McCreight repeatedly uses the phrase from multiple perspectives that the world is a little darker for Amelia's death, and her writing backs that up demonstratively. The author did a fantastic job here, and it's ultimately why I can't give the book five stars. Amelia is so perfectly written, so captivating a character, that her death is more tragic for unraveling who she was. Why, then, am I only giving it four stars? Perhaps the most beautiful and most damning aspect of this novel is Amelia herself, who is perhaps more the protagonist than her mother who is trying to reconstruct the events surrounding Amelia's death.
Most characters - the ones deepest to the narrative - are well fleshed out, and motives and methods are believable. The book is well written and uncommon in its approach and execution, and perhaps perfectly executed for the unusual blend of storytelling methods. A unique and unusual mystery told through a combination of "normal" third person POV as well as the various modern means of communication (text message, Facebook status) to unravel what really did happen to the titular character, Amelia.
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