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This book was ok. All of the narrators in this book are connected in some personal way that you can't immediately tell on the surface. Each story they tell somehow ties into a story of another narrator in the book and it was definitely interesting when you realize this and start to put two and two together. the only thing I will say is because there are so many different narrators and characters in this book, it didn't get a little confusing trying to keep up. The other thing is it got a bit slow in the middle there for awhile, but it did definitely pick up.
Book was a pretty good read. Each day is usually represented by a different person. I will say there were two things I didn't like about the book.
The first was that there was a lot of build up to the reveal of why the girls weren't friends with Boone anymore and even though I got why Moira was mad...it still seemed sort of childish. I expected a really big to do and unforgivable act. Was it a bad thing that he did, yes. Was it as bad as I would have expected, no. But then again for pre-teens (at the time) and sophomores (in the present) I guess I understand it.
The second was the ending. Yes I knew it was coming thanks to the description an the countdown, but what I didn't like was how at the end it was clear that her friends thought Agnes's death was their fault and it wasn't (not entirely anyway). I don't think they ever got that closure, which sucks. We as readers knew it was inevitable and Agnes herself knew at that point, but no one shed light on it to Boone and Moira, unless I missed that part.
All and all though, it was a good read, though I don't think I'd read it again any time soon. Also, the whole thing with Boone's neighbor was sort of weird and seemed unnecessary especially since that whole thing was just sort of left in the air and again wasn't resolved or even addressed.
The first was that there was a lot of build up to the reveal of why the girls weren't friends with Boone anymore and even though I got why Moira was mad...it still seemed sort of childish. I expected a really big to do and unforgivable act. Was it a bad thing that he did, yes. Was it as bad as I would have expected, no. But then again for pre-teens (at the time) and sophomores (in the present) I guess I understand it.
The second was the ending. Yes I knew it was coming thanks to the description an the countdown, but what I didn't like was how at the end it was clear that her friends thought Agnes's death was their fault and it wasn't (not entirely anyway). I don't think they ever got that closure, which sucks. We as readers knew it was inevitable and Agnes herself knew at that point, but no one shed light on it to Boone and Moira, unless I missed that part.
All and all though, it was a good read, though I don't think I'd read it again any time soon. Also, the whole thing with Boone's neighbor was sort of weird and seemed unnecessary especially since that whole thing was just sort of left in the air and again wasn't resolved or even addressed.