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Before I Let Go
by Marieke Nijkamp
Rating: 3/5
Genre: YA Mystery
Pages: 368
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I received a free copy of this book from KidLitExchange. All opinions are my own.
Best friends Corey and Kyra were inseparable in their snow-covered town of Lost Creek, Alaska. When Corey moves away, she makes Kyra promise to stay strong during the long, dark winter, and wait for her return.
Just days before Corey is to return home to visit, Kyra dies. Corey is devastated―and confused. The entire Lost community speaks in hushed tones about the town's lost daughter, saying her death was meant to be. And they push Corey away like she's a stranger.
Corey knows something is wrong. With every hour, her suspicion grows. Lost is keeping secrets―chilling secrets. But piecing together the truth about what happened to her best friend may prove as difficult as lighting the sky in an Alaskan winter... - Amazon.com
Before I begin this review I do want to give a warning about this book. The book discusses depression and it can be a very heavy topic for a lot of people. If you suffer or are triggered by depression please reconsider reading this book. Moving on, this book is a super dark tale about grief and depression. I thought that the story was well written and the plot was intriguing at face value, but the book had some serious issues with it.
I had a lot of trouble getting through the book. I really wanted to DNF it and while the writing was really good the story felt like it wasn't going anywhere. I felt that the main chracter had the same conversation with other people multiple times and that there was no character development for this character. I also felt that the book felt off. It didn't feel like anything was really resolved and there was no message of hope or healthy acceptance of the character's depression. The book even kind of leans towards showing how horrible having depression is and that it's an end-all which I didn't like or agree with at all.
Verdict: I think this book could have been better and could have been an uplifting tale about depression and grief. Both of these topics should never be taken lightheartedly, but it can be wrote in an uplifting manner. If you're into mysteries then this book will be for you as there is some mystery in this book.
Genre: YA Mystery
Pages: 368
Amazon
Author
I received a free copy of this book from KidLitExchange. All opinions are my own.
Best friends Corey and Kyra were inseparable in their snow-covered town of Lost Creek, Alaska. When Corey moves away, she makes Kyra promise to stay strong during the long, dark winter, and wait for her return.
Just days before Corey is to return home to visit, Kyra dies. Corey is devastated―and confused. The entire Lost community speaks in hushed tones about the town's lost daughter, saying her death was meant to be. And they push Corey away like she's a stranger.
Corey knows something is wrong. With every hour, her suspicion grows. Lost is keeping secrets―chilling secrets. But piecing together the truth about what happened to her best friend may prove as difficult as lighting the sky in an Alaskan winter... - Amazon.com
Before I begin this review I do want to give a warning about this book. The book discusses depression and it can be a very heavy topic for a lot of people. If you suffer or are triggered by depression please reconsider reading this book. Moving on, this book is a super dark tale about grief and depression. I thought that the story was well written and the plot was intriguing at face value, but the book had some serious issues with it.
I had a lot of trouble getting through the book. I really wanted to DNF it and while the writing was really good the story felt like it wasn't going anywhere. I felt that the main chracter had the same conversation with other people multiple times and that there was no character development for this character. I also felt that the book felt off. It didn't feel like anything was really resolved and there was no message of hope or healthy acceptance of the character's depression. The book even kind of leans towards showing how horrible having depression is and that it's an end-all which I didn't like or agree with at all.
Verdict: I think this book could have been better and could have been an uplifting tale about depression and grief. Both of these topics should never be taken lightheartedly, but it can be wrote in an uplifting manner. If you're into mysteries then this book will be for you as there is some mystery in this book.