So when I asked for an audio book from the library (this was the first time I have ever gotten one from the library) it was a box with 7 disks in total. Usually when I listen to an audio book, I use one of my many audio credits and the book would appear in my app: Audible. But back to my disk dilemma, so for some reason it doesn’t tell you what chapters it is reading from…but I also don’t know if there are actually chapters in the book?!? I don’t know but just bear with me please.

Spoiler

So far I really like Love Letters to the Dead. Each track is so completely interesting and hypnotizing that I can’t wait to hear the next. On the first disk, Laurel is beginning to work on her English class assignment: writing a letter to the dead. Laurel chooses to write to more than one person. One of them is Kurt Cobain, who is May’s favorite singer. May, just like Kurt, died at a super young age. Laurel is the younger sister of May, who was 23 years old when she died from a drug overdose. These letters are helping Laurel cope with her sisters’ sudden death. However, her teacher never receives the letters.

I really liked Laurel’s friends, Hannah and Natalie, in the beginning. They came at the right moment when Laurel really need people the most. They didn’t know what happened to her before she came to this new school but that’s why I loved them even more. Other than her new friendships, I’m kind of disappointed in how her family has been acting lately. Her mother moved away. Her dad just does the same thing on repeat.

When her mom came back to visit, I don’t really know what I was supposed to think about it. I’m glad that her parents are at least trying to be her parents again. I’m glad that they are trying to participate in each others lives. And I’m happy that they are willing to work it out every day.
Sky seems pretty interesting. He is the sweet love interest for Laurel. They bonded over their music taste—which by the way is so hard to do. My boyfriend and I don’t always agree on the choice of radio station—him: news, sports, boring shit. Whereas, I, like any other normal human being, actually like listening to music. Anyways, I really like their friendship and I approve of it 100%. Also love how he was her first kiss because those are super special (well they should be—shouldn’t they?) and he’s such a sweet guy. But then he became a super douche bag and broke up with her. Then he started dating someone older within a few days/weeks. He made me so mad but then I was surprisingly really happy that he was still there sometimes to help Laurel out with problems, like: when she was almost raped and when she needed closure on the damn bridge where May died. Then towards the end Sky and Laurel got back together.
I really liked this book—yes , it is very sad and will make you extremely emotional but it is so freaking good. Like scary good. I’m so happy I spent the time to listen to this book—I even liked the person reading it to me. I recommend this amazing book to everyone—go feel some emotions people!