Fern is your average teenager, curious, introverted, and the sister of three others. Life was good before Charlie, her little brother, was born. She had the best memories of laying with her mother and reading stories. Now, there is not enough love to go around. One day, Charlie is hit by a car. He seemed fine, but the next day the family wakes up heartbroken, and Fern runs away and refuses to come to terms that he’s gone. See You at Harry’s is a glimpse into the life of an average teen girl who has to come to terms that her little brother has died.

The book has very strong character development, and each character has a specific purpose that greatly impacts the plot. During this book, you will show great empathy toward Fern as most of us have lost a loved one. If you’ve lost a loved one, you know that “The place in my chest where my heart must be hurts so badly…” (Knowles 171)

This book is recommended for people of all ages. If you like thrillers, this book is not for you. This book is recommended to those who might want to relate to losing a loved one, and you can see that Fern is taking the death particularly hard when she says, “Stop acting like he’s… like he’s not coming back” (Knowles 169). Knowles shows the hardships that these characters are going through while also showing how they overcome them. This a very admirable detail in the story.

In conclusion, Knowles portrays the characters in a very mysterious, intriguing way, but she still manages to show their colors fly through. See You at Harry’s is a very good read for those who like realistic fiction. This book would be good for people ages thirteen and up. Readers can greatly relate to the problems that Knowles displays. This book was funny but had me crying at the same time. As you can see, this book is a very splendid book that the majority can relate to very much and hope that you see yourself to read it in the future.