#BookReview: Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp

Title: Before I Let Go

Author: Marieke Nijkamp 
Genres: Young Adult, Mystery

Hardcover, 358 pages

Published: January 2nd 2018 by Sourcebooks Fire
Synopsis: Best friends Corey and Kyra were inseparable in their snow-covered town of Lost Creek, Alaska. When Corey moves away, she makes Kyra promise to stay strong during the long, dark winter, and wait for her return.

Just days before Corey is to return home to visit, Kyra dies. Corey is devastated―and confused. The entire Lost community speaks in hushed tones about the town's lost daughter, saying her death was meant to be. And they push Corey away like she's a stranger.

Corey knows something is wrong. With every hour, her suspicion grows. Lost is keeping secrets―chilling secrets. But piecing together the truth about what happened to her best friend may prove as difficult as lighting the sky in an Alaskan winter...
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About the Author: MARIEKE NIJKAMP is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where it Ends and Before I Let Go. She is a storyteller, dreamer, globe-trotter, geek. She holds degrees in philosophy, history, and medieval studies, has served as an executive member of We Need Diverse Books, and is the founder of DiversifYA. She lives in the Netherlands. Visit her at mariekenijkamp.com.

"With exceptional handling of everything from mental illness to guilt and a riveting, magic realist narrative, this well wrought, haunting novel will stick with readers long after the final page." - Booklist

"Compulsive readability... Intriguingly spooky" - Kirkus

"[A] reflective examination on love and returning home... Nijkamp (This Is Where It Ends) has an uncommon talent for drawing readers deep into the psyches of her characters. " - Publishers Weekly

"This sophomore novel from Nijkamp will haunt readers... The honest reflection of mental illness, suicide, friendship, and being an outsider provides ample topics for book discussion." - School Library Journal

My Review: This is another one from my TBR Giveaway pile and well this one is another one that just did not work out at all. The back and forth in time felt out of place for this one.  It is one thing that sometimes works for a story and well sometimes it doesnt. And for me it just didn't. I did like how the story opened though.  

Go Into This One Knowing: Dual Time Periods 

 

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Posted in: 1 Star, Jessica P., Review, SourceBooks Fire, Young Adult