Heavy Subjects, Good Characters
Thank you to BookishFirst and Penguin Random House for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book was great and details what the after effects of a very heavy subject can have while exposing what it feels like as a teenager to want to fit in or to stand out and be in total control. One main thread through the whole book is the concept of sister bonds and how deep they run. The older, "rougher" sister, Autumn, goes missing one night (which is not unusual), but the younger, nerdy sister Ivy knows deep down something isn't right and sets out to find her sister. This book is told in alternating POVs and overall I liked the story and the message it has.
I THINK I did find a glaring continuity error towards the end of the book, or it may have been a fluidity problem. Reminder that I do have an uncorrected proof of the novel. The characters were well developed and had good character transformations. The book started to lull a bit for me before the climactic reveal but ended nicely for a YA book. I will definitely recommend this to those who enjoy YA and I am glad to have read it.
This book was great and details what the after effects of a very heavy subject can have while exposing what it feels like as a teenager to want to fit in or to stand out and be in total control. One main thread through the whole book is the concept of sister bonds and how deep they run. The older, "rougher" sister, Autumn, goes missing one night (which is not unusual), but the younger, nerdy sister Ivy knows deep down something isn't right and sets out to find her sister. This book is told in alternating POVs and overall I liked the story and the message it has.
I THINK I did find a glaring continuity error towards the end of the book, or it may have been a fluidity problem. Reminder that I do have an uncorrected proof of the novel. The characters were well developed and had good character transformations. The book started to lull a bit for me before the climactic reveal but ended nicely for a YA book. I will definitely recommend this to those who enjoy YA and I am glad to have read it.