Publication Date: June 1, 2019
Publisher: SourcebooksFire
Rating: ★★★
Five years after the accidental shooting of Marley Bricket, her friends, who were there the day she died, reunite when a box of letters from Marley is found in her former home. The discovery leads them on a scavenger hunt that reopens old memories, wounds, and betrayals, and leads them to question what they thought they knew about Marley’s death.
Review:
Thank you to NetGalley, Bridget Morrissey & Sourcebooks Fire for a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
This book is classified as a young adult mystery novel. If you are going to read this book, I’d suggest realizing before you start, know that this is not a thriller. I felt like it should’ve just been classified as a contemporary young adult fiction. It’s more about dealing with grief and the horrible tragedy that a group of friends had to endure.
There was a lot going on in this book. Something for me was my inability to like the characters all that much. I feel like there were some parts where I enjoyed seeing what was going on in their mind. However, a lot of the time, I didn’t really enjoy them. I think that Olivia’s obsession with Marley was uncomfortable and unhealthy.
I think that this story had a lot of meaning behind it, especially after I read the acknowledgements. There was a lot happening where people had to deal with grief in a group and dealing with it alone. The writing was just okay, but I definitely got the message the author was trying to portray.
Overall, this book wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad either. I’d still recommend this book to those who like young adult novels, especially those dealing with grief at a young age.
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