Type of read: After work listen.

What made me pick it up: Laurie Halse Anderson is one of my favorite authors. Speak, another one of her books, is in my top five favorites of all time. Full disclosure, I may be a little biased. When I was in high school, I performed excerpts from Speak at Speech competitions, which started my long time love affair with Halse Anderson and her writing.

Overall rating: I absolutely loved this book. The way it's written. The way it hits you. It's real and raw and everything I want from a book. I finished this in one day and would reread it again in a heartbeat. I don't purchase many books anymore (thank you, local library!) but this will be one that I purchase to add to my collection.