A review by alizalondon
Afterward by Jennifer Mathieu

3.0

This is the second book I read (today) with a nearly-identical premise just because the previous one was so bad. And it was better—the characters were good (I’m so glad we actually got a POV chapter with the actual main character), there wasn’t a romantic relationship that magically healed all the trauma, and it showed recovery as a long, slow path. I honestly didn’t buy Caroline and Ethan’s friendship as anything but people who play music together, and I was looking for a little more oomph, particularly with regards to Caroline’s brother Dylan, but overall not bad.