The Year After You

This tale of loss is surprisingly affective. There are many tropes in this teenage tale of grief and depression that could have caused the story to derail, but de Pass pulls them together in a way that works exceptionally well. The more the reader gets to know Cara and company, the more believable they become. I was surprised, given a bit of a rocky start, that I was moved in the end. The Year After You is a smartly written novel with some pretty good character build up. I was pleasantly surprised.