Kimberly's Reviews > There Will Come a Time

Here's another ARC I downloaded in 2014 and am just now getting around to reading! :)

Wow, I was really surprised by this one! It was a bit heavy for a vacation book, but I'm glad I read it. I really enjoyed all of the characters in this book. Everyone was very realistically drawn, and unique in their own little ways. Also, this book is effortlessly diverse. Mark lives in LA and goes to a special arts high school, so he is surrounded by talented people of all types. I kind of want to read a series of books about the kids at this school! It sounded like such a neat atmosphere.

The grief in this book is very well-written. I think most teenage boys would react as Mark does; without being able to cry, he just seethes and stews. The realization that his sister had a whole life outside of their twinship is pretty devastating to him, even though it was kind of a "duh" situation for everyone else. There were a few times when I felt like I couldn't really connect with how he was feeling, but I haven't lost anyone close to me in a good long while, especially not someone like a sibling. The most touching part of the book, for me, was his interaction with the other man who had been in the accident...I cried pretty hard through that whole scene.

Have the tissues handy if you pick this one up, especially if you have been through a similar grief situation.