The premise was interesting and the author can definitely write well. I just felt like something big was missing, and I never fully connected with the overall story or the characters.

After Emily's boyfriend commits suicide after publicly threatening her, she is both traumatized and grief-stricken. To try and help her cope and heal, her parents send her to a boarding school in Amherst, Massachusetts, the town where Emily Dickinson lived, for a fresh start. Like the famous Emily, our protagonist turns to poetry to process her feelings and try to make sense of what has happened to her.

I really enjoyed Hubbard's writing, and loved the switch in perspective from present day to flashbacks between Emily and Paul, as it helped keep the story unfolding without info dumps and slowly provides emotional insight. I also enjoyed Emily's poetry that is sprinkled throughout the book, and felt that it helped the reader grasp how Emily is thinking, feeling, and processing, especially since she can be hard to relate to due to her deep grief.

In the end, i thought this was an interesting read!

A well-written and enjoyable book, I am glad I requested this title and will be more than happy to pass the title along to my fellow library purchasers.