A review by alexatthelake
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

4.0

Wow, what a heavy, terrifying, heartbreaking book. This book will definitely stand out as a super original concept, but the pull of the emotions fell a little flat for me. I think because of the alternating views between past and present timelines, I often found myself being sucked out of the emotional spiral I was in because of the past timeline. I found the amount of characters way too confusing and hard to keep track of, which really took me out of the overall story. I understand the reason for wanting to give the other passengers their own stories, but it took a lot away from the overall in my opinion. 

I did find the pacing quite slow, and I think the flashbacks contributed to that as well. I will say though that despite all of this, I really enjoyed the journey we went on with Edward. It was emotional without being solely depressing and the end really left me feeling hopeful and positive instead of just sad. Would recommend but won't be a favourite.