This book wasn’t for me!
I adored the cover and the premise of the plot but Emily I didn’t connect to and I didn’t like her.
I started skimming the book around page 80.

Thanks to Netgalley for my advanced ebook copy.

All of Emily Davenport’s self worth has been wrapped up in taking care of her grandmother, a best selling children’s author. After her death, Emily is left feeling adrift and without a purpose. But then she discovers her grandmother may have left one unpublished manuscript hidden somewhere. All Emily has to do is find it, and the search takes her around the world,. In the end, Emily finds something much more important, a sense of self and a new direction. This is a sweet story about stepping out of your comfort zone and daring to be brave

After the death of her grandmother, Emily Davenport isn't sure how to move on with her life. Thinking that only her talents were driven by her deceased grandmother, she isn't sure where she fits in this world...until she receives a letter in the mail. Her grandmother has forced her on an adventure filled with hidden clues and adventure including meeting many of the important people in Catriona's life. All of this in an effort to help Emily live again instead of just merely existing.

Full of loss, love, lessons about life, adventure, and mystery, Katherine Slee takes her readers on a journey of second chances and self-discovery after a tragic event This book will leave you feeling a sense of hope, even amidst dark trials and tribulations.

After reading this book, I found myself wanting to know more about Emily's life. This is something that I haven't felt for awhile when reading fiction. If you're looking for a sweet, heartfelt book that shows the silver linings of life, this is the book for you! Everyone who is anyone can relate to the lessons, feelings, and events that occur in Emily's life!

Last year I got this book with different title called “for Emily” and I didn’t finish it because of connectivity issues with Emily (yes, the heroine irritated me much!) And a year later, after reading a few sentences of the blurb and being mesmerized by its amazing cover and meaningful name, I requested it.

And here is my dilemma: when I request a book, I take my responsibility seriously and I finish it even though I get bored, I get sick of the characters and I take so many naps and breaks during my frustrated and suffocated reading. I’m a mission woman. So I thought, maybe the first time I wasn’t in my mood and I acted unfair about my feelings. A book about grief and self-discovery, second chances always picks my interest. Why don’t I give this book second chance as like its new name! Right? So’ let’s jump in! At least it gives us amazing opportunity to have a virtual tour in Europe during our reading.

Let’s take a closer look to the blurb: Emily suffers from the death of her grandmother, following the clues and reading her dairy pages which takes her a tour around Europe and helps her discover things about both her grandmother and herself. She learns how to open her heart to the life’s brand new possibilities and happiness.

As you may see the book has promising premise but at my second reading (this time I swear I read the entire book!) I feel same about annoying and dislikable heroine. I couldn’t relate with her and care about her grief, her pain and inner journey which failed me a lot and lose my connection with the story.

It’s still emotional, heartfelt, poignant story and I am sure with better heroine it would be four to five starred reading for me. But this time I’ll stick with my let’s in the middle, and give Switzerland points which means feel-good, European three stars.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central) for sharing this emotional ARC in exchange my honest review.