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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I am Heartbreak. I am Survival. I am Recklessness and Perseverance. You can't win.
I love anything that Beatriz Williams writes, so I may be a little biased when I say this but I loved this book. So much heartbreak, survival, recklessness and perseverance. Those 4 words beautifully sum up this book.
This book has a dual timeline. It starts with "Janey Everitt", a photojournalist, who wants to write a biography on the missing pilot Sam Mallory. This leads her to Hawaii where she meets Irene Lindquist, who might actually be Irene Foster, Mallory's flying partner.
Everitt gently leads Lindquist to reveal her story and all the twists and turns that came with it. Slowly, these 2 women realize they have more in common. Why is Janey Everitt really at this small island in Hawaii?
This story almost acts like a fictionalized theory of Amelia Earhart's disappearance but Beatriz Williams makeit clear that this story is more like a conglomerate of a bunch of pilots and their discoveries and losses with flying and added in with the mystery of a missing pilot. I genuinely thought this book was beautifully written. It brought me back in time and then spat me back onto my couch with the truth of what happened to Sam Mallory.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders
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