My thanks to NetGalley and Flux for an eARC copy of this book to read and review,

Ok, this was a hard DNF for me at 19%, because I didn't like how practically everyone in the book was telling the MC how to grieve and for how long. I believe that yes, therapy is incredibly useful and should be used with grief, BUT unless the grieving is harmful, the person should be allowed to grieve however works for them.

Ok, let's say you have two daughters. The older one is a teen who was very close to her uncle who was raised as her brother. She goes Goth, cuts her hair unevenly herself, uses washable marker to write Patti Smith quotes on her body, stops writing which she shared with her uncle and now does "coffin yoga", pretending she is in a coffin for 19 minutes a day.

Your younger daughter, a pre-teen, now hides, to the point where you 1) can't find her for HOURS and she hides IN THE OVEN AND IN THE WASHING MACHINE!!! She hid in the washing machine so well, YOU RAN IT WITH HER IN IT BEFORE REALIZING SHE WAS IN IT.

Who would you worry over more?

OBVIOUSLY the teen who has an attitude and writes on her body in non-permanent ink. (face palm).

The teen who when she meets the HAWT guy, starts to think maybe she should can the attitude and join life again.

Oh, and not only did the uncle die, but her dad had an affair with an office temp and got them pregnant, so now her parents are getting a divorce too. And she's not allowed to show grief after the one year anniversary of her uncle's death, or they ship her to a boarding school that deals with kids who act out.

(FACE PALM)

I can't continue with this book, I personally don't connect with it. I can see it possibly being helpful to younger people who are dealing with loss and grief, but it just isn't resonating with me. There is supposed to be a Big Reveal at the end of the book, but there isn't enough to encourage me to continue to get to it.

2, I was expecting more, stars.

Honest opinion, I'm inlove with the book cover it's simple yet pretty for me. As for the book story, I had a good time reading it. Too beautiful and overwhelming though but still I loved it.

A fast moving plot with amazing characters written with depth. You will love Anna and her story. You will grieve for her, cheer for her and want to start all over again when you've turned the final page.