This novel is not what you expect. Instead of a ghost story, it is a metaphor for modern lie.
Autumn Casterly deals drugs to her friends while she saves to go to vet college. Everyone thinks she's a slut an a no good. So when she disappears the police aren't interested. IT is her sister Ivy who actually cares. Ivy decides to find her. What she doesn't know is that Autumn's spirt is leading her to clues in hopes Ivy will find her before she dies.
You must re-see the plot and the characters knowing that this story is not a ghost/metaphysical/supernatural story. And I tell you this up front to help manage expectations. I was truly disappointed with how little the super natural was used. But understanding it as a metaphor for life, I began to understand the metaphysical was just a tool for the writer to explain how women are unseen in this world. This is when you can truly appreciate the book for what it is. Meredith Tate masterfully integrates what it's truly like to live life as a woman with a sketchy past. It's a beautiful tribute to how horrible people can be and the beauty of when people rise above it,
The title still confuses me. Autumn never truly confesses anything. Maybe it is a metaphor like the rest of the story and the confession is her finding the strength to speak what actually happens to her. But overall, it disappoints me as a title.
Overall, this is a YA book that screams to be read. Each person will see them self somewhere in the story. They could be the nerd, the joke, the bad girl. And they will see that their lives go past more than just the typical stereotype.
Autumn Casterly deals drugs to her friends while she saves to go to vet college. Everyone thinks she's a slut an a no good. So when she disappears the police aren't interested. IT is her sister Ivy who actually cares. Ivy decides to find her. What she doesn't know is that Autumn's spirt is leading her to clues in hopes Ivy will find her before she dies.
You must re-see the plot and the characters knowing that this story is not a ghost/metaphysical/supernatural story. And I tell you this up front to help manage expectations. I was truly disappointed with how little the super natural was used. But understanding it as a metaphor for life, I began to understand the metaphysical was just a tool for the writer to explain how women are unseen in this world. This is when you can truly appreciate the book for what it is. Meredith Tate masterfully integrates what it's truly like to live life as a woman with a sketchy past. It's a beautiful tribute to how horrible people can be and the beauty of when people rise above it,
The title still confuses me. Autumn never truly confesses anything. Maybe it is a metaphor like the rest of the story and the confession is her finding the strength to speak what actually happens to her. But overall, it disappoints me as a title.
Overall, this is a YA book that screams to be read. Each person will see them self somewhere in the story. They could be the nerd, the joke, the bad girl. And they will see that their lives go past more than just the typical stereotype.