A good & engrossing read but somehow feel it fell short if its potential. The story focuses on the relationship between two sisters, Katie the "good sister & perfect daughter" & Mia an independent free spirit, who at the drop of a hat takes off to the other side of the world to go travelling, where she dies under mysterious circumstances. Katie on finding her sisters journal decides to copy Mia's journey & discover the truth behind her death. An interesting basis for a story if not wholly original....& I think that was what made me dissatisfied, the story was a bit predictable - for example, the reason Mia left so suddenly was blatently obvious from the start!

The format of the story works well & Mia's sense of searching for who she is comes over well but while I liked the idea of Katie using Mia's journal as guide to following her journey, I found it a stretch to think she could be so disciplined in her reading of it - maybe she just has much more will power than me!

Overall a good read but would have liked something to come out of the blue & take me by surprise :o)

Taken from my "Help Yourself" Book Box. The box will be on my garden wall during September - weather permitting!

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