This is a very emotive book telling the story of a heartbreaking car crash from the perspectives of the teenagers involved and their families. I really like the tone used in this, it’s calm and almost factual but still expresses the feelings and events in a way that really stays with you and works better than extreme emotions would in my opinion. I did worry that with quite a cast of characters it might be easy to lose track of who was who and their relationship to the others however I soon felt comfortable with who each character was. The characters themselves were well written and felt very real, the ways in which they responded in the aftermath of the crash and death of one felt well considered especially the fractured relationship between the deceased’s parents. I’ll definitely be looking out for Caroline Bond’s other books based on this.

This is not the kind of book I would have picked from a bookshelf, but I'm so glad I took a chance on this book. It is beautifully written with every emotion and interaction having been carefully considered. Despite the vast cast of characters and perspectives, this book is very easy to follow and you quickly warm to every character. The story begins in the aftermath of a horrific car accident and follows the people involved and their families as they come to terms with the fall out and move forward with their lives. The story explores the many faces of grief and guilt, and highlights how one persons coping mechanisms can be another's worst nightmare. This is not a fast paced, action packed read, but rather a detailed, thought provoking novel that had completely engrossed.

I was drawn into this book from the very first few chapters and was kept engaged and hooked into the story with the short chapters that made me continue to go “just one more chapter”. The storyline and plot was really powerful. To read the story from different points of view was really clever- another reason as to why the book was so engaging. The writing really makes you stop and think, drawing a lot of emotions from inside. The sensitive subject was approaching with care and sensitivity, it was very thought provoking. The book is one which will stick with you long after you have finishing turning the pages. You hear a lot about car accidents but never the aftermath and just how many people and families it affects afterwards. I read this in two days and have recommended this to my local book club with the added “ensure you have lots of tissues ready” 5 stars from me

I loved this book. Absolutely loved it. I thought it was superbly written and I was hooked from the start. I found this to be an engaging, heartbreaking and poignant read, which follows the characters after a horrific event, and the consequences that follow. I felt the author captured their feelings, thoughts and emotions very sensitively and eloquently. It is about forgiveness, hope and love. A roller coaster of a read and one I highly recommend. I think this story will stay with me for a while and I have to say is one of the best books I have read this year.

Oh this book! Beautiful yet heartbreaking. It starts "Thirty Two Days after the accident", with a young person being wheeled out of intensive care on their final journey. Right in at the emotional deep-end we go. We then go back to an accident where a group of young friends crash a car into a wall. The ensuing events are a real masterpiece in exploring character emotions and responses to that fateful event. There are multiple perspectives and so so much pain. Each character is on their own journey and dealing with things in their own way. The added dimension is that we know that Harry, the driver, is hiding something. As we try to figure out what he is hiding we are also feeling so much for the others involved. We also spend some of the time unsure who was wheeled out in that first section. It sounds cliched, but the journey the characters go on is fantastically written and feels so authentic and sensitively handled. I've added all of Caroline Bond's books to my to read list. I read the bulk of this through The Pigeonhole until I realised I had a Netgalley copy and couldn't resist reading ahead sometimes, when a stave finished but I wanted more. That's how absorbing this book is.