fiction / literary
348 pages / 1612 KB
4 Stars
I read this book a couple of weeks ago, and couldn't put it down. She gets 5 stars for the story, 3 stars for the editing. Had it been edited, 5 stars would have been awarded. So, the bad news first: I was totally tossed out of the story half a dozen or so times with the phrase, "Me and Josie..., me and...." Perhaps Ms. O'Neal is from the UK? I understand that is common grammar there, but not here. At least it's common in their tv shows.
Second, the good news: As I said above, I had a hard time putting it down. I loved the story (when not being thrown out), I could relate to the people involved, I maybe didn't like them all, but I could see them. They were human. I very much enjoyed O'Neal's writing style, or voice. It's what I would call relaxed and accessible. Hence my frustration at being tossed out now and then.
If you want a thriller, or a bodice ripper, this isn't your cup of tea. Kit and her mother have lived for 15 years with the knowledge that Josie, Kit's older sister, is dead. And then they see her on a news clip from New Zealand. Anyone can look like her sister, but no one else would have the scar in exactly the same place, with the same shape.
Much of this story is told in memory of happier days from the POVs of both sisters. And the mystery of why Kit became an MD, and Josie a drug addict. I found the ending quite satisfactory and on that, I'll say no more.
Do I recommend the book? Yes.
