I'd like to review this as if it were two books. The first half of the book is a beautiful coming-of-age story of three kids growing up in rural New Hampshire. It tells the story of two brothers and the girl they meet by rescuing her.

If only this book were a short story that ended half way through! Why why why was the second half written? The blurb already refers to a "heart breaking tragedy" and the aftermath. The whole thing felt so unnecessary, and the ending just felt implausible to me.

So if you read this book: read the first half, to page 129. And then stop. It will be a beautiful story, and what else will you need?