A lovely story about grief and all its shapes and forms. The back and forth between the present day and flashbacks were delightful and gave an extra layer to the characters and narrative. It was a pleasant surprise to see some LGBTQ+ characters who weren't riddled with angst over their identity and they didn't have an overly perfect happily ever after. Everything was genuine and raw, but not at the expense of who the characters were.

While I loved the simplicity of the prose, sometimes it was too simple. Variety in sentence structure would've been nice, especially when most of the passages read like "She did this. I did that. Then I did this" over and over again. Same with the dialogue at times, which came across stiffer than I imagine the author intended. I found those moments distracting, which is a shame given how grave the themes are of this story.

Despite some of the less stellar aspects, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Once I started, I couldn't put it down and resonated with both Marin and Mabel. Also a quick read, which is as much of a treat as the narrative.