A Land of Permanent Goodbyes

The conceit of having Destiny narrate the book didn't work here like it did in Book Thief. Here the remove just made the story seem flat and I wasn't ever emotionally invested, even though horrific things are happening and I should have felt moved. She doesn't give the reader any time to know the characters before placing them in immediate danger. I have a teacher planning to use this for Lit Circles paired with Salt to the Sea, Refugee, How Dare the Sun, etc. and I'm curious to hear what the kids think about the story.