Love Letters to the Dead was an Addicted to YA Book of the Month for June 2014. I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The story unfolds through a series of letters written by the narrator as an English class assignment. The letters are addressed to several people who are now deceased (many died young). The girl is struggling with the death of her sister while also trying to deny her own personal trauma and fit in at a new school. (view spoiler)[The book brings up issues of sexual abuse and suicidal tendencies and features lots of underage drinking (most of which is portrayed negatively but the ending features celebratory champagne as well). (hide spoiler)] One weird aspect though is the time period in which the book is set. The fashion and music being described made me think: hello, 90s! But then there were smart phones. I realize that the trends of my youth have come back to haunt the next generation and that Kurt Cobain is a permanent youth culture idol, but I really was envisioning a story set in the past rather than one in the present. Oh, and her crush is totally Jordan Catalano.