Thanks to Hachette (Hodder) Children's Books for this review copy! 
 While the cover appealed to me--with the birds bursting out of the girl's chest, the story itself did nothing to captivate me. From the very beginning, the story struggled. It was an amazing idea with poor execution. I was bored almost immediately. I really hate to say it but I was bored, with a capital B. This story dragged page after page. It was a real struggle to get through. What should have taken me a day or two to read, took me a week. 
 The numerous life affirmations that were strung throughout the book really annoyed me. At times they didn't make sense to me and they made the story even more cumbersome to read. I didn't care for the characters, not even the MC, with a bomb strapped to her body set to detonate at any minute. Even knowing all that she was going to lose, it did nothing to endear me to her. She was indecisive, and hopelessly in love with a person that was no good for her. It drove me crazy. 
 It wasn't the worst book I ever read but it was not worth my time. I should have DNF'd it but of course I didn't. The plot was bland, the characters were bland, the romance was bland, it was all around bland. Even when I thought for a moment the story was going to get good, and I got to the end--the ending gave me nothing. I don't honestly know how it ended, and after all of that, it's pretty disappointing. I'm not recommending it but I won't deter anyone from reading it. Just know what you're getting yourself into, a bland story with blah characters, and a conclusion-less ending.