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Sorry! I was at a sleepover yesterday, there wasn’t much time for me to write and I was very tired. Guys, it can be really hard to see the good in our circumstances but it’s always great to appreciate someone who cares for us (Jenna, in Coral Reef’s case). Jena, yeah, you’ll just have to trust me, but Declan DOES get better! Anyway, chapter 7: Reef. 

This is a REALLY short one. I like the introduction to the chapter, it’s a pretty good hook. Reef is surprisingly reasonable about the entire ordeal. He must be very focused on not getting sent to the crazy house for not remembering his crime or stuff. Maybe this is a difference in boys and girls. Maybe it’s a difference in grieving Reef and literally everyone else. But I know as me, I would be so sad and angry at the accusation, like the last thing I had left was my integrity and someone tried to steal it from me. And seemingly got away with it. I would cry about that. 

I appreciate the detail of trash in a not-tiny household. I do chores for my family but it’s only three of us and we don’t eat three meals a day and such so we really don’t have the kind of trash that Coral Reef’s new family does. I’d never thought about it until I read this.

I’m surprised at how he handles Declan. A real git if you’ve ever seen one. Maybe grief has mellowed Reef out so much that he doesn’t care to yell at Declan or anything. Or maybe he’s just been doing this for over a year now, his animosity is nothing new, so Reef just gave up at doing something about it. I did like how he took a breather (really long breather imo) to run to his mom’s old job, to get away. It was kind of heartbreaking, just a little.

Just another reminder of how this book is actually serious. His mom is gone. For good. And he is losing the only memories he has of her. I felt for Reef, reading that. I felt a lot for him. Losing the last thing you had of your mother. That’s really, really hard, no matter who you are.

The mysterious and shocking part is the memory, and the first plant of them finding the connection to each other. Who is Theo? Reef asked. Soon, that question will be answered for him. That part was just so cool!

Be blessed,

Jade