We Are Okay

We Are Okay, by Nina LaCour Blurb:You go through life thinking there’s so much you need… Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother. Marin hasn’t spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. Not even her best friend, Mabel. But even thousands of miles away from the California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy she’s tried to outrun. Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit, and Marin will be forced to face everything that’s been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart.My ReviewI'll be honest, I picked this book up because I absolutely loved the cover; it's unique and amazingly beautiful! From the mixed reviews I've heard, I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy it though... It's definitely not the sort of thing I'd usually read, or will make a habit of reading from now on, but it was still a very good read and the writing was beautiful yet simple. There was so much emotion in this book and I really felt that I understood Marin and sympathised with her and felt her loneliness.I have to say, I did not see the twist with her Grandpa coming and it really wasn't until about half way through, when things began to unravel and secrets were revealed that I really, really started to enjoy this book. The ending was also very touching and it ended exactly the way I'd hoped. :-) My favourite quotes from 'We Are Okay':' "I came all the way her so that when I talked, you'd be forced to talk back" ''I must have shut grief out. Found it in books. Cried over fiction instead of the truth.''The sharp panic of knowing I was alone.'