I've read both of Caroline Bond's other novels, so I had relatively high hopes for this one, and I wasn't disappointed.
After a party, a car carrying five teenagers home crashes, causing life-changing damage for all five families. This damage is only worsened when one of the teens dies, and everyone looks for someone to blame.
Despite the heart-wrenching subject matter of this book, it was still enjoyable. Bond is fantastic at writing novels about emotional subjects, and the complexity of the story and five families really helps to give this story depth. Because of the sheer amount of characters and relationships to put together, it took me a while to get properly into this story, but once I did, I sped through it because I was desperate to know how it ended. I was satisfied with the ending - this was a tragic accident and I believe that Harry got the ending he deserved.
The one thing I would say is I would have liked to know what happened with Harry's relationship with his dad - it was strained throughout this book, but it was left hanging, and I would have liked to have some closure there.
Other than that, another fantastic book from Bond - highly recommend!
After a party, a car carrying five teenagers home crashes, causing life-changing damage for all five families. This damage is only worsened when one of the teens dies, and everyone looks for someone to blame.
Despite the heart-wrenching subject matter of this book, it was still enjoyable. Bond is fantastic at writing novels about emotional subjects, and the complexity of the story and five families really helps to give this story depth. Because of the sheer amount of characters and relationships to put together, it took me a while to get properly into this story, but once I did, I sped through it because I was desperate to know how it ended. I was satisfied with the ending - this was a tragic accident and I believe that Harry got the ending he deserved.
The one thing I would say is I would have liked to know what happened with Harry's relationship with his dad - it was strained throughout this book, but it was left hanging, and I would have liked to have some closure there.
Other than that, another fantastic book from Bond - highly recommend!