Having recently (4 months ago) went through the experience of my daughter dying unexpectedly and abruptly, this was a surprising read and not at all what I was looking for when I downloaded it. Regardless, I did enjoy the read. I was not expecting the story line to turn the way it did. It seems normal enough, the cliques in high school that divided long ago friends, the group of "misfits" that forms from choices and situations. This was about 4 teen boys that learned a pretty heavy lesson their senior year of high school. When they started the year, they were on separate paths, each thinking about what the year would hold. Opportunity and chance threw them together. Over the course of their senior year journey, they each learned something about themselves that only a death can teach you. I would recommend this as a must read for pre-teens/teens when they start to try and figure out who they are. The characters are easy to identify with since each of their personal situations reflects common things kids experience, for the most part. I probably have a different view and emotional effect than others since I am going through my own unexpected tragedy but, I am happy to see that someone isn't afraid to approach the tough topics. The ones that leave unpleasant feelings and so we shield our children from them. Excellent read. We should use this as an example of how to show our children that not everything is rainbows and roses. It isn't so overwhelming that it would traumatize a person but it gets to the point in a gentle way. On another note, I do love the playlist suggestions at the beginning of each chapter. It helps to get the right feeling, in my opinion.