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I read this late into the night simply because I had to know how it ended.\" Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's \u003cstrong\u003eFULL of heart and I'm warning you, it'll SMASH yours - but put it back together again just before the end\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Catherine Ryan Howard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eAbsolutely wonderful\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eDraws you in to the story as soon as you open the cover and holds you until the end\u003c\/strong\u003e...\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThe emotional plot twist and turns \u003cstrong\u003ewill have you flying through the pages, unable to stop reading\u003c\/strong\u003e... Sure\u003cstrong\u003e to pull at your heartstrings\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eI was swept away\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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