What begins as the musings of almost sixteen-year-old overworked, severely underpaid, and largely ignored Leigh becomes the beautifully written and narrated story of love- love of family, love of friends, first love, and love of knowing one's purpose in life.
Leigh's voice is authentic, garners reader sympathy immediately, and gives us insight to everything she observes. And she observes so much. She takes care of Kai, her older sister who is in remission from cancer, in any way she can. She helps her parents by selling grave plots because her dad can't handle it and her mom, for all intents and purposes, is a total flake who is only interested in her painting and getting back to the town they left. She knows she'd like to be friends with Eleanor, but doesn't know how after losing the only true friend she's ever had. She helps Dario in any way she can because Dario has helped her to see who she can become if she just lets go and stops overanalyzing everything.
Jennifer Long presents us with a awesome (and awesomely flawed) characters, excellent morbid humor, and a book you won't want to miss.
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