'Today is my
death anniversary. A year ago today I was still alive.'
Rachel, Max and their daughter Ellie had the perfect
life - until the night Rachel's heart stopped beating. Now Max and Ellie are
doing their best to adapt to life without Rachel, and just as her family can't
forget her, Rachel can't quite let go of them either. Caught in a place between
worlds, Rachel watches helplessly as she begins to fade from their lives. And
when Max is persuaded by family and friends to start dating again, Rachel
starts to understand that dying was just the beginning of her problems. As
Rachel grieves for the life she's lost and the life she'll never lead, she
learns that sometimes the thing that breaks your heart might be the very thing
you hope for.
I really like the premise of this book and it done well. Rachel has glimpses
of her husband and daughter’s lives. I guess you would say she in purgatory,
well that the feel I got from it. She spends most of her time in bland white
room so another spin on the afterlife.
The characters are very distinct from each other and all add a different
spill to Rachel's death. The main characters are sympathetic and can relate to
them which is obviously important with this type of book.
The book is separated into the 7 stages of grief and it really works
with the premise and doesn't feel forced. It goes over the impacted someone
life has on other people's lives. Especially deals with the loss of a parent
and all that goes with that.
Overall, I gave it 5 out of 5 stars for hurt feelings. It good read that
will have you on the verge of tears throughout the book so maybe not read it in
public (I almost started crying in a dentist waiting room). The book ends at the
right point.
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