My sister will die over and over again for the rest of my life. Grief is forever. It doesn't go away; it becomes a part of you, step for step, breath for breath. I will never stop grieving Bailey because I will never stop loving her. That's just how it is. Grief and love are conjoined, you don't get one without the other. All I can do is love her, and love the world, emulate her by living with daring and spirit and joy. 
 4.5 stars 
 Jandy Nelson. Wow. Just wow. If you have not read one of her books yet, WHAT ARE YOU DOING! LEAVE RIGHT NOW AND GO DO THAT! 
 Her writing is beautiful. I understand that not everyone is a fan of Nelsons writing but for me it really does it. I love how she describes scenes in a dream like way, it makes you feel like you're floating through this book, page by page. Seriously though, I started this book and next thing you know - BAM - I'm on the last page. Nelsons writing makes me want so much more I want to get back into this dream that ended to quickly (and sadly aside from I'll Give You The Sun -- which I've already read -- she has no other books *sigh*). 
 grief is a house 
 where the chairs 
 have forgotten how to hold us 
 the mirrors how to reflect us 
 the walls how to contain us 
 grief is a house that disappears 
 each time someone knocks at the door 
 or rings the bell 
 a house that blows into the air 
 at the slightest gust 
 that buries itself deep in the ground 
 while everyone is sleeping 
 grief is a house where no one can protect you 
 where the younger sister 
 will grow older than the older one 
 where the doors 
 no longer let you in 
 or out 
 Lennie, the main character, I felt was such a strong character. She is dealing with so much grief because of her sisters death, and she doesn't know how to deal. This is what this book is about, Lennie dealing with all this grief. Everyones way of dealing with this is different, so I had to accept and forgive a little bit on how Lennie did things in this book, even if I didn't agree. 
 There once was a girl who found herself dead. 
 She peered over the ledge of heaven 
 and saw that back on earth 
 her sister missed her too much, 
 was way too sad, 
 so she crossed some paths 
 that would not have crossed, 
 took some moments in her hand 
 shook them up 
 and spilled them like dice 
 over the living world. 
 It worked. 
 The boy with the guitar collided 
 with her sister. 
 "There you go, Len," she whispered. "The rest is up to you." 
 Oh the romance! It was cute I liked Joe (a lot) and their relationship fun, I liked them. But it was insta-love (ugh). They meet each other one day, the next Joe is at her house bringing croissants. They have their first kiss, three days later their "in love". Thankfully this is the only minor step back from this book. 
 But overall, this was a great story with amazing writing. I didn't like this as much as I'll Give You The Sun, I didn't find the characters as likeable but OHMYGOD I REALLY NEED MORE BOOKS BY JANDY NELSON! 
 The sky is everywhere, it begins at your feet. 
 (Goodbye so I can fangirl in peace)