𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺'𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘯-𝘴𝘰𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺, 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴, 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺. 𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦.

I've had this book sitting on my shelf for the longest time and I'm so upset with myself for not reading it sooner. 

Randy Ribay writes a deeply moving story exploring identity and loss that follows Jay, a Filipino-American teenager seeking the truth behind his cousin's death in the Philippines. 

This absolutely blew me away. Jay's journey resonated deeply with me - from his raw grief, to his complex experience as a Filipino-American, to his relentless search to uncover the truth about his cousin's death. 

Randy's writing was incredibly captivating, pulling me in from the very first chapter. Jay's struggles with identity and grief was portrayed perfectly. The mystery surrounding his cousin's death created such a tense, haunting atmosphere that I found myself unable to put the book down, desperately following Jay's search for answers. His journey became my own - I felt every moment of his fear, shared in his anger and sadness, and by the end, his tears were mine too.

I cannot recommend this book strongly enough. Without question, it's earned its spot among my top reads of the year.