![]() ![]() ![]() The setting of the north west of the USA is a little unusual but works well and even though I know little about the Seattle area, the descriptions were vivid enough that I could picture it all. The story is not overly complex, and it lacks the dramatic end of story twists that the likes of Diane Chamberlain or Jodi Picoult favour, but it is beautifully written and extremely moving again and again, not just towards the finale. ![]() It felt a bit like running a marathon – once I'd started I had to see it through in as little time as possible. it was so much better and I couldn't bring myself to put it down. It was not what I expected from the blurb or from the cover. It's hard to describe how magical this book is, and I'm loathe to give away any more of the plot, but it is one of those special books that comes out of nowhere and leaves you floored. It's senior year of high school and the pressure of college applications and future plans is driving them all crazy, but when an event on the eve of graduation changes all their lives forever, there's nothing they wouldn't give to return to those stress-filled days of the before to escape the after that now torments them. It's not like she's not got enough on her plate anyway. They're not so much a couple of friends or brother and sister as they are a circle that goes round and round and never ends, and despite mother Jude's initial reservations, their unconventional arrangement seems to work. Lexi and Mia are best friends, and Mia and Zach are twins, and Lexi and Zach hardly hate each other either. ![]()
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