I must admit, I was a bit reluctant in picking up this book. Granted, the title, cover, and synopsis intrigued me but I was reluctant for two reasons. One, it was about the relationship between two sisters and I don't have a sister, so I was worried that I would not be able to relate to the major connection in the story. Two, it has received A LOT of hype. 
 I personally think it was worth the hype, especially for a debut novel. In addition, Rosamund made it really easy for the reader to relate to the relationship. It is partly because her writing is so incredibly poetic and poignant. It is also because of the style that she set up, where Bea would be talking to Tess. In those moments I felt like Tess, like I wanted to help Bea and tell her it was okay. That was how Rosamund made me relate to the relationship because she made me feel like I was part of it, like I was Tess. I enjoyed that. Those were my favorite parts, when she was talking to Tess. My second was when she was explaining the story, that had already happened, to Mr. Wright. 
 I love how they had such a strong bond but were such different people. Tess was an extrovert enjoying every moment of life. Bea was an introvert who worried a lot and went with stability over happiness. They both had their positives and negatives, as all people do. And even death did nto stop them from teaching one another. So, in other words, Rosamund kept it real and I appreciate that. 
 The only reason I didn't give it a five was...well...two reasons. There were a few parts in the middle that I felt like I was slogging through, but otherwise it was a page turner for me. Though I must say, it is marketed as a thriller. I would not call this a thriller but more of a suspense/mystery. Thrillers are more on the edge of your seat. I wasn't quite on the edge, nor did I get emotional as other readers did. The other reason was the ending. I have a lot of trouble with ambiguous endings and it was ambiguous. So that kind of bummed me out. 
 All in all, I would recommend it to those that are okay with such an ending because the rest was a lot of fun to read! 
 I must admit, I was a bit reluctant in picking up this book. Granted, the title, cover, and synopsis intrigued me but I was reluctant for two reasons. One, it was about the relationship between two sisters and I don't have a sister, so I was worried that I would not be able to relate to the major connection in the story. Two, it has received A LOT of hype. 
 I personally think it was worth the hype, especially for a debut novel. In addition, Rosamund made it really easy for the reader to relate to the relationship. It is partly because her writing is so incredibly poetic and poignant. It is also because of the style that she set up, where Bea would be talking to Tess. In those moments I felt like Tess, like I wanted to help Bea and tell her it was okay. That was how Rosamund made me relate to the relationship because she made me feel like I was part of it, like I was Tess. I enjoyed that. Those were my favorite parts, when she was talking to Tess. My second was when she was explaining the story, that had already happened, to Mr. Wright. 
 I love how they had such a strong bond but were such different people. Tess was an extrovert enjoying every moment of life. Bea was an introvert who worried a lot and went with stability over happiness. They both had their positives and negatives, as all people do. And even death did not stop them from teaching one another. So, in other words, Rosamund kept it real and I appreciate that. 
 The only reason I didn't give it a five was...well...two reasons. There were a few parts in the middle that I felt like I was slogging through, but otherwise it was a page turner for me. Though I must say, it is marketed as a thriller. I would not call this a thriller but more of a suspense/mystery. Thrillers are more on the edge of your seat. I wasn't quite on the edge, nor did I get emotional as other readers did. The other reason was the ending. I have a lot of trouble with ambiguous endings and it was ambiguous. So that kind of bummed me out. 
 All in all, I would recommend it to those that are okay with such an ending because the rest was a lot of fun to read!