This book had a great premise but it was so full of itself. It just kept hitting you over the head with what it wanted to say. ( )

It's a great look at women's friendship, but shies away from the sappy realm that denotes most chick lit. Though I will say if you don't like chick lit, this isn't for you.

"What you remember," Katherine reminds herself, "is not what they think you will remember. It is often not."

100% agreed. I think back to friends and family members I've lost and I definitely remember the little things in lieu of the big things. Grandpa always awake and sitting in his chair, no matter how early we thought we were getting up. Frank leaning against the kitchen table... But then again it is the little things that mean the most.

I did the hard part. I was the one who died.

God imagine saying that on the eve of your own death. On leaving you voice behind for your friends. But by the same tokemn, it's true. They still have one another. She's gone. Alone.

I like how the secrets revealed themselves in their own time--the ones about her boys, her family, her loves. But as I said, in a non-overly sappy way. Even though a lot of loose ends were tie up, the author didn't make it seem rushed.

Liked this a lot better than the Yaya series, can't put my finger on why though. At any rate, a good read. ( )

Banal and cliched, this trite volume is why "chick lit" is considered a pejorative. ( )

good concept about celebrating life at the time of death. The story dragged on a bit and a lot of characters to follow. no real plot. yet great story about how women could really help each other even when they are all completely different. ( )

Just finished this book today, and it was okay. There were some really beautiful moments in the book, like when the shooting star goes by after one ceremony. Also, there are some great word pictures like sunset being the sweet time when the lightness of day falls into the arms of evening, and "quiet erupts" is really cool.

It's a nice book, and it makes you pause and think about life and death and the deaths and lives of those you love, making it worth reading. But it's average on other levels, can be a bit wordy, and is a bit focused for a certain reading group, which makes it hard to read at times. ( )