This was a great book! The subject was not at all easy and believe me it got much deeper than what I thought. Not secret that Nineteen-year-old Kelsey Larkin has lost her brother who was her best friend. When you learn that he is dead and it was a car accident I felt so sad. It was not ending with the loss right there, things go so much deeper. The fact that her brother and next door neighbor were her ENTIRE life is the root of the entire story. What happens when she loses her brother starts an emotional book that I say is a must read!

What I loved was the lessons of love, family, therapy and forgiveness. I love when the author put Kelsey’s Mom on the front burner and threw her into a therapy chair for her issues. Just losing a child is bad enough but this affected her spouse, her daughter and her world. There was a time when her mother and father were so biter, not much changes but the author does embrace therapy. The way the therapy happens in here is critical. Kelsey’s Mom goes weekly and of course her Dad doesn’t and he thinks it is nonsense. So that being said she goes but in my opinion is never really present. She does have a breakthrough session that explains a lot.

Chase is next door and his story blows my mind. It goes beyond the “I fell in love with my best friend” sort of story. Kelsey has always loved Chase! Chase has the best Mom. She is so supportive. The reveals behind Chase and what his life means now were my favorite. The author does her best work creating his character. He did it for me. Some of my favorite scenes were the flashbacks that Chase had. I could see the three of them sneaking into each other’s houses. They both have very fond memories of growing up where Chase’s mom is the “fun mom”.

PLEASE read this book it was that good! The story of an accident that destroys families, friends and lives is right here.