Seaira (seaira) - reviewed on 5/21/2014 + 6 more book reviews

I've spent the last few hours thinking about how in the world I was going to explain what I thought of the book. This is a story that hit pretty close to home for me. I had been close to someone that took their own life, so the emotion that I read about weren't just words on a page. I didn't have to try to imagine how she felt, or think too much about what was going on in her head, because I'd been through something similar. The sadness, the anger and the guilt, towards her friend and herself, were all emotions that I've felt before.

Caitlin was amazingly written! I felt like the author perfectly described the emotions and thoughts that Caitlin was going through. After losing her friend, Caitlin withdrew into herself but as time went on and she found Ingrid's journal, she slowly started to put herself out there and began to move on.

I loved Dylan. She was interesting and different from all the other characters. I loved that she just didn't care about what people thought of her and that she knew who she was and she wasn't ashamed of it. She was a great friend to Caitlin and really helped her move forward with her life.

Although he wasn't as big a character has the others, I really liked Taylor. I wasn't fond if him at first because he seemed a little insensitive, but he started to grow on me after a while. He was supportive and was there for Caitlin when she needed him to be. (I absolutely loved the part when he freaked out about his 'Will work for sex' shirt!)

This story was about more than just suicide, it was about a girl who's life had come crashing down around her, who needed desperately to find herself again and to move forward. She had to let go of the past, focus on the present and fight for her future.

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