I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This is a story of loss and grief and blame, and somehow finding hope at the bottom of it all. Andria is still mourning the death of her twin sister, Iris, and tries to recover pieces of herself through poetry and star-gazing. She finds herself falling for Iris’ boyfriend Alex, whom Andria ostensibly blames for Iris’ death. However, as the story unfolds, we learn that Andria truly blames herself.

I liked the poetry in this book okay, but the choices were obvious and the whole extra credit project in the library seemed totally contrived to get the two young lovers together. As a teacher, I would never ever give students a “free test grade” for anything other than…umm…passing the test. Just saying.

I did enjoy Andria as a protagonist. I thought her fears and struggles were real, and I loved her observations of the world around her. I also really enjoyed her friend, Natalie, and the development of some solid parental figures.

Overall, I would recommend this to fans of If I Stay.