I really enjoyed Kokomo, the authors’ debut novel, but I absolutely loved Marshmallow. Similar to Kokomo, Hannan explores powerful adult friendships, trauma, and love in Marshmallow, but in a more harrowing way. This book is certainly not for the faint hearted as it does deal with a pretty heavy overarching storyline. With that being said there were equal moments of sadness and happiness throughout the story. There were some cutesy references to the Neverending Story, Mario Kart on the Nintendo 64 and a few other things that made me smile. I was really drawn to each character, and how they navigated through their grief, as well as how they maintained their strong friendships. This book made me ugly cry so much, and I am still not able to form proper words to articulate just how much I enjoyed this book. If you’re after a good character driven book to gift to yourself or loved one for Xmas, I highly recommend this book by Australian author, Victoria Hannan. It is a sad book (not a sad girl book) and could be triggering for some (feel free to DM me), but it is truly beautiful! ⁣