Oh. This is a heartbreaking page turner that had me in tears. I wish I’d known it was about grief and death before (why are there no trigger warnings in the description?!) - though it’s not a dark, grey, morbid book. There’s so much joy and light and colour.

I do feel J was almost too perfect with little to no flaws (apart from the obvious). I also feel like the hospice was too shiny, and lacked the reality that comes with special needs terminal kids (though if you don’t live the special needs life and have never spent time in hospice, how would you know?)

I enjoyed the escapism in this book, even if it hit way way too close to home.