I love everything Ellen Emerson White writes, but this book might be the best thing I've ever read. I adore every second of reading it. Like it's more than seven hundred pages long and every time I read it, I'm always just so sad when it ends. It feels like it goes on forever, but in the most wonderful way where I'm enjoying every second.

I love Meg's character. Her voice is so strong and she's so smart. I love that it's not an author trying to make a character sound smart, but a character who actually is intelligent and shown through the writing. I love that her pain so visceral. I love that she feels real and relatable, for all that her struggles are nothing like mine. I love that she's allowed self reflection and growth, and that she is flawed.

I love her family and their relationships. Her parents are struggling in their marriage and it's shown through the eyes of the kids as so real. I love Meg's relationship with her siblings. I love her friends and her romantic interests.

This book feels very slice of life, but that isn't to say dramatic events don't happen. A lot happens. It's just that it doesn't feel like it has a very strong narrative force because it's largely about Meg and her personal growth.

The writing is gorgeous. I can't name any other book that can make me both laugh and cry, let alone at the same time. I'm pretty sure there was a line I loved and remembered on every page, and that's a lot of memorable lines. It's utterly masterful. I don't know anyone else who writes like this.

I genuinely can't fully express my love for this book. It's so well done and I literally can't think of anything negative to say about this. It's a masterpiece and I'm pretty sure I spend half my life trying to bully other people into reading it. So please do. It's so wonderful.