Review: I had wanted to read this book for AGES. Unfortunately, every time I ordered my books, I forgot this one and only remembered it later that day, which is always frustrating. So when I did get it, I was ecstatic because I had read so many great things about this book.

This book can only be described with one word. Beautiful. Ockler writes so beautifully, and the story itself is so beautiful and heart-breaking I couldn't not give it a 5-star rating.

The book is wonderfully written, and the story is said in Anna's perspective, and Ockler somehow makes Anna's sadness show, in fact, the whole writing exhales sadness and grief. That alone would have made me love this book. But adding to the fantastic writing, there's also a fantastic story.

Anna and Matt's romance, which was only shown in the beginning of the book, was very sweet and my favorite kind-they childhood sweethearts! Even I felt the magic element, and understood what Anna was feeling about her friendship, not only with Matt, but also with his sister, her best friend, Frankie. So when the accident happens I'm sad, and once again Ockler's writing only augmented my sadness. The way it's written...it's simply heart-wrenching.
When Anna and Frankie go to Zanzibar Bay... I admit, I had no idea of what would happen. Anna was so afraid to erase Matt of her head... I don't want to give anything away because it would certainly ruin your reading experience, but when Anna understands she'll always have Matt with her, I teared up a little. I just didn't start crying because I was not alone, and it was hard. Hard not to cry, hard to read, but even harder to stop. And impossible to forget.

So, all in all, I really, really, REALLY recommend this book to teens, but beware: your emotions will be felt very strongly while you're reading it.
Rating: 5/5