A Read

Wish You Were Here

by Jodi Picoult 

Diana O'Toole has always been a planner. At twenty-nine she’s up for promotion to her dream job as an art specialist at Sotheby’s, and she’s about to fly to the Galapagos where she is convinced her surgeon boyfriend, Finn is going to propose. She will be married by thirty, children by thirty-five, then move out to a New York City suburb. Perfectly on track. But then a virus that felt worlds away has appeared in the city, and on the eve of their departure, Finn tells Diana he can’t go - he has to stay behind, it's all hands on deck at the hospital. He convinces Diana to go, it would be a shame for their non-refundable trip to go to waste. And so, reluctantly, she goes.
 

Almost immediately Diana's dream vacation goes awry. On arrival she finds the island is under quarantine and the hotel has closed its doors. She could have taken the return ferry and returned home but decided to stay, leaving her stranded and completely isolated, way out of her comfort zone. Eventually she befriends a local family who help her.
 

With lots of time on her hands she finds herself examining her relationship, her choices, and herself, and wondering if when she goes home, she will have evolved into someone completely different, and maybe even re-evaluate the future she’s envisioned. 

Some of this was good but overall it was a bit tedious and, despite a massive surprising twist just over half way, predictable. I skipped some of it. As for the ending - it was just a huge eye roll.

∼ Happy Reading∼ 

Polly x