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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
I read this on holiday and would say that it was the perfect holiday read. I read it in the paperback version which added to the whole reading experience which I really enjoyed after having read a lot of eBooks lately.
I really enjoyed the development of the characters in this book especially the main character Katie and how she unravels her life whilst unravelling the mystery of her sister's death. The idea of travelling with Mia's journal was brilliant and really added to the whole story. I felt like I had been to those places in my armchair.
I've definitely found a new favourite author.
I really enjoyed the development of the characters in this book especially the main character Katie and how she unravels her life whilst unravelling the mystery of her sister's death. The idea of travelling with Mia's journal was brilliant and really added to the whole story. I felt like I had been to those places in my armchair.
I've definitely found a new favourite author.
I received this book from Touchstone Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, in exchange for a fair and honest review.
“People go traveling for two reasons: because they are searching for something, or they are running from something.”
Swimming at Night by Lucy Clarke is a captivating read. I was swept away by this story of two sisters: the older one, Katie, being the responsible sister and the younger one, Mia, being the reckless, travel-hungry sister.
Leaving her life in London behind, Mia leaves to travel the world with her best friend, Finn. One night while Mia is traveling, Katie receives a knock on her door with bad news – Mia is dead. . . and it looks like suicide.
The only way Katie can move on is to find out what happened to Mia. She takes Mia’s travel journal (given back to her after being looked at by the police) and embarks on her own journey, following Mia’s path.
The trip forces Katie to grow up, move on, and become a better person, all while learning more about Mia.
For the full review, visit Love at First Book
“People go traveling for two reasons: because they are searching for something, or they are running from something.”
Swimming at Night by Lucy Clarke is a captivating read. I was swept away by this story of two sisters: the older one, Katie, being the responsible sister and the younger one, Mia, being the reckless, travel-hungry sister.
Leaving her life in London behind, Mia leaves to travel the world with her best friend, Finn. One night while Mia is traveling, Katie receives a knock on her door with bad news – Mia is dead. . . and it looks like suicide.
The only way Katie can move on is to find out what happened to Mia. She takes Mia’s travel journal (given back to her after being looked at by the police) and embarks on her own journey, following Mia’s path.
The trip forces Katie to grow up, move on, and become a better person, all while learning more about Mia.
For the full review, visit Love at First Book
Interesting turn of events at almost every corner, turning it into a bit of too unbelievable, but still, a nice read.
I had a hard time getting into the story since the writing was quite confusing, later one, the story was good enough to let me just forget that, but the writing is not that amazing, could be way better.
I had a hard time getting into the story since the writing was quite confusing, later one, the story was good enough to let me just forget that, but the writing is not that amazing, could be way better.
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent
Not sure who recommended this book to me but I want to give them a great big kiss and pledge my undying love for them.
I got to the end and all I could think was oh my god, oh my god, oh my god; that was because it was just so oh my f**king god.
Katie and Mia are sisters who love each other fiercely but fight like cat and dog too. Mia the younger sister makes a huge mistake and being impulsive decides to go back pack around the world with her best friend Finn so she does not have to deal with the fall out of what she did.
The story follows Katie as she retraces Mia's steps to unravel what happened on her journey using Mia's journal for reference.
The writing in this book is beautiful. I could almost smell the sea and Jasmine from the perfect words used by Lucy Clarke. Without reading the blurb I got the impression that the sea is a big passion of the author's and when I did read the blurb found I was right.
The sea ebbs and flows through the book, building and crashing just like the story. The plot is woven wonderfully - totally compulsive reading. I needed to get to the conclusion just as much as Katie did.
This is not a smut book. There is sex but not descriptive. The story didn't need it. I fell a bit in love with Mia and Katie and Finn too but I found Noah a bit scary and intense - which is exactly how I should have felt.
To the person who recommended this book, thank you from the bottom of my heart. 5 huge shining stars. A debut novel too! What talent!
I got to the end and all I could think was oh my god, oh my god, oh my god; that was because it was just so oh my f**king god.
Katie and Mia are sisters who love each other fiercely but fight like cat and dog too. Mia the younger sister makes a huge mistake and being impulsive decides to go back pack around the world with her best friend Finn so she does not have to deal with the fall out of what she did.
The story follows Katie as she retraces Mia's steps to unravel what happened on her journey using Mia's journal for reference.
The writing in this book is beautiful. I could almost smell the sea and Jasmine from the perfect words used by Lucy Clarke. Without reading the blurb I got the impression that the sea is a big passion of the author's and when I did read the blurb found I was right.
The sea ebbs and flows through the book, building and crashing just like the story. The plot is woven wonderfully - totally compulsive reading. I needed to get to the conclusion just as much as Katie did.
This is not a smut book. There is sex but not descriptive. The story didn't need it. I fell a bit in love with Mia and Katie and Finn too but I found Noah a bit scary and intense - which is exactly how I should have felt.
To the person who recommended this book, thank you from the bottom of my heart. 5 huge shining stars. A debut novel too! What talent!
Originally I was going to rate this a 4 star but the ending got me BIG TIME so up to 5 it went.
This was a wonderfully written book and really makes you think. Even though this is about 2 sisters I feel as though anyone can relate to the emotions this book is full of by 'replacing' the sister aspect with someone else in your life. Prepare for an emotional overload with love, hate, grief, resentment, admiration, acceptance, etc.
I really enjoyed the dual timeline from each sister's POV and how they essentially crashed into one another in the end. As I said at the beginning, the ending got me - I always appreciate an emotional ending that ties into the story so well.
This was a wonderfully written book and really makes you think. Even though this is about 2 sisters I feel as though anyone can relate to the emotions this book is full of by 'replacing' the sister aspect with someone else in your life. Prepare for an emotional overload with love, hate, grief, resentment, admiration, acceptance, etc.
I really enjoyed the dual timeline from each sister's POV and how they essentially crashed into one another in the end. As I said at the beginning, the ending got me - I always appreciate an emotional ending that ties into the story so well.
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This story just drew me in. I loved traveling along with Katie while learning about Mia and herself. I would read this author again