Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index by Julie Israel

 Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index by Julies Israel
Release Date: May 30, 2017
Pages: 338
Rating:💜💜💜💜💜
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Sixty-five days after the death of her sister, Juniper Lemon discovers a letter addressed to 'You' which was written by Camille the day she died. Juni is shocked- she knew nothing of this 'You' , and the hole in her life has grown bigger. She is determined to uncover the identity of You and deliver the letter. But what Juniper doesn't expect is that in searching for You she will unearth many other secrets- and that may be what she needs to sort out her own mess. 

I will admit I picked this book up for the cover and would have happily read it without looking at the synopsis. The picture really doesn't give the cover enough credit because it is much more colourful in real life. I love this cover so much!

This book is your stereotypical high-school contemporary but I loved it so much. Maybe it was the time I was reading it or the mood I was in but for some reason this book did all the right things for me. It is very cliched and stereotypical so if you get easily annoyed by that I would avoid this book. However I didn't mind the cliches and loved the whole high school setting that this book took place in.

One of the things that set this book aside from all the other contemporaries was the amount of 'heavy' topics this book addressed. There was obviously the topic of death and acceptance, which I felt was dealt with really well. Juniper is still trying to accept her sister's death and it is definitely something that drives the plot along throughout this book. There are other themes, like abuse and mental health, which are mentioned a couple of times in this story and are important in their own ways. I won't talk about how these themes are involved in the story but I loved how such dark topics were dealt with.

When I was reading about Juniper and her group of friends I felt so cosy and happy. They are literally the definition of squad goals; they all support each other and give each other advice when it is needed. Julie Israel did an awesome job at creating unique and individual characters that I fell in love immediately. They all so real that when I finished this book I felt liked I'd lost a group of friends.

I adore this book. It is definitely up there with my all time favourite books that I've read this year and I wish that more people would read this book. I would recommend it to people who want a slightly deeper contemporary novel with a cute romance or people who suffer from anxiety or depression. This book shows you how to be happy with your life and cope with the down days. Honestly I could go into so much more detail about this book, but I don't want to spoil anything bout this story (also the review would be about 10 pages long)!