"I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am pressed so hard against the earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to lift my feet to walk." --back cover excerpt.

Nastya has a dark secret past she never wants to reveal. Anyone Josh has ever loved (mother, sister, father, grandmother, grandfather) is dead. Their isolation brings them together, but will Nastya's refusal to let Josh in on her secrets kill any chance of healing?

Beautiful, haunting, and will stay with me for a long time. Best read so far of 2013.