The Whole Thing Together by Ann Brashares

The Whole Thing Together is a YA fiction novel by New York Times' Bestselling Author Ann Brashares. Sasha and Ray live in the same place, but never together. They share sisters and a room at the beach house, but they've never officially met. Ray's mother and Sasha's dad used to be married. When they divorced, a feud ensued over the beach house and now the two families share it, alternating weeks in the summer. But when disaster strikes, their families are forced to come together and put their differences aside.

Sex: There is a sex scene at the end of the book. Besides that, sex isn't discussed much.

Language: Moderate to strong.

Drug/Alcohol Use: Some drinking at an engagement party.

Violence/Gore/Frightening Scenes/Death: There is a pretty devastating death.

Final Note: I'm not quite sure what to say about this book. I love Ann Brashares. She's the author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and several other books I've enjoyed. The idea behind this story was good. But at times there just seemed to be too much going on and it was hard to follow all of the characters. The language was also a little more brash than she typically has in her books.