For some unknown reason, this book really struck a cord with me. Perhaps, it was just the fact that this book dealt with death which is always a touchy subject. I cried multiple times while reading this and I'm not sure if it was due to hormones or the book. I feel like it was a combination. While this book was geared towards young teens, which was shown through the writing style, the content had a more adult feel to it. And by adult, I do not mean sweaty, groping in the dark.
What I liked:
- The new perspective on what the after life may be like. While there were some holes (like I know that these two young characters are technically in their 20s, but when they're physically like 10, do they stilll.....you know...or anything else? Did they before but then stop once they got to a certain age? It's just very confusing and I found it slightly distracting) overall it was simple but well constructed.
- Some characters actually had distinctive voices.
- I loved how people could communicate with animals in the after life.
- That Liz actually reacted like a teenager upon finding out she died and took time to mourn.
What I DISLIKED:
- The prose felt very simple and young to me
- The romance just kinda hit out of nowhere. We didn't get to actually see it happen, it was mostly told.
- Liz was sometimes a little annoying, especially towards the latter end of the book when she was suppose to be more mature mentally.
- There were some plot holes. Like the fact that most people in Elsewhere are old. But if they're all aging backwards then technically their age demographic should mirror the real world demographic. Unless there are different areas of Elsewhere and only people who have died in the past 15 years are allowed in that area.
- I wish there was one more chapter maybe showing the future couple in their new lives!!
