You know how sometimes when you read a really good book, you're left feeling kind of empty? Like you don't know what to say about the book, or what to do next? This book is one of those books.

I don't think I've ever read a book that was so devastatingly sad. Sure, other books have had endings that sucker punched me more or that made me cry, but this book isn't like that. It's not that there's one sad death or event -- the entire book is just soul-crushingly sad. So take this as a warning as well: be ready for it, because I think if I'd been in the wrong headspace for this, I would not have been able to handle it.