Thanks to Avid Reader Press for the copy of this ARC.

We Are the Light is a timely epistolary novel centered around a mass shooting in a small town. The main character, Lucas, lost his wife in the shooting and believes that she is still present with him as a guardian angel. He's writing letters to his former Jungian analyst, Karl (which is a bit confusing given Carl Jung's name), going over his life since the shooting. Lucas forms a bond with a high school senior named Eli, and together they plan a project to bring healing back into the town where many experienced direct loss due to the shooting. We Are the Light is a really unique narrative on loss, grief, loneliness, and in the end, hope. It shows us the power of being there for a person going through a hard time and how much that can really make a difference.