After dying for two minutes in the car accident that killed both of her parents, Eden is sent to live with her estranged grandmother who makes a living as a medium who helps people connect with their deceased loved ones. Eden doesn't believe that for a second, but then she realizes she can see and communicate with the ghosts who inhabit the cemetery across the street from her new home. Eden might just be the only person who can help these ghosts find eternal peace and pass on the things they never got to say, but how can she help them when she can't even manage her own grief? And what happens when passing on one message might threaten the only happiness that she's been able to find since losing her whole world?

This book is such a beautiful look at the way we process grief as well as a reminder that we must keep on living even when those that we love don't - specifically that guilt is not the living's burden to bear. It also shows how we all process grief in different ways, and it's okay to not be okay sometimes. We see Eden barely functioning at times as she deals with the guilt she carries surrounding that fatal car accident, but we also see her grandmother appearing mostly unaffected on the outside and the woman who was her mother's childhood best friend looking for ways to connect with the girl who looks almost identical to the friend she lost. Another character clings to a composition notebook and wears the same sweater every single day like a security blanket, and another bottles everything up inside and acts as if he never lost anyone at all.

This book has such a vibrant cast of characters that I adored from the lesbian couple that respectively ran the town's bookstore and cafe to the diverse cast of ghosts that Eden is tasked with helping. Each one feels like a real person which only makes you feel for them even more.

While I found myself laughing out loud at times, this book can also be extremely dark. Ainslee provides a list of trigger warnings at the beginning, and these shouldn't be skipped over when deciding if this book is the right one for you. But, even with its dark moments, it ends beautifully, and the last couple chapters had me holding back tears.

This is a story that will stay with you for a long time if you choose to read it, and I can't recommend reading it enough.

I adore everything about this book. It’s heavy subject matter delivered in a silver-lining package - complete with sarcastic humor and millennial references that warm the soul. Sarah does an incredible job of mixing Casper the Friendly Ghost and Gilmore Girls vibes in her own unique storyline.

I fell in love with each of the characters and found myself deeply invested in their journeys. The way characters are woven together creates a complex and gripping plot that keeps the pages turning - and the way characters like Blossom, Reagan, Miller and Hayes embrace a hurting girl truly soothe the heart in this crazy world. A small town vibe indie book has never put me in a reading slump but this one has.

On a deeper level, I think many would benefit from reading this book. Coping with loss and the human experience is so realistically portrayed in Sarah’s writing — she does a powerful job of reminding us that loss is a part of life and we can all do better to love through it. Easily one of my favorite reads and this book deserves an audience.