Good book. Interesting topic. A bit gruelling for some.

Clever well-written, thought provoking book. Unflinchingly raw, gutsy, strong, authentic and uncomfortable description of the grief process and the way it is different for everybody. A fair portrayal of how the accident affected everybody differently, and there was no clear right or wrong as everyone deserved empathy. The short sharp sentences created tension, and we were all hooked because we wanted to solve the mystery on the circumstances that caused the accident. Covered many topics - grief,organ donation, restorative justice, survivor guilt, forgiveness,the fragility of friendships.

We all enjoyed this book. It was easy to read and a real page turner. Our readers felt very drawn in to all the emotions and thought a great insight into grief, and the way everyone is affected differently. Thought the author had a real understanding. The organ donor input was educational. We felt very connected to the characters. Our readers thought the reconciliation between Fran and Harry was so good. We liked the fact that it was told from many different points of view. We would recommend it, and some of our group are already reading other books from this author.

Great book to kick off our book club. As young mums we found some bits quite confronting, but overall a good read. The story had many layers to it and really made us think about consequences of chain reactions/ one split second events in our own lives.

A very well-written book!! This could happen to any one of us with teenage/young adults, going out and about with their friends - every parent's nightmare is to lose a child, or have them injured due to 'one split second' of inattention while driving a car. Every teenager/parent should read this book.

Everyone enjoyed this a lot.

Many of our members found this to be a heart-wrenching read, there were tears, but most were unable to put this book down.

An easy read for a gloomy winter weekend, leaving us with much to discuss. The group was mostly very positive about the plot and characterisations. One person felt she couldn't read it at all, another that it was probably suitable for young adults - however many of our grandchildren, their parents and we "seniors" are all likely to be confronted with some of these issues at some stage of our lives.

General agreement that this book was well-written and thought provoking. Short chapters and sentences made it easy to read. Wide ranging experiences of characters and reactions to grief. All group members are organ donors.

Everyone enjoyed reading this book. The characters were well developed and it was cleverly written and constructed. A book we would recommend.

A harrowing start to this story. The author gets your attention from the first page, and you identified and felt empathy with all the families. The questions were very helpful enabling us all to discuss our feelings about very difficult decisions that had to be made.

Everyone loved it. Very thought provoking. Amazing discussion about donors as two members/family have been recipients. Great holiday read.

The group found this a confronting read, but well-written. Liked the way it presented the different characters' viewpoints.

Everyone seemed to enjoy reading the book in spite of the subject matter - close to home for us in Timaru, where 4 young men were killed in a five person crash here last year. Multiple narrative viewpoints helped. Not a huge discussion about many aspects of the book, but we touched on organ donation.

All agreed that it was such a terrible scenario to write a novel about, but it really depicted the range of grief and impacts on a group of people, families and friends. Written with so much compassion. This book is one that generated so much discussion as every one of us knows someone who has experienced a traumatic situation like this. We highly recommend this.

A very popular read. Everyone enjoyed this - great discussion resulted as our meeting was the day after the tragic accident near Picton.

Book felt very close to home, as most of us have teenagers who are driving. Good book, enjoyed overall.