I LOVED this book!! If you want something heartwarming, but yet heart wrenching, this is your book.

Summary:

In 2065, little orphan Adri is about to commit to being one of the first migrations to Mars, after climate control, pollution, and global warming has ruined Earth and it’s inhabitants. She has no reason to stay on Earth and she’s ready to move on. Until, she has to go live on a farm (awaiting to be approved for her Mars journey) with a long distant family member she’s never met, Lily.

There, she discovers the journal of Catherine Godspeed, who lived in the same farm during the Dust Bowl Era in 1934. As Adri reads on, she becomes invested by the story of a girl who changed everything after finding an old letter written by a woman who grew up with and was best friends with her mom and wrote to her several times (Adri found these letters too).

In England, 1919, Lenore Allstock is still recovering from the death of her brother during the First World War, with nothing but optimism and a friend (Catherine’s mom) in America to keep her going.

Adri has never questioned her choice to leave Earth, but suddenly she grows an attachment to these girls and a piece of history she never knew she belonged to.

My review:

Omg. What a beautiful story. It was a slow burn, for sure. I didn’t really like Adri at first—she was sort of pointless and Lilly was the one character from Part 1 (Adri) that I enjoyed. However, after hearing Catherine and Lenore’s stories, Adri began to have a purpose—which in retrospect was what she needed anyway—to gain a purpose for her own life and what she thought she was leaving behind.

I thought the interweaving storylines provided the story with great enrichment. The writer was able to establish three amazing independent female characters that made the right choices—not necessarily the popular choices—but the right choices for them and their loved ones.

I wanted this book to keep going and I didn’t want to end my time with these three ladies. The ending was bittersweet, but gave so much hope.

The narrators were fantastic. All three were invested in the story and the voices they used were clear, perfectly chosen, and so enjoyable.

A++