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This is a very original concept well targeted at the YA audience although it probably has less appeal for adults who appreciate the YA genre. Adelaide is a teen who is struggling with her life since her world was badly affected by her brothers drug addiction, personally I think this aspect of her could have been explored in greater detail as the texts between her and her brother were very astute and insightful however the story focuses more on Adelaide’s private life in terms of the impact her brother had on her and her general demeanour and attitude to relationships. This is told on a very simple level but also features scenarios in which certain situations might have played out, it’s easy to determine which is the continuing story however the alternate scenarios feel like a pick your own path story which ends up going nowhere which for me detract to the story rather than add to it. There’s a good degree of thoughtfulness to this, it’s definitely approachable for teens but the alternate worlds just didn’t work for me. 5/10