Ameliah and Ryan. Living their lives, both with grief but both with hope. They both have their own issues to deal with, family problems and romantic interests. Their stories start to entwine through a cassette player which carries the story brilliantly to the end.

This book was very interesting – I liked the feel of the story and it reminded me of Dave Cousins's style of writing, which I love. I can't choose between Ameliah's character and Ryan's because they are both good characters and I loved the story being about the same family but going backwards and forwards in time. I enjoyed the descriptions of the late 80s and early 90s in Ryan's story. I liked the relationship between Ryan and Nathan even though at the start I disliked Nathan's character intensely. You come to realize that he has been abandoned in a different way to Ryan, with his Father leaving him and his Mam, and it comes out in an aggressive way – especially when his Mam marries Ryan's Dad.

The ending was lovely and satisfying and I loved Eve even though you don't get to really meet the older version of her which is a real shame.

A really good read for any YA male or female readers, to who I will definitely recommend!

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