in protesting and Kai begins to question the authority the government maintains. While it does not delve deeply into the topics, it serves well as an introduction to how they are tied together and why staying silent is not always an option. Importantly, it has the potential to do what Song hopes, encourage further research into Hong Kong's political unrest. (3.5 stars rounded to 4 stars)

I absolutely loved "An Echo in the City." I had the opportunity to talk with Song about the novel, and she mentioned the copious amount of research she did to ensure she was telling this story correctly - and it sure shows in the story. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Phoenix and Kai's point of views, and I may or may not have teared up at the ending. I can't wait to see what she writes next!

This is a bittersweet story of two teens on opposing sides of a political movement. I did not go into this book knowing very much about the protests in Hong Kong. I appreciate the author choosing to bring this story, which takes place in Hong Kong, to readers around the world. Though the novel focuses on the experiences of two teens, there is an overall sense of how the protests swept through all of Hong Kong and both brought a community together and pitted citizens against each other.

The two main characters, Phoenix and Kai, are from different worlds. They are decently characterized, if a bit typical. Phoenix, or Nix, is from a well-off family, but her parents are divorcing and she feels pressured live out the future they have planned for her, i.e. going back to America and to Yale for college, even though she’s not sure that’s what she wants. Kai, on the other hand, is poor, returning to Hong Kong after his mother’s death in Shanghai, to live with his father and live out his father’s expectation of him, i.e. becoming a police officer like him. His father is distant, doesn’t really give him any thought, but Kai is desperate to be noticed by him, to live up to what his father wants him to be. Both teens have struggles of their own, but they come together (mostly out of attraction for one another), but each, in turn, helps change the other for the better. For Nix, she learns from Kai to trust herself and follow her heart. For Kai, he learns to believe in himself and not blame himself for his mother’s death.

I liked a lot of the side characters, too, like Marco, Kai’s friend, Osprei, Nix’s brother, and his girlfriend Suki. But otherwise, there are not really any other characters that stand out.

In general, the pacing is good. I felt compelled to keep reading, and the action sequences provide good tension. The author does a good job of painting a clear picture of Hong Kong and what it might be like to live there, even during this volatile time. There are many beautiful scenes of the characters moving about in the city. The main conflict is expected and predictable, but I like how the author handled it and that the characters still stayed true to their characterization. The ending didn’t feel forced.

Overall, I would recommend this book. I think it’s a new perspective than most YA books I’ve read recently and I enjoyed being outside of the US for once. I think many teens will relate to the characters’ desire to break free from expectations and follow their hearts, and the urge to make the world a better place, especially through activism.

The story creates a connection between Phoenix and Kai, the main characters, while creating them as individuals. Familial expectations of maintaining a legacy, attending a top college, and attaining a top career resonate with the story's arc and character development. I liked how the sibling order was handled. Osprei is Phoenix's older brother. He has to uphold responsibility but he evolves.

Art is a valuable part of Kai's life and ties well with how social media is used in the story.

The action scenes, understanding fighting for freedom and for your home, are impactful. The social scenes are personal and intimate.

The Telegram app would also be a great real-life necessity.

A bittersweet and heartwrenching story about two teens on opposite sides of the Hong Kong protests who not only fall for each other but grow in a time of protests, secrets, and strife. Phoenix is a sixteen year old girl who lives in Hong Kong, she’s wealthy and her parents want her to go to an Ivy League school but she finds herself discovering a whole side of the city she never knew as the Hong Kong protest movement unfolds and she finds herself delving straight into it. Kai is a seventeen year old artist who has to live with his father after the tragic death of his mother, the father who left him and is now a respected police officer at the Hong Kong police academy. Kai is forced to enroll in the academy when all he wants is to be an artist, but then a chance meeting with Phoenix in which they accidentally switch their phones leads to something more. Phoenix is the in into the protest network that would earn Kai a place in the academy and maybe get his father to finally acknowledge him but he finds himself falling for the one girl on the complete opposite side of him. Phoenix and Kai both are struggling with not only the protest but their own growing feelings for one another, but Kai’s secrets could destroy the delicate thing blooming between them and as the danger increases with the protests so do the secrets and deceptions. This was a really wonderful story, I loved how you got to see both characters grow and how much they were both struggling with their own issues. The story is based on the actual Hong Kong protests and this was such an interesting perspective to see it through, there’s romance, but above all this is a story about growing and learning, about being strong enough to stand up for what you believe in and about finding the courage to do what is right. Seriously, a heart touching story and just an overall great read.

*Thanks Netgalley and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*