infowitch 's review for:

If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch

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Ended up skimming in the middle, annoyed by flaws/conveniences that took this out of the running for lit merit. Carey is beautiful and smart and her dad is rich and her stepmom wants Carey AND Nessa, who isn't even the dad's? It's all so pat and frankly way too easy. Also there are timeline issues -- the grandma memories, how the mom managed to give birth to Jenessa without social services, etc.
And where did the accent come from?
So many things that fall apart once you think about it. Bleh.