A heart-wrenching, raw exploration or grief that reduced me to tears and broke my heart but somehow left me filled with hope. 

“Sad is a small word to carry so much pain” 

Where The Light Goes follows Emmy in the aftermath of her famous sister Beth’s death by suicide. As a reader we feel her desperation, her heartbreak, her confusion, her anger, her denial, her helplessness and eventually her coming to terms with what has happened. You see the impact on Emmy, her family, her friendships, her relationships with others and herself. There is an honest and painful look at the impact of social media and trolls - just how much can one person endure? A book that will give you reason to pause and think, but make sure you have tissues at the ready - I was sobbing by the end! 

It feels wrong to try and make comment about how ‘good’ a book is about such a poignant and personal topic but as someone who has felt the impact of death by suicide, what I can say is that Sara Barnard has written a phenomenal novel that will stick with me forever.

Thank you to Walker Books, Sara Barnard and NetGalley for my early review copy in exchange of a fair and honest review.