How to Bury Your Brother
A Novel

Alice's older brother ran away when he was fifteen years old. Alice always thought that she would see him again, she even thinks from time to time that she sees him on the street.... After his funeral, Alice cleans out her family home and finds a box of letters addressed to various people, some she k......more

I thought this was well written and had a good amount of suspense!! It's about family, love, loss, suicide, and grief! At the beginning we read about the suicide of Alice's brother Rob. He ran away from home at the young age of 15, and he never came back! Growing up, they were very close and barely f......more

How To Bury Your Brother. A strong title. One that gets a reaction right away, different emotions depending on the nature of ones relationship with their brother. For me, this title inflicted sadness. I have one sibling, a brother. At the young age of fifteen Robinson (Rob) runs away from home. His s......more

This book begins with a suicide. Rob's suicide. It's not really bothersome because you don't know him yet and the importance of this scene passes you by without so much as a backwards glance. Alice and Rob were very close growing up. Unlike other siblings, they never fought or bickered. They never had......more

*Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for a free e-copy in exchange for an honest review.* Actual Rating: 2.5 Unfortunately, this book didn't hit me the way I wanted it to, though plotwise there was a lot of potential. The story starts after Rob's suicide; Alice finds a box of letters written fro......more