The Red Journal

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About the Book The Red Journal

Flirty globetrotter Sybil badgers her friend Libby to travel along in seeking out the world’s “sacred places”—a monastery in Japan, a mountaintop in Africa, a mosque in Istanbul. Her footloose wandering far from family values costs her more than money.

But Libby can’t afford to travel, and she’s plagued by a different kind of restlessness. Grieving the recent death of the grandmother who raised her in their inner-city Minneapolis tenement now slated for demolition, Libby faces homelessness in both heart and habitation.

When Libby discovers a cryptic message from beyond the grave and an antique ring pointing to a mystery in an inner room of a mansion museum in North Dakota, she sets out on a quest of her own for the meaning of heritage and home.

My Thoughts on The Red Journal:

You guys I picked up this book and I immediately couldn’t put it down.  Well, the virtual version of the book I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen would be more accurate. 

The book is well written and the characters definitely made me fall in love.  

Libby recently lost her grandmother and because of that her home too as it’s going to be demolished.  She really doesn’t want to go on the trip she can’t afford but Sybil won’t take no for an answer.  It’s not that Sybil is uncaring but rather this is what she’d want someone to do for her if the tides were turned.  

When Libby finds some interesting things and receives a message from her dead grandmother things start to speed up.  Libby must solve the mystery but can she do it in time?  And how can she sleuth around a museum without being seen?  Love it!

I came into this book thinking it would be a short read and mediocre.  But guys I was floored!  This is a really great read with a solid plot.  There are a few times it can be confusing as you get some information in chunks and pieces and you really just want to have it all at once.  Highly recommend so go grab your copy and read it, then come back and let me know what you thought!

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