A review by moggmogg
Personal Effects by E. M. Kokie

3.0

Matt is devastated by his brother TJ's death and can't seem to get his life together. Things go from bad to worse after he is suspended from school for fighting. Then TJ's personal effects arrive and Matt finds letters and photos from a girlfriend he knew nothing about. When he finds a letter to her from TJ that was not mailed he decides to deliver it to her in person. But things aren't always what they appear and Matt discovers there were many things about TJ that he did not know. A beautiful story about grief and secrets and being true to who you are. Recommended for high school. 9+

romance, realistic fiction, death, secrets, military, YA contemporary