15 year old Laurel loses her mother, sister and brother in a drunk driver accident. Laurel and her father were in a different car following the rest of the family. This story is how Laurel survives her grief and feelings of abandonment from her father who is suffering severe depression since the accident. Laurel leans on her best friends, one for which she has romantic feelings. This is a "one sit" book, being quite a fast read even though it is a heavy subject. The pace is steady, the protagonist endearing, the story thought provoking.