Dear Edward missed the mark for me as reader. I actually almost DNF'd it. I really wasn't into your storytelling style. There were so many characters and names in this novel that is was hard to keep them all straight. Instead of giving up though, I used the audiobook version to help carry me through to the end. What really grabbed me was the vividness of the writing of the plane crash. That actually had my emotional attention.
The writing itself was enjoyable, just the structure of the story is what I didn't enjoy. I also wasn't connecting with Edward or his aunt Lacey and uncle John's characters. I actually feel there were gaps in their stories. The timeline jumps were large and I felt like this excluded some of my understanding of how Edward was feeling after his trauma.
I think this is just a book that wasn't for me. But I can understand the appeal for other readers. There just wasn't enough character detail for me.