Genre: Realistic Fiction apart from one futuristic element
376 p.
Lake Devereaux survived the car accident that killed her best friend and her boyfriend. She has less than a month until she turns eighteen, at which time she can resurrect one person, but only one. To make matters worse, she had already promised her resurrection to someone else who isn’t even dead yet. Everyone is pressuring her to use her resurrection for their personal family member and she is getting frustrated and overwhelmed. Then, after therapy she meets a boy from her past who does not care who she chooses and therefore she sees him as someone she can confide in. He has strong feelings against resurrections, though, which makes their relationship difficult. Who will Lake choose?
This book manages to set up a premise that seems totally believable and yet impossible for Lake all at once. Her relationship with her brother, boyfriend, and best friend are all described in avid detail as you see why she is struggling so hard with this resurrection decision. The periphery characters are also well described and their motivations are all understandable. The ending will surprise most readers, but not in the way they will probably think. The book manages to sustain a very interesting premise throughout the entire book.
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