Equal parts chilling, raw, and emotionally resonant, acclaimed author Leah Thomas's ghost story for the #MeToo era is about reclaiming trauma and finding peace among true friends. As Dani starts to find his place in the living world, he'll need to let go of his ghosts. But when an old rival reenters Dani's life, their unexpected friendship gives Dani a strange new feeling of belonging.
After Sarah and Dani come across another ghost haunted by her own brutal murder, they set out to bring peace and safety to spirits like her. Sarah's got good reason to distrust boys, having been strangled by one. Dani is afraid that if he tells Sarah he's trans, she won't bother haunting him anymore. In Samsboro, Kentucky, Kalyn Spence's name is inseparable from the brutal murder her. Critically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about breaking free from. Dani and Sarah might be more than friends, though Dani dares not say so. Critically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about breaking free from the past. But maybe that's normal when you've spent your childhood running from an abusive parent. Morris and Edgar Award finalist Leah Thomas comes an ethereal, thought-provoking YA tale about a teen who can see ghosts. But in all honesty I thought that the representation and message that this story presents was beautiful.From William C. It definitely took me back to being in the marching band and performing in parades in high school. There is a point in the story that she had to have pulled from our own small town and how the parades in town work. Overall I might be a little bias because I grew up with the author. The focus being Kayln and Gus would have been just fine, but I understand what it added to the story to add in Phillip.I am always in search for more books about platonic relationships because they are just as needed as family and romantic. I did find it a little odd that a POV go added like 2/3rds in the book and felt like it was something we could have gone without or should have been included the whole way through. I enjoyed the array of other characters that made an appearance in this small town in Kentucky. Critically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about breaking free from the past.
I hated how hard Gus was on himself, but that Kayln brought out a side of him that allowed him to be more confident and believe in himself. To the core of herself she did not really care what people thought, but she accepted those for who there are and expects nothing from them. I adored Kayln’s fiesty no holds personality.
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