"'I was just wondering,' I said, 'How you felt about second chances.'" 
 The thing about me is that I once I got emotionally hurt, I don't easily let my emotions show. To put it bluntly, I'm a cold person- I don't give a shit about anyone, sometimes. Call me sadistic, but I've laughed, showed disgust and boredom at sad scenes of movies or tv shows, even books. It's funny, that I'm definitely not normal. Normal is overrated! 
 There aren't a lot of books that can penetrate my deepest, raw emotions which this book has been made to do to the reader. And the result? It fulfilled its job well-I've shed tears, but I immediately went back to my usual disposition. 
 It made me picture how my life would be if any of my deep relationships were gone and severed forever until I passed. I've already had my ups and downs, but just trying to make that situation real in my life would be more heartbreaking than it already can be. 
 Woah, back to the point. 
 When I read this novel, I found out, it's best to concentrate on the story than anything else. Be connected with the story and understand the characters themselves because that's how you'll really feel those emotions. No matter how many times you left off (which I did), you can easily get sucked into the story. It's amazing- Matson's writing is addicting. It wasn't boring or draggy, just right. It's the kind of writing that I haven't seen in a long time. 
 4 Stars!