This book was not as good as her first 2 books that I dearly loved. They story built a climax until the very end. I'm sensing a sequel to find out what happened afterwards. ( )

Three college friends. Friends and family. Friends who are your family. Insightful writing capturing deep emotions of loss, love, heartbreak and rejoicing.

Often when I read a description saying a book is about loss, friendship, love lost and found, I sort of roll my eyes and think.....oh, one of "those" books. This is one of those books but it really is about all those things and more. An excellent book about relationships and feelings - expressed so much better than I ever could.

de los Santos displays a real skill in describing the emotions of loss (of a parent), love (of a child), loneliness, yearning, friendship, and love (romantic), that I was swept away in the prose. It’s almost poetic at times. To be honest, sometimes it is a bit long winded and overdone, but mostly I am in awe at the insight and clarity with which she is able to present all that range of emotion.

The book has a very tidy, Hollywood-happy-ending, which I expected, but I loved. The book is not a complex plot or filled with a large cast of characters, but the three main ones are fully developed and likable (even with their flaws - Will was maybe a little too perfect, but the 2 women were flawed but lovable characters). It is a very readable, thoroughly enjoyable book.

Highly recommended. ( )

not as good as her others, just ok. really annoying characters. ( )

I liked this book and the characters and storyline with one exception. I got the impression I was supposed to like the character Cat but I didn't. I thought she was rude and ungrateful and selfish. Her friends and her husband went all the way across the world to find her because they thought she was in trouble and because they loved her and wanted her back in their lives and she didn't thank them or even act like she recognized all the trouble they went to to find her. She was more focused on herself and her new found sister than to see the bigger picture and to see that they were acting selflessly and out of love and concern for her. I kept hoping that she would pop up at the very end and surprise them with her return. I was somewhat displeased with the way the book ended. With all the build up about Cat and how wonderful hers and Will's and Pen's friendship was the ending felt like a let down to me.

I enjoyed this book. It was a great story of love and the risks involved in loving someone. I loved Pen and Will. I was a little disappointed in Cat, but after finishing the book realized that while Cat was the premises of the trip, she was secondary to the story. I really enjoy Marisa de los Santos' writing style and her characters. ( )