Love You Hate You Miss You

Forced to live with herself after she loses her best friend Julia, Amy begins to question what she's done, who she's been with and why. While this isn't my usual read I found myself caught up in the progression Amy made from being angry at the world and herself to someone who understands that everything in life is a choice. I enjoyed how the novel was broken into letters to Julia and Amy's internal monolog. It clarified the conflicts in Amy's thoughts and actions; showed how hard it was for her to accept the past and move on. We see how a child, ignored for most of her life by her parents can begin to make the wrong kind of choices. Unable to communicate and with a low self esteem, Amy turned to alcohol and Julia, but with Julia out of the picture she has to learn how to stand on her own. I definitely think parents should read this novel. It is the perfect example of how their love and attention is needed in their children's lives.