Title: A Million Miles Away
When high school senior Kelsey's identical twin sister, Michelle, dies in a car crash, Kelsey is left without her other half. The only person who doesn't know about the tragedy is Michelle's boyfriend, Peter, recently deployed to Afghanistan. But when Kelsey finally connects with Peter online, she can't bear to tell him the truth. Active duty has taken its toll, and Peter, thinking that Kelsey is Michelle, says that seeing her is the one thing keeping him alive. Caught up in the moment, Kelsey has no choice: She lets Peter believe that she is her sister.
As Kelsey keeps up the act, she crosses the line from pretend to real. Soon, Kelsey can't deny that she's falling, hard, for the one boy she shouldn't want.
Author: Lara Avery
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Genre: Contemporary
Release Date: July 7, 2015
Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Medium Read In: eARC
Pages: 320
Rating: 5 Stars
Why I Read It: I requested to read it from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Synopsis: Perfect for fans of Nicholas Sparks, this breathtaking story of love and loss is guaranteed to break your heart and sweep you off your feet.
When high school senior Kelsey's identical twin sister, Michelle, dies in a car crash, Kelsey is left without her other half. The only person who doesn't know about the tragedy is Michelle's boyfriend, Peter, recently deployed to Afghanistan. But when Kelsey finally connects with Peter online, she can't bear to tell him the truth. Active duty has taken its toll, and Peter, thinking that Kelsey is Michelle, says that seeing her is the one thing keeping him alive. Caught up in the moment, Kelsey has no choice: She lets Peter believe that she is her sister.
As Kelsey keeps up the act, she crosses the line from pretend to real. Soon, Kelsey can't deny that she's falling, hard, for the one boy she shouldn't want.
Review: I'm kind of surprised that I liked this book enough to have read it in two days. I found it to be sad as well as heartbreaking. I admired Kelsey for having the guts to do what she did in the wake of her sister's death. Her interactions with Peter were probably the only thing that had been keeping her together like they were for him (even though he thought she was Michelle). Kelsey knew what she wanted to do with her life and had it all planned out, but in the end her plans changed and she changed for the better. I loved the slow burning romance between Kelsey and Peter (still thinking it was Michelle), and I truly did love this book.
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