Many thanks to NetGalley, Harlequin Graydon House, and Amy Mason Doan for the opportunity to read and review this book - 4.5 stars for this debut novel!
This is the story of two friends - Casey and Laura. Laura grew up in a small lakeside town in California, adopted by much older parents. Her mom was very religious and Laura didn't fit in at school. Casey moves in across the lake with her free-spirit mother and the two girls become fast friends. With Casey by her side, school is a different place and Casey's home life a refuge from her very different one. Casey's mom, Alex, makes everything an adventure, including big scavenger hunts. Laura falls in love with JB - a college boy who comes into town for the summers. Laura and Casey make plans to live together in LA where they will all attend school. Until one fateful night, when everything changes and Laura runs away from everyone.
Fast forward and the former friends are in their 30s and they are still estranged. Until an invitation shows up in Laura's mailbox from Casey asking her to come for a weekend for one last scavenger hunt. The clues take them back to all their favorite haunts but lead to lots of unanswered questions and long-held secrets.
This was just a book to fall into - very well-written and going back in different time periods to eek out the story. A great story about friendship, loyalty, secrets - it's all here. Highly recommended and I can't wait to read more from this author!
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