After The Last Goodbye

Christmas used to be a riot of glitter and loud, off-key carols, all thanks to Chloe.Now, six months after her vibrant older sister's death, sixteen-year-old Elara's home is defined by a devastating, metallic quiet. The silence is a physical weight, slowly pulling her parents apart, leaving Elara drowning in her grief, wearing Chloe's oversized blue coat like a shield against the world.Then, hidden deep in a dusty attic trunk, she finds Chloe's secret, unfinished journal: "e;My Christmas Legacy: 15 Things I Need to Finish."e;Cryptic, ambitious, and utterly impossible, the list demands Elara "e;Fix the North Star"e; and "e;Return the Melody."e; Desperate to break the family's silence, Elara turns to the only person who might understand the code: Noah, the guarded, heartbroken boy Chloe secretly loved, who has his own reasons for avoiding the past.Racing against Christmas Day, Elara dives into her sister's final, intricate map of anonymous kindness and powerful connection. She hopes that completing the list will somehow bring her sister back.But what happens when the final task is not about finishing Chloe's life, but about finally giving Elara permission to start her own?