![]() ![]() While it does a good job of telling what a family might experience in a situation like this, it didn’t have a strong emotional impact. ![]() Maybe it was the change in the narrative – from first-person present to second-person present – but in those visits I felt more of a connection with Natalie than at any other time.This was a quick read for me, and the organization of the story made it easy for me to keep reading. The strong points of the book are the times when Natalie sits with Claire at the hospital and talks with her, reminiscing or expressing her sadness at the situation. I could empathize with the situation, but it didn’t feel very personal. When Claire’s accident happens, Natalie is at a loss for how to live without the sister she’s always known.I’m not sure if it’s that the book is so short or if it’s just because it is so focused on Natalie’s life in the days following the accident, but the characters lacked depth. Natalie has trusted Claire with some big secrets, just as Claire has trusted Natalie, but of course they have secrets from each other, too. They aren’t the best of friends, but neither are they at each other’s throats all the time. ![]() It’s a decent story about a family dealing with tragedy, but it doesn’t pack quite the punch that other books tackling this subject do.Claire and Natalie’s sibling relationship is completely believable. ![]() To be honest, this book would not have been on my radar were it not one of the Sequoyah nominated books. WOULD YOU RATHER know what’s going to happen or not know.A summer night. ![]()
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