Following the death of Danny, his friends gather at his funeral to be presented with envelopes containing secrets about each of them.
The book switches each chapter between different narrators, and between the present and the past, which at times made the story feel a little lumpy. The amount of time each person spends narrating also varies, so although a book about a group of friends in Canada, it is really mainly Ruby's story.
There was nothing new or particularly shocking about the plotline, yet it was written in such a way that I remained engaged throughout. I felt I'd have liked to know a little more about some of the characters, but overall I enjoyed reading it, and would look out for other books by this debut author.
Good, but not great.
The book switches each chapter between different narrators, and between the present and the past, which at times made the story feel a little lumpy. The amount of time each person spends narrating also varies, so although a book about a group of friends in Canada, it is really mainly Ruby's story.
There was nothing new or particularly shocking about the plotline, yet it was written in such a way that I remained engaged throughout. I felt I'd have liked to know a little more about some of the characters, but overall I enjoyed reading it, and would look out for other books by this debut author.
Good, but not great.