Wow, just wow, I'm still shocked by this book. Like I read a lot of books, but not all of them make me feel as much as this one. I was so drawn into it I finished it in two school days (as in I actually only read it while at school on my phone, while trying not to be caught, lol.) It was just so well written and the characters were very likable. Lilia, Jace, her adopted dad, I loved them all. The plot was so intriguing and really different. Like I never read anything remotely close to this, so it was a breath of fresh air! In the beginning, I felt like I can't do this, as Willow was having quite a hard time with her newborn, and the strange things that kept happening, but then I just got hooked. Let's just say the basic story a little shall we?

Well, Lilia is a newborn baby to teenage girl Willow and then she and her mom abandon her near the fire station and want to go away and start a new life. But they disappear and no one knows anything.

The new fire station guy finds her and brings her home to his wife, who really loves her and they adopt her. You see, Lilia has epilepsy and she has frequent seizures that make strange things happen around, so she gets on meds to be stable. But her adopted mom dies after ten months and she grows up only with Stanley who is a very carrying but kinda overprotective (with reasons). And then when she's 16 she finds out the truth about her condition and wants to go and find her birth mom, and that's where her self-discovery journey (if we can call that) begins.

It's not really fantasy, nor a thriller, it's not an adventure much either, it's just soo different. Like the book at first half is one chapter present, one past and then those connect with each other. All the chapters have apples in the top, some half, some bitten, some rotten, and last full. It's just such a sweet metaphor. This has a lot to do with grief, time, letting go, getting justice, father-daughter bond, and also Lilia+Jace (Jace is just so caring, it's sweet)

I just loved this, and it's shocking as I don't tend to get attached to YA books much. I highly recommend it to those wanting a book of fresh air, that will touch you in the feels and have you hooked until the end. And I really like that it is a stand-alone (series aren't for me, sorry).