I was hesitant to start this book as I wasn't sure a sequel could live up to the first story.  But Ms. Kingsbury managed to bring every character through 3 years of grief and pick up from there.  What insight on her part!  I love the theme of "Choose Life"; we can all learn from that at some point in our lives.  Just three questions - What happened to Sierra's grandpa?  Wouldn't Jamie have turned to him when making such important discoveries and decisions?  Wouldn't she have included him in Sierra's life?