Zach is an eighteen year old who is in a residential rehab center trying desperately to not recall any prior memories. Eventually with the help of his therapist, Adam, his roommate Rafael, a father figure, and other fellow patients Zach eventually begins to allow himself to remember the domestic violence and the traumatic incident of his brother shooting his parents and himself. He slowly begins to cope with these memories as well as his alocholism. I found this novel to be a heartbreaking but powerful story of a teen in deep emotional pain. Due to the mature content, I would suggest this book for older teens 16 and up. I think a major lesson readers can learn from this book is that life is filled with second chances, and we should not give up. What I found most intriguing about this book was the author's style and use of figurative language. The writing is poetic with several metaphors and similes used to describe the characters setting, and tone. There are several poems, song lyrics and a journal written by Zach's roommate that utilizes figurative language. My favorite lines were, "God wrote sad on my heart", and "God wrote change on my heart".
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