Reader, I skimmed this. 
 A month or so ago, on Twitter, I asked out of curiosity if anyone knew whether or not young married girls belonged in YA. The general consensus was, "As long as the protagonist is YA-aged and the subject is presented in a way that makes sense for the audience, it goes." 
 And then, a few people asked me if I had The Young Widows' Club on my radar. 
 Let me be honest: from the bottom of my heart, I went in wanting to like this. It was a trope I was curious about, it seemed like it had the potential to be heartwrenchingly, touchingly dealt with, and the summary sounded like it'd live up to what it promised. 
 And I gave it a good old-fashioned try, but...I am just not connecting with it. At all. Compared to what I expected, it feels more like it is exploring the usual element of remarried parent, hating the stepmother for seemingly erasing the mom's memory, wanting to escape from school and live independently...the entire element of a lost marriage, and bereavement, felt like it took a backseat and was altogether forced. 
 Maybe I'll try this again. It might be just me, and not this book. But I got midway, skipped to the end and had some of my suspicions about where it was heading confirmed...and I think that's it for right now.