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Actual rating: 4.5 Stars

This story is about Callie who is not coping well with the death of her sister which happened recently. To make her condition better, Callie’s father sends her to her aunt Lucy to spend her summer vacation with her in a small beach town where she was supposed to help her aunt with the renovation of her inn.

I love reading stories about sisters and this book was no exception. Though we don’t get to know Chloe in the ongoing story, [a:Katy Upperman|14776974|Katy Upperman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1534694602p2/14776974.jpg] has done a beautiful job of showing her story through flashlights and backstories. She was as much a part of the story as the rest of the characters were. Their bond was so strong even when Chloe was not there with Callie. Of course, there were grudges and misunderstandings and I liked how the author has achieved this with the paranormal mystery theme.

I loved the setting. I am a sucker for small beach town stories where life is usually lazy and slow-moving. Small towns with secrets make this story a page-turner. The plot was fast-moving and all the things perfectly made sense. There are different sub-plots going on like mystery behind the death of Callie’s sister, the mystery behind a missing town girl and the mysterious happenings in the house. This is a haunting tale (involve a ghost!) which was I nice twist to the story. All these things keep the story interesting till the end.

The romance was beautiful and it was so well done. Katy writes her couples in a beautiful way. There were so many sweet moments and I rooted for them so badly. The romance was not the cheesy kind. It was mixed with the perfect amount of emotions as well as angst. Tucker Morgan was a kind of happy-go-lucky boy, always having a smile on his face. But deep down he had the same amount of burden as Callie had.

This story is heartbreaking but also beautiful. They are so many important themes discussed in this book. It is about dealing with grief and how to overcome it. It shows that our life doesn’t end if we face some tragedy or if someone is no more in our life. We still try to live our lives in a way that there is always tomorrow. We should accept the help that is coming our way and should let the light in.

All in all, How the Light Gets In was an amazing read and I would definitely recommend this. It is packed with a lot of emotions, swoon-worthy romance and amazing characters with a paranormal mystery angle and would definitely keep you hooked till the end. It is about grief and guilt and how to overcome it. And if you love stories set in small beach towns, don’t miss this book.

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