The Pearl Sister
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Summary
From the breathtaking beaches of Thailand to the barely tamed wilds of colonial Australia， The Pearl Sister is the next captivating story in New York Times bestselling author Lucinda Riley’s epic series about two women searching for a place to call home。
CeCe D’Aplièse has always felt like an outcast。 But following the death of her father—the reclusive billionaire affectionately called Pa Salt by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe—she finds herself more alone than ever。 With nothing left to lose， CeCe delves into the mystery of her familial origins。 The only clues she holds are a black and white photograph and the name of a female pioneer who once traversed the globe from Scotland to Australia。
One hundred years earlier， Kitty McBride， a clergyman's daughter， abandoned her conservative upbringing to serve as the companion to a wealthy woman traveling from Edinburgh to Adelaide。 Her ticket to a new land brings the adventure she dreamed of…and a love that she had never imagined。
When CeCe reaches the searing heat and dusty plains of the Red Centre of Australia， something deep within her responds to the energy of the area and the ancient culture of the Aboriginal people， and her soul reawakens。 As she comes closer to finding the truth of her ancestry， CeCe begins to believe that this untamed， vast continent could offer her what she’s always yearned for: a sense of belonging。
CeCe D’Aplièse has always felt like an outcast。 But following the death of her father—the reclusive billionaire affectionately called Pa Salt by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe—she finds herself more alone than ever。 With nothing left to lose， CeCe delves into the mystery of her familial origins。 The only clues she holds are a black and white photograph and the name of a female pioneer who once traversed the globe from Scotland to Australia。
One hundred years earlier， Kitty McBride， a clergyman's daughter， abandoned her conservative upbringing to serve as the companion to a wealthy woman traveling from Edinburgh to Adelaide。 Her ticket to a new land brings the adventure she dreamed of…and a love that she had never imagined。
When CeCe reaches the searing heat and dusty plains of the Red Centre of Australia， something deep within her responds to the energy of the area and the ancient culture of the Aboriginal people， and her soul reawakens。 As she comes closer to finding the truth of her ancestry， CeCe begins to believe that this untamed， vast continent could offer her what she’s always yearned for: a sense of belonging。
Reviews
Julie Thompson
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Started off really well， enjoyed it and read steadily。 About halfway through it lost its appeal and became too depressing but I finished it anyway just to see what happened。 Obligatory gay romance， of course， as no book can be written these days without it。 Sigh。 This was the first book I've read of the seven sisters and it will be the last。 Started off really well， enjoyed it and read steadily。 About halfway through it lost its appeal and became too depressing but I finished it anyway just to see what happened。 Obligatory gay romance， of course， as no book can be written these days without it。 Sigh。 This was the first book I've read of the seven sisters and it will be the last。 。。。more
Frieda
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As I am midway through this book my sister announced that they are leaving for Australia in 2 months time。 Suddenly the book had even more value。 The story of family - lost and found， sisterhood and exploration resonated very well with me。 Loved this book just as much as the others in the series。
Decia Immers
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Until now The Storm Sister was my favorite， but oh my， this one was literally an emotional roller coaster。 And becomes by far my favorite of The Seven Sisters series。I LOVED the aboriginal history as I know very little of it。 And I think is one of the first time we read something about the story of the seven sisters。 The romances， the broken hearts， so many lost souls。 I also really enjoyed that the parts were much shorter between the past and the present。 So until now， the 2 first books are lin Until now The Storm Sister was my favorite， but oh my， this one was literally an emotional roller coaster。 And becomes by far my favorite of The Seven Sisters series。I LOVED the aboriginal history as I know very little of it。 And I think is one of the first time we read something about the story of the seven sisters。 The romances， the broken hearts， so many lost souls。 I also really enjoyed that the parts were much shorter between the past and the present。 So until now， the 2 first books are linked somehow to Paris。 Book 3 and 4 would be linked in London。 Let’s see what the 2 last books are about。 。。。more
Sippy Van Der Meer
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Als je één hebt gelezen， heb je ze allemaal gelezen， zei mijn grootmoeder over de zeven zussen reeks。 Zo is het precies， en toch was het ook weer smullen！
Petra
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Stvrta kniha v serii o Siedmych sestrach。 Hoci doteraz mi bola CeCe najmenej sympaticka， po docitani som zmenila nazor。。nadherne vystavany pribeh， ktory sa krasne odvijal a prepletal od minulosti （zac 20。st） az po sucasnost。 Uzasne opisy Australskej prirody， nelahkej prace hladacov peral， ale aj zivota dievcata， ktore sa nevedelo najst。 Urcite odporucam。
Pauliina
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Alan todellakin lämmetä näille！ Helmen sisaren tarina vie lukijan matkalle Australiaan， kun CeCe lähtee selvittämään juuriaan。 Kun aiemmin olen kokenut häiritseväksi hahmojen loputtoman hyvyyden， tässä kirjassa on hahmoja， jotka ovat hyviä， mutta voivat silti tehdä virheitä ja paheksuttavia asioita， mikä tuo toivomaani särmää seitsemän sisaren sarjaan。 Kiehtovaa luettavaa jälleen kerran！
Lucilene Coutinho Dotoli
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Beautiful
Zena
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Hmmm。。。 zycie polega chyba na tym， by móc odnaleźć swoje miejsce na tym świecie。 Wciągająca historia， a te pająki brrr
Cathy
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étonnant voyage dans l'Australie du siècle dernier étonnant voyage dans l'Australie du siècle dernier 。。。more
Nirit
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כמה נאבקתי עם הספר הזה！ אם לא הייתי רוצה להמשיך לקרוא את הסדרה， הייתי נוטשת אותו ממזמן。 הספר היה כתוב היטב， אבל לא הצלחתי להתחבר לדמויות או להתנהלות שלהם。 את סיסי לא אהבתי עוד בספר הקודם （על אחותה， סטאר）。 הדמות שלה רואה בעיקר את עצמה ועסוקה ברחמים עצמיים וביללות על כמה העולם התאכזר עליה （אם מתעלמים כמובן מזה שגדלה באי פרטי， אצל אבא ביליונר， שנתן לה חינוך מעולה וכמעט כל מה שרצתה）。 השליש הראשון של הספר היה מלא כולו ברגשות הנחיתות של סיסי וברחמים העצמיים שלה。ואז תודה לאל הספר עבר לעבר， לסיפור של קי כמה נאבקתי עם הספר הזה！ אם לא הייתי רוצה להמשיך לקרוא את הסדרה， הייתי נוטשת אותו ממזמן。 הספר היה כתוב היטב， אבל לא הצלחתי להתחבר לדמויות או להתנהלות שלהם。 את סיסי לא אהבתי עוד בספר הקודם （על אחותה， סטאר）。 הדמות שלה רואה בעיקר את עצמה ועסוקה ברחמים עצמיים וביללות על כמה העולם התאכזר עליה （אם מתעלמים כמובן מזה שגדלה באי פרטי， אצל אבא ביליונר， שנתן לה חינוך מעולה וכמעט כל מה שרצתה）。 השליש הראשון של הספר היה מלא כולו ברגשות הנחיתות של סיסי וברחמים העצמיים שלה。ואז תודה לאל הספר עבר לעבר， לסיפור של קיטי。 בת הכומר שמגלה את האמת על אביה ובורחת מהאמת הזו לאוסטרליה。 הסיפור הזה התחיל מעולה， אבל אז גם קיטי הפכה לדמות מעצבנת עם בחירות מוזרות שהיה לי קשה להבין אותן。מעבר לחיפוש העבר ולרחמים העצמיים של סיסי， נכנסו לסיפור שלה גם 2 דמויות שלא תרמו כלום לעלילה: אייס וכריסי。 אני בספק אם הסופרת בעצמה ייעדה לאייס תפקיד משמעותי בעלילה。 נראה שהיא השתמשה בדמות שלו רק כדי להוסיף 200 עמודים מיותרים לעלילה。 אם היו חותכים את כל הנסיעה של סיסי לתאילנד ומטיסים אותה מלונדון ישירות לאוסטרליה， העלילה לא הייתה נפגעת בכלום， והספר היה מתקצר ככה שהיו לוקחים לי רק חודשיים לסיים אותו ולא ארבעה חודשים。למה בכל זאת שני כוכבים？ כי הספר גרם לי לחבב את אוסטרליה ולהכיר את העבר שלה， וגם העלה כמה תהיות מוסריות מעניינות。 。。。more
Giuls
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Dopo aver tanto apprezzato il precedente romanzo， ho trovato che con questo libro l’autrice sia tornata un po’ su quelli che per me erano stati gli standard dei primi due romanzi， ovvero carini， ma decisamente nulla di che。Sicuramente ci sono stati moltissimi aspetti positivi nel romanzo， legati prevalentemente a tutto ciò che riguarda la cultura aborigena australiana， dalla quale sono sempre stata affascinata， e la loro arte， sicuramente molto suggestiva a vedersi e che durante questo romanzo n Dopo aver tanto apprezzato il precedente romanzo， ho trovato che con questo libro l’autrice sia tornata un po’ su quelli che per me erano stati gli standard dei primi due romanzi， ovvero carini， ma decisamente nulla di che。Sicuramente ci sono stati moltissimi aspetti positivi nel romanzo， legati prevalentemente a tutto ciò che riguarda la cultura aborigena australiana， dalla quale sono sempre stata affascinata， e la loro arte， sicuramente molto suggestiva a vedersi e che durante questo romanzo non ho fatto altro che immaginarmi。Però per il resto ho trovato la storia un po’ carente， in particolare per tutto ciò che riguardava CeCe。Ma questo credo sia dovuto principalmente al mio odio viscerale per i personaggi， in particolare per le due protagoniste della storia， CeCe e Kitty。 Quest’ultima soprattutto non sono proprio riuscita a sopportarla: donna intraprendente per i suoi tempi quanto vuoi， ma per tutto il romanzo mi ha ricordato un ghiacciolo tanto la trovavo fredda e non riuscivo ad immaginarmela se non come una di quelle donne di inizio Novecento con i vestiti abbottonati praticamente fino al mento e con i capelli tirati indietro in una crocca strettissima， la schiena dritta e rigida come un palo， di quelle che eliminavano il calore circostante solo camminando per strada e che si vedono sempre nei film; non so se fosse davvero così nel romanzo， ma è stato l’unico modo in cui sono riuscita ad immaginarmela。CeCe， poi， non è stata per niente da meno， anzi。 Diciamo che si capiva lontano un miglio che queste due donne fossero imparentate proprio per i loro atteggiamenti… 。。。more
Ekta Kochar
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This was the first book I read from the Seven Sister series。 At the time， I had no idea it was a book from a series。 And as I kept reading it， I was so hinged to the book。 I loved how the author shifts from past to present and gives you some ideas about the future。
Libreria Tua E Mia
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Eccoci arrivati al quarto capitolo: Celeno o come tutti la chiamano “CeCe”。La nostra protagonista è una pittrice， ricca di ispirazione ed estremamente creativa。 Tutto però viene meno nel momento in cui cambia il suo rapporto con Star e il suo senso di abbandono finisce per sopraffarla。 I nostri affetti sono la parte più importante della nostra vita e la gestione di questo rapporto dalla simbiosi alla totale separazione， sinceramente， non mi è piaciuto molto。La vita ci mette sempre davanti delle Eccoci arrivati al quarto capitolo: Celeno o come tutti la chiamano “CeCe”。La nostra protagonista è una pittrice， ricca di ispirazione ed estremamente creativa。 Tutto però viene meno nel momento in cui cambia il suo rapporto con Star e il suo senso di abbandono finisce per sopraffarla。 I nostri affetti sono la parte più importante della nostra vita e la gestione di questo rapporto dalla simbiosi alla totale separazione， sinceramente， non mi è piaciuto molto。La vita ci mette sempre davanti delle sfide nuove， non dobbiamo mai tirarci indietro nonostante ci sembri impossibile reagire e trovare una soluzione。 Il tempo fa sempre il suo corso e il minimo che possiamo fare è rialzarci， prendere coraggio e mettere noi stessi al primo posto。 Sempre。 Sulla scia di questa nuova consapevolezza anche CeCe affronta il suo viaggio nel passato alla scoperta di un nuovo futuro， in una storia di amore e passione， nella speranza di ritrovare sé stessa e la sua ispirazione。 Pa’ Salt non si è certo dimenticato di lei， gli indizi che le ha lasciato sono pochi ma preziosi， non le resta altro che fare le valigie… destinazione Bangkok！！E dopo？ Cosa succederà a Taigete “La ragazza della Luna”？ Non vi resta che proseguire… 。。。more
Kate Mottershead
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Loved it
Jessica
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Forse， il più bello， finora。
Camilla
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Utruleg spennande bok。 Forfattaren kan det med å lage glidande overgangar frå notid til fortid， og tilbake igjen， uten at det er vanskeleg å henge med。 Fascinerende korleis Riley klarar å flette historia saman， og ikkje minst ha så god oversikt at ho klarar å legge inn hint om Pa Salt og den sjuande søstera her og der。Dette var ei underhaldande historie der den eine sida etter den andre vart slukt， for å finne ut kva som skjedde vidare。 Ei historie om tvillingbrødre， perlefiskeindustrien， rase o Utruleg spennande bok。 Forfattaren kan det med å lage glidande overgangar frå notid til fortid， og tilbake igjen， uten at det er vanskeleg å henge med。 Fascinerende korleis Riley klarar å flette historia saman， og ikkje minst ha så god oversikt at ho klarar å legge inn hint om Pa Salt og den sjuande søstera her og der。Dette var ei underhaldande historie der den eine sida etter den andre vart slukt， for å finne ut kva som skjedde vidare。 Ei historie om tvillingbrødre， perlefiskeindustrien， rase og etnisitet， Australia， sterke kvinnelege karakterar， store forandringar， uante eventyr， overkomme frykt， det å våge og tørre å gå ut av komfortsona， tragiske skjebnar， lukkelege avslutningar， familie er ikkje berre blodsband og om det å finne seg sjølv。 Anbefalast！ 。。。more
Moreninha
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Esta entrega me ha gustado más， menos repetitiva， por fin la autora se ha saltado toda la parte de la muerte del padre y el reencuentro de las hermanas， viva la elipsis。La parte que se desarrolla en Australia también me ha resultado bastante interesante。 La que más me ha entretenido hasta ahora。
Leslie Kruegel
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Interesting and fun novel， back and forth story of present and past - good depiction of aboriginal life and treatment in Australia。
Andrea James
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Yet again， amazing story， starting to link all the books together。 Plus， some questions unanswered。。。 hopefully all tied in together later。 I’m sure they will not disappoint。。。
Mags Schofield
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Another amazing story from Lucinda Riley。 CeeCee sets out to learn where she came from， and her journey takes her to Australia。 A fascinating history unfolds as we learn of her Aboriginal roots。 As usual with the sister books， nothing is ever straight forward， as we move between the past and the present day。 I really enjoyed the well written characters and appreciated the depth of research involved in this amazing story。 I've immediately moved on to the next story。 Another amazing story from Lucinda Riley。 CeeCee sets out to learn where she came from， and her journey takes her to Australia。 A fascinating history unfolds as we learn of her Aboriginal roots。 As usual with the sister books， nothing is ever straight forward， as we move between the past and the present day。 I really enjoyed the well written characters and appreciated the depth of research involved in this amazing story。 I've immediately moved on to the next story。 。。。more
Andrena
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book the most in the series so far！！ Made me miss my old town in outback Australia so much， held a lot of emotion and such beautiful character development by both Cece and Kitty。 Even you don’t read the other books I still think this one is good as a stand alone！
Anne
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love Lucinda Riley and this series but to me this was the weakest so far。 What spoiled the book for me was Cece's relationship with Chrissie。 Chrissie is written as an opportunist and Cece is rightly suspicious of her。 However Chrissie then declares her love for Cece and within 24 hours Cece is thinking that Chrissie is the love of her life （even though she has previously not shown any affection for her sex nor did she consider even that Chrissie is attractive）。 I feel that there is some nod t I love Lucinda Riley and this series but to me this was the weakest so far。 What spoiled the book for me was Cece's relationship with Chrissie。 Chrissie is written as an opportunist and Cece is rightly suspicious of her。 However Chrissie then declares her love for Cece and within 24 hours Cece is thinking that Chrissie is the love of her life （even though she has previously not shown any affection for her sex nor did she consider even that Chrissie is attractive）。 I feel that there is some nod to having to include a sister who is bi or homosexual in the series with no justification in this story。 。。。more
Lisa Pizzolato
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La sœur à la perle- Les sept soeurs T4Dans le quatrième tome de cette saga， nous suivons CeCe qui part à la quête de ses origines familiales。Les indices laissés par Pa Salt ainsi que ses recherches l'emmènent dans un pays où la vie peut s'avérer très difficile comme l'ont expérimenté ses ancêtres， l'Australie。 J'ai été happée une fois de plus par le côté historique de ce roman。 J'ai aimé découvrir les terres hostiles australiennes en compagnie de Kitty。 En revanche， la partie contemporaine ne m' La sœur à la perle- Les sept soeurs T4Dans le quatrième tome de cette saga， nous suivons CeCe qui part à la quête de ses origines familiales。Les indices laissés par Pa Salt ainsi que ses recherches l'emmènent dans un pays où la vie peut s'avérer très difficile comme l'ont expérimenté ses ancêtres， l'Australie。 J'ai été happée une fois de plus par le côté historique de ce roman。 J'ai aimé découvrir les terres hostiles australiennes en compagnie de Kitty。 En revanche， la partie contemporaine ne m'a pas complétement convaincue。 Je n'ai pas compris l'intérêt d'un personnage secondaire， oui CeCe est dyslexique mais est-il nécessaire de le répéter toutes les 5 pages environ ？ Bref， ce sont plus des petits dérangements que des gros défauts。Je continuerai cependant cette aventure en embarquant très prochainement pour le cinquième tome。 。。。more
Lisa
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Book 4 of The Seven Sisters has CeCe as the daughter who goes on a journey to find her biological family。 I enjoyed the story and had the plot figured out。 The author did a great job switching from present day and the early 1900's。 At times I found the book to "wordy"， which made it boring。 The parts of the book that took place in Thailand， while I understand what the author was doing， it just didi not feel like there was a good enough outcome。 I truly think the Thailand part of the book could h Book 4 of The Seven Sisters has CeCe as the daughter who goes on a journey to find her biological family。 I enjoyed the story and had the plot figured out。 The author did a great job switching from present day and the early 1900's。 At times I found the book to "wordy"， which made it boring。 The parts of the book that took place in Thailand， while I understand what the author was doing， it just didi not feel like there was a good enough outcome。 I truly think the Thailand part of the book could have been written differently。 However， I am not the author and she felt that this part of the book had to have been written this way。 。。。more
Aimi Tedresalu
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Loen pärast lugemise põhiväljakutse lõpetamist nüüd naudinguga väljakutseväliseid raamatuid。 Seitsme õe sari on siiani pakkunud mõnusat meelelahutust ning seegi osa polnud pettumus。 Tegemist on siis sarjaga， kus kuus lapsendatud õde pärast kasuisa surma tema jäetud vihjete põhjal oma päritolu jälgi ajama hakkavad。 Järg on jõudnud õdedest neljandani， düslektikust kunstnikuhingeni CeCeni， kes siiani meelde jäänud pigem kolmandast õest Starist sõltuvana ja teda rangelt kontrollivana。 Oma juuri otsi Loen pärast lugemise põhiväljakutse lõpetamist nüüd naudinguga väljakutseväliseid raamatuid。 Seitsme õe sari on siiani pakkunud mõnusat meelelahutust ning seegi osa polnud pettumus。 Tegemist on siis sarjaga， kus kuus lapsendatud õde pärast kasuisa surma tema jäetud vihjete põhjal oma päritolu jälgi ajama hakkavad。 Järg on jõudnud õdedest neljandani， düslektikust kunstnikuhingeni CeCeni， kes siiani meelde jäänud pigem kolmandast õest Starist sõltuvana ja teda rangelt kontrollivana。 Oma juuri otsima minnes teeb CeCe ka vahepeatuse tuntud kuurortriigis ja juhtub sealgi nii mõndagi。 Paralleelselt oleviku （enese）otsingutega jookseb minevikuliin， mis pakkus seekordki ootamatuid pöördeid。 Nagu ühes varasemas selle sarja arvustuses juba mainisin， siis päris järjest kõiki neid lugusid lugeda ei taha ja eks lõpplahendusi saa sageli juba poole loo pealt aimata。 Mulle väga meeldb， et autor on enne raamatu kirjutamist aega võtnud ja tegevuskohtades ka reaalselt ringi reisinud ning nende olemust ja kultuuri tundma õppinud。 。。。more
Jennifer
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CeCe is MisunderstoodCeCe and Star have always come as a pair。 Star the quiet one great with literature and speaks very little， CeCe speaks for them both and virtually overwhelms Star and they even have their own form of sign language to communicate。 Star has found her path now CeCe must stand on her own。 How will she cope？ Can she carve out a life for herself and finally find what and who she is as a person。 Armed with clues Pa Salt her adopted father left her she heads to Australia although sh CeCe is MisunderstoodCeCe and Star have always come as a pair。 Star the quiet one great with literature and speaks very little， CeCe speaks for them both and virtually overwhelms Star and they even have their own form of sign language to communicate。 Star has found her path now CeCe must stand on her own。 How will she cope？ Can she carve out a life for herself and finally find what and who she is as a person。 Armed with clues Pa Salt her adopted father left her she heads to Australia although she is well travelled Australia is the country she has so far avoided due to its critters etc。 Once in Australia she attempts to find out about her background， through her discovery she finds more than she could ever have expected and will she finally find her true path……This was the book I was not looking forward to but how wrong was I？ The back story is intriguing and I feel like I finally understand CeCe 。。。more
Liz Betkis Myrato
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Enjoyed this one more than book 3。 Found the characters and adventure more interesting。
Emma
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Another great story
Jennifer Dronzek
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Just loving this series！！
Léa
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CeCe's story starts a few months after her adoptive dad Pa Salt passes away， when she decides to fly away from London， where she suffers from her beloved sister Star distancing herself from her。CeCe's journey starts with Thailand to finally land in Australia， the country of her origins。I was a bit worried on how I would react reading CeCe's story as she appeared a bit unlikeable from the previous books of the series。 However， we really get to know her and get a chance to appreciate her point of CeCe's story starts a few months after her adoptive dad Pa Salt passes away， when she decides to fly away from London， where she suffers from her beloved sister Star distancing herself from her。CeCe's journey starts with Thailand to finally land in Australia， the country of her origins。I was a bit worried on how I would react reading CeCe's story as she appeared a bit unlikeable from the previous books of the series。 However， we really get to know her and get a chance to appreciate her point of views。 I liked the whole artistic part really present in the story， it was an aspect not developed in the previous books。 But I did not really like CeCe， neither the two main friends she meets in her journey。 And unfortunately， as in Star's story， I felt that her ancestors' tale was too similar from the previous books。 Here again we have choices between duty and love and difficult decisions leading to painful consequences and drama。 Lors of frustration too， because of course we wish things could have been different if there would have been more talks。 But that's also due to the times where it all happened。However， the setting in Australia was amazing， I loved "travelling" there through the book。 。。。more
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