by Cynthia Hand
First published 2015
Lex remembers when her family was complete. When she had a boyfriend who made her smile. When friends looked at her without pity in their eyes. That was before Tyler killed himself. Now everyone sees her as the girl whose brother died by suicide. She tries to rebuild her life piece by piece. She works to forget that terrible night when Tyler ended everything. But Lex carries a burden no one knows about. Tyler sent her a text message before he died. She never responded. The message might have changed his mind. It might have saved him. Tyler is dead and buried, yet his presence haunts every step Lex takes toward healing. She cannot escape the weight of that final text. She cannot forgive herself for staying silent when her brother reached out. The ghost of what she failed to do keeps her trapped in grief and guilt.
Genres: grief, mental-illness, contemporary, young-adult, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: grief, guilt, healing
386 pages · Hardcover · Harper Teen
Content warnings: depression, mental-illness, suicidal-ideation, suicide