Nera and her father, Harosen, live on the shores of Lake Michigan in the lighthouse. Every night they ferry the recently departed to the veil between this world and the next. Into their lives comes Charlie, a young Chicagoan who, after the loss of her sister, finds herself suddenly able to see the dead, but not the one she really wants to. The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World is a beautifully written study in love, death and grief that's packed with compelling characters.

Thanks to NetGalley, Pan Macmillan and the author for an advance copy.

Beautiful, haunting writing. Grief, loss and love, this book has it all. Nera lives at the Station with her father where they ferry the souls of the dead to the Veil. Charlie is grief-stricken since her sister Sam's death, but also suddenly able to see ghosts. Somehow, Charlie manages to follow the dead and get onto the ferry looking for her sister, where she meets Nera. Both Charlie and Nera find love, life and healing with each other for a time. And an ending that I didn't expect at all! A wonderful story, if perhaps, a little slow in the telling.
Thanks to Netgalley, Pan Macmillan, and J.R. Dawson for the free ARC. All opinions are my own.

The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by J.R. Dawson is such a good story. I rated this story 5 stars because I couldn't put it down for a second and the characters are so well created!

Thank you to the author and NetGalley for giving me an ARC.

This was an achingly moving exploration into dealing with grief, coping with loss, and learning to let go without forgetting.

Charlie was a fantastically complex character. I completely related to her feeling isolated from her parents and being unsure how to cope with her loss. Her desperation to find her sister and get her back, as well as her anger at having lost her sister so senselessly was incredibly emotional and she was such a well-written character.

Nera was also a great character - I really liked how she started to feel more real as the book progressed. At first, she appears very aloof and emotionless, but as the narrative goes on she becomes more emotional, and vocalises how she's feeling.

The prose was so good. It fitted the book perfectly. There was something almost hauntingly nostalgic in the writing, and it made me fall in love with the characters again and again.

Overall, a really fantastic read!