*Received from Netgalley* 
 I wonder if the actions we take and the words we speak are like throwing pebbles into a pond; they send ripples that extend farther out from the center until finally they break on the bank or disappear. I wonder if somewhere in the universe, there's still a ripple that's Blake and I sitting in this living room, laughing ourselves silly. Maybe it'll break on some bank somewhere in the vast sky beyond our sight. Maybe it'll disappear. Or maybe it'll keep traveling for eternity. 
 This was such a beautifully written story of love, loss and guilt. I felt for all the characters, no matter how horrible they may have previously seemed. 
 There's so many things about this book that make it so perfect. 
 The pros: 
 The Friendships. The stories and scenes of Carver with his three best friends, you can tell how close they are, how strong their love and friendship goes. Even with Carver getting to know Jesmyn, their friendship grows and has it's own difficulties that are overcome. Even the smaller friendships that Carver makes with his therapist or the love and care he had for his friend's Nana. These small things made this story perfect. 
 The stories. Learning about what each person knew about the boys who died, the family knowing one side, the friends knowing another, sharing those stories made me feel a mixture of strong emotions. 
 The words. The reactions, the speech, the feelings from each of the characters felt so genuine, so right. Even the extremely negative emotions and actions people were experiencing and doing made sense. Though sometimes cruel, it seemed realistic. 
 I'd recommend this to everyone, because it really does help to deal with grief and show how different people feel and react to it. 
 Life everywhere. Pulsing, humming. A great wheel turning. A light blinks out here, one replaces it there. Always dying. Always living. We survive until we don't. All of this ending and beginning is the only thing that's infinite.