do you ever get literally 4% into a book and just KNOW it’s going to be special? because that’s exactly what happened with this book for me. four percent was all it took for me to know that i was going to love it, and boy did i LOVE it. it is completely wild to me that this is a debut. from the first page, i understood ezra’s need to be the one to fix things with his siblings. the one to take on all of their problems and make it all better for them, while holding onto that stress or responsibility himself. feeling like you’re the one person that keeps the family together and convincing yourself your happy about it? yeah, been there. it was so wild to see this on the page and brought me to tears several times, because i was that sibling for most of my childhood. i love a messy family dynamic, and boy is the friedman family messy. even their ghosts have drama, and i ate it up. as messy and angry as they all are, they are also so full of love for one another and i just could not help bu...