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 Few books have captured me like Falling Into Place did, I knew immediately after reading the opening chapter that this would be a book that I would love. Amy Zhang has written such a true, poignant novel about what it means to love and be loved. There is nothing average about this novel and FiP is one of the best debuts I've ever read -- it's quite obvious to me that Zhang is a masterful writer. 
 Amy Zhang shows readers how there is no such thing as a coincidence in life and how every single moment creates a ripple in time. Even the most harmless of activities can make a huge impact on someone's life and change who they are as a person. Moments that may have seemed insignificant at the beginning of Falling Into Place quickly became instrumental and the beauty in this novel lies in the details. Each snapshot paints a picture of who Liz Emerson truly is and helped me see her character in a new light. I feel that this is a novel that I need to reread because I feel as though there are subtle, yet important details and clues about Liz that I may have miss upon reading this book initially. 
 Falling Into Place is a morose novel about a girl getting ready to take her own life and what lead to this mess. Zhang shows so many different angles of Liz Emerson -- we get to see both the good and ugly moments in her life that helped shaped her into the girl who crashed her Mercedes. Despite all of the terrible acts that Liz commits throughout the novel, I still felt a strong connection with her and still sympathized with her plights. I understood Liz, all of the rage and confusion that she felt and her character was translated onto the page with such precision. 
 I'm beyond impressed with this novel and it's not just because Zhang is still a high schooler. Falling Into Place is filled with such wisdom and deep messages that it's obvious to me that Zhang is an old soul and that she possesses knowledge about growing up that some adults aren't even aware of. This is the type of thought-provoking novel that will leave readers' minds racing a mile a minute as they process their lives so far. 
 The narrator of Falling Into Place was such a brilliant choice and Zhang reveals the narrator oh so tactfully. I missed who the narrator was originally, but it wasn't until I started to discuss this book with a friend (thanks Blythe at Finding Bliss In Books!) that all the pieces started to come together. I definitely recommend reading this novel straight through and then, rereading the snapshot chapters to get the fullest reading experience out of Falling Into Place. I've never seen such a bold, imaginative choice for the narrator and I can't help but praise Zhang for being so clever. I'm not sure if many readers will catch who the narrator is and I think the reveal of the narrator should've been a bit more obvious. 
 The ending of FiP divided me so much; one on hand I loved the way things were tied up, but at the same time it didn't feel true to the rest of this novel. I felt as if things were building up to a different ending the whole time based on foreshadowing and subtle hints. The ending to this book was great, but just didn't feel like the ending that readers deserved or the ending that this book was working up to. 
 Falling Into Place is an ingenious debut novel that will blow readers' minds with its clever non-linear storytelling and narration. Zhang is definitely one of the best contemporary writers that I've read in years and she told a story with such a brutally honest depiction of teenagers. I will reread this book again in the future and Falling Into Place easily takes the cake for being one of my favorites of 2014. This is a novel that I will recommend to anyone and everyone because there was something so touching and authentic about Falling Into Place.