✨ "If you are grieving, it means you have loved someone or something a great deal. We don't grieve things we don't care about. Grief is proof of your love."

Hmmm this book makes a lot of good points, but there are also some that I don't agree with. To be fair, I'm not the target audience and this might be a better resource for younger readers.

The book opens with a strong and good introduction. I like how it acknowledges our emotions while emphasizing that grief is a process instead of a feeling.

But while this is a straightforward read that explains things well and is easy to get through, I also feel that it's oversimplified and doesn't go in depth enough. I wish there was more about shadow losses.

Additionally, the book states at least twice that adults would be more familiar and have more experience with grief and hence know what they need. I disagree because every loss is profoundly different and can hit fresh. Anyone who has loved and lost would know that it never gets easier, no matter how many times it has been.

Still, might be a useful book for teens and adolescents navigating grief and loss.