A review by melissayabookshelf
Paint My Body Red by Heidi R. Kling

4.0

Beautiful, sensitive writing about difficult subject matter. I've read tons of books in which teen suicide and healing from the suicide of a friend or a loved one is a major theme, so I can say with some authority that Heidi Kling does a great job presenting it. It's a love story and a mystery rolled up in one, it's about coming to terms with what has happened, and finding a way to have a positive effect in the world from a negative experience. But at the same time, it's unlike any of the "suicide" books I've ever read. I loved this book, and found myself staying up late, night after night, to finish it. I don't want to give anything away, except that you've got to read this book.