This is an interesting way to present the material. Laurel is given an assignment in her English class: writer a letter to a dead person. What is a one paper assignment becomes a notebook full of letters for Laurel. It is within these letters that we find out Laurel's sorrows and fears.

From first love to making friends, this is filled with all of the melodrama of high school. But it also tackles some bigger issues like sexuality and sexual assault. Many of the characters are broken, including Laurel's older sister May. May is central to the story here, but I feel like she is not fully understood and that, I feel, is central to understanding Laurel's sadness.

I think teens would relate to this book and really like the content, but I found myself frustrated with how long it took for the plot to unfold (too much drama).