Man, I wanted to like this so much more than I did.

As a mom, this should have ripped me apart on so many levels. It didn't.

As a sister and friend, this should have broken my heart. It didn't.

As a human being, I should have felt compelled to read, to get to the end. Instead, I felt like skimming to hurry it along.

The pacing was off and the way Rhylee's guilt was manifested seemed off and I simply didn't appreciate the storyline regarding the Circles.

And so: The dreaded two star review it is.

I am not sure what to think about this book.

It uses crop circles as a plot device.

Ultimately, it is a story about grief, and accepting that you can continue to be alive even when someone that you love is not.

But I almost feel like it was trying to do too many things: The crop circles, Rhylee blaming herself for the accident, Rhylee kind of trying to be her sister for awhile, Rhylee not letting herself continue living and being happy.

It was not a bad book, but I think it would have been a better book if it had focused on one of those things instead of all of them and really got into the heart of it. Sometimes fiction is weird in that if it tries too hard to mimic real life, it begins to feel not true. And that's kind of how this book feels.

I had some mixed feelings about this story. The very well developed characters and mystery of the story kept me reading. I wanted to know what happened to Abby. Was she really gone? Did someone kill her? Was it an accident? Is she still alive and just exacting revenge on her sister? I needed to know! But then the ending happened and I learned nothing. I was mad. I didn't understand how the author could leave me hanging like that, but then I realized her genius. This story is so well written that it feels real. The characters and situation could happen in real life and so she couldn't give me a neaty wrapped ending with all the answers, because that's not what happens in real life. Nicely done, Rachele Alpine!

What can I say about this book?... It did not turn out like I excepted. In my mind, it took a hard left fast. I was thinking it would be like 'Dangerous Girls' or similar. Where the boyfriend or a friend did end up killing her. But all this paranormal and sic-fi stuff, was not excepted.
Not knowing what happened to Abby, is not a surprise. That happens a lot. Families are left without answers all the time. That didn't bother me, I'm bothered by not knowing what was going on with Rhylee and the nights of someone standing outside her window shining a light into her room. Or her sisters pictures being ripped off the wall. I don't understand any of that. And it wasn't ever explained. At least she explained the circles in the field next to the Towers house, Abby's friends made them in tribute to her. But the other stuff never was explained and I'm still reeling from it and want to know what the heck it all meant.
In the end, this book was not what I was thinking it would be.

I enjoyed reading this book. It definitely kept me wanting to know what happened next. The characters were well written but I still had a lot of questions that didn't get answered. Rhylee was a hard character for me to feel sorry for. She just seemed really selfish and not very emotional when it came to her sister. The ending was disappointing to me. I did enjoy the mystery and what little romance there was. I was provided a ebook in exchange for an honest review from netgalley.