![]() ![]() ![]() Ryan is the most compelling of the three Miles is a typical nerd and Harley the usual ne’er-do-well. The character arcs are well-structured, and the interconnective tissue is smartly conceived, but it all comes back to these three dull protagonists. The characters are understandably distraught, but the one-note emotional tone gets tiresome. There are few laughs here but heaps of ennui. ![]() After a while this oppressive sadness threatens to sink the book. A common thread unites their perspectives: repressed sorrow. The novel is broken into three sections, each narrated by a different grieving friend. After Isaac dies in a freak accident the trio separately come to terms with what Isaac meant to them and come together to honor his memory. The only common ground these three teens have is their mutual best friend, Isaac. Ryan is the golden-boy jock, Harley is the school rebel, and Miles is the class nerd. Ryan, Harley, and Miles don’t have much in common. Three Australian teens deal with the fallout of their friend’s death. ![]()
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