Dear Zoe,

Compelling, moving, and powerful are just a few ways to describe this book. Tess's whole life had fallen apart when her sister Zoe was killed, and only Zoe was able to revive her. Zoe was hit by a car in a hit and run when she was only three and died almost instantly. Ever since this happened, Tess has been blaming herself for everything wrong that has happened. She has a half sister Emma who she is close with and lives with her mom and step dad. When the accident occur ed, Tess wouldn't talk to anyone about anything any more. The only person should would tell her life to was Zoe in a long heart felt letter. In that letter, she write everything she is feeling and every detail of her life that she doesn't want to share with anyone else. The details of the accident aren't revealed until then end of the book, and that was her biggest fear. She blames herself for Zoe getting hit when it wasn't her fault. She was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. All of Tess's writings up until she discusses the accident, make her seem like she is afraid of life and what can happen next. It seems like she has stored all of her feelings inside her and since she never shared them they never went away. When she wrote Zoe about the accident, something in her changed. She began to show emotion and was able to free herself. All of this time no one wanted to talk about it and what she realized was that she was confronting the wrong people. Writing to Zoe made her realize that it wasn't her fault and no longer had to feel the blame. She considered Zoe and how happy she was and knew that Zoe would want her to move on. To me, Zoe and Tess had such a powerful connection to each other that every time Tess would write something, Zoe would actually hear it. They knew each other well and Tess was so afraid of letting go. Zoe helped her get through all of this even though she wasn't physically their. A bond of two sisters that is so strong, will never break.