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 Good grief, I am so torn about this book I honestly haven't the slightly idea where to start... I'm still reeling. In my opinion, this is NOT a dystopian. I don't know how you want to label it, but that's not where I would stick it. These events pretty much can happen, have happened and it's more real than any other books I read as of late. 
 Deadly virus. Quarantine. Death. Loss. Survival. Love. Hope. This pretty much sums up this book. Yet, it is so much more. 
 The writing is what stands out the most to me. It's Kaelyn's thoughts, in a journal to her best friend, whom has left the island for school. After a falling out, they hadn't spoken in quite some time. So, starting off it was pretty much normal. Then everything hits the fan. It was unique because in a sense, we aren't "watching" things unfold, we are reading about her reactions to things. The virus. Her parents. Her brother. Her friends. ALL of it. And I feel like we get a better look into her mind this way. Yet at the same time, I felt disconnected. Like I was reading her journal months or years after all this. So, while it was fascinating I didn't have the reactions and connection I was hoping for. 
 After the death of the first "close" character- and how it was just.. brushed off, I stopped trying to care. Sounds terrible, but you can't. You have small tugs on your heart and you can't help but feel. At the same time, you push yourself away and keep all the characters at arm's length because you honestly don't know who is going to get sick and die next. And there's a plenty. 
 I have to hand it to Megan, because there had to have been some heavy research going into this book. I would like to think my knowledge of medical terms and what not helped, but it was explained in such detail I somehow doubt that. The paranoia, riots and gangs, it's just so realistic. 
 It was horrifying yet beautiful getting into Kaelyn's thoughts and everything that she was going through. I can't even IMAGINE. You have to be tough and strong during these types of situations and she was. Of course, she had her moments but who can really blame her? The love interest, Gav, was sweet and just as strong as Kaelyn. He had a good heart and good intentions and I see these two going pretty far. 
 As for the ending that wasn't an ending, that I was pretty thrown by- is that suppose to be a cliff hanger? I mean, good grief. It wasn't an ending at all. More like ending in the middle of a paragraph! What happened to everyone? 
 Overall- Slow yet beautifully written story of a girl just trying to survive and the save the ones she loves. While it didn't blow me away and immerse me completely, The Way We Fall was still a great read. I'm looking forward to the sequel.