Every word of this novel ached with grief and heart. I want to fold myself within the pages and sit with the heartache. This book captures grief, loneliness, and mental illness in a way I've never read before. The imagery of this novel serves to heighten the themes it conveys, rather than just making the writing sing, and every part of this novel is a melody to the deepest, darkest parts of the soul.

Leigh was such a realistic YA protagonist, which I loved. She made mistakes. Her and Axel's relationship was one of my favorite parts of the story, which surprised me. I normally roll my eyes at most YA romances, but this one had me rooting for them to work things out and get together at the end. Their relationship just felt so genuine and real, and they both cared about each other so deeply, it made my heart ache. Sure, I rolled my eyes a bit (mostly at the drama involving Axel's other love interest) but that's high school for you. They pulled through in the end.

In short, go into this book with your heart prepared to be ripped up, because Pan doesn't hold back.