Lark is living the dream. She is going to the beach with her boyfriend, Alec, on her birthday. Annabelle, a little girl that Lark babysits for is there with her mom. The dream turns into a nightmare when Annabelle gets caught up in the weeds. Lark and Alec both jump in to save her. Alec gets hurt in the dive and Lark has to decide which one to save.

Chapter one starts with Annabelle being in the hospital in a comma. Alec and Lark try to hang out together, but things are a bit off. The days run from day one to day thirteen. In chapter two, the days run from day one to day thirteen. The days are quite similar, only this time Alec is the one that Lark didn’t save. He is in a comma.

The story continues on in the same fashion wherein one chapter its Annabelle who may be having life support turned off, or it may be Alec.

Each chapter is very vivid, you wonder if Lark is losing her mind because of that one choice of who she really helped.

Lark’s mother died of cancer. She is being raised by her dad. Who suffers a mild heart attack and he’s in the hospital. Lark’s mom wrote her songs and letters for her birthdays, that her dad gives her one every year.

The story has great teenage angst. It’s timely with parkour (Alec is teaching Lark), texting, music Lark’s in a band, and love.

The end has a very interesting twist.

Reviewer: Jeri Fitzpatrick, GNG Middle School, Gray