This was such a beautiful story about friendship, jealousy, grief, loss, and the type of love that can smother your own heart. 
 June is a girl I can easily identify with because of her love for all things Medieval and her longing for a different time. She doesn't have it all figured out and she makes a lot of mistakes along the way, sometimes hurting people in ways that aren't easily forgiven. 
 It was tragic and left me feeling bruised and raw, but in that aching, beautiful way that lets me know I've just finished a wonderful book.