![]() ![]() Hedlund shows a lot of potential with this title and I hope to see more like this in the future. ![]() If you're reading for the LBGTQ+ content - stick with it - it's there. The path the book takes meant I really enjoyed the secondary characters of Rachel and Lily and Owen is well written. Hedlund describes the main character as blurring the lines between fiction and reality and this is definitely true - Cassandra is battling herself and others both internally and externally. The book covers a number of difficult topics, death, suicide, family losses, self harm and mental health, and how all of these impact others. The book is about Cassandra, a haunted teenager undertaking her senior year at high school, however it focusses a lot on her relationships with others in similar situations to her, that all have a reason to be drifting and how they exist in the world together. It's definitely a coming of age story, but it will appeal to people of all ages. This is a beautifully written book, from a surprisingly young full length debut author. It's been a long time since I read a book like this, that forces you to read and digest every sentence, that doesn't allow you to read quickly and skim. ![]()
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