A review by sbelasco40
The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk

5.0

I loved this book so much. It is definitely sad, and incredibly intense, and intricately constructed so that the three stories of the three different POV characters dance around each other and intersect and follow their own paths, all at once. The characters are real and compelling, and the author doesn’t soften any blows in showing how brutal grief can be. At the same time, the characters are shaped and transformed by their losses. I loved the way the book uses social media posts, too - so essential in a narrative about contemporary teenagers, and yet often underused in YA lit.