Mosquitoland

Title: Mosquitoland
Author: David Arnold
Type: Paperback
Read: 10th October - 23rd October 2015
Rating: 4/5
Published: 10th September 2015 by Headline

When her parents unexpectedly divorce, Mim Malone is dragged from her beloved home in Ohio to the 'wastelands' of Mississippi, where she lives in a haze of medication with her dad and new (almost certainly evil) stepmom. But when Mim learns her real mother is ill back home, she escapes her new life and embarks on a rescue mission aboard a Greyhound bus, meeting an assortment of quirky characters along the way. And when her thousand-mile journey takes a few turns she could never see coming, Mim must confront her own demons, redefining her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane.

I recieved a copy via bookbridgr for review. At first i was very torn with this. I had high hopes and during the first part, I was slightly let down. However give this book a chance. It does get better.

Mim lives with her dad and his partner. They moved away from Ohio and from Mim's mum without any reason, well to Mim. So when she hears them talking about her mum in the principles office at school one day, she skips school and heads on a journey back home.

I felt really sorry for Mim at times, she was young and felt like she had a lot to prove. Throughout the book, Mim is writing to somone called Izzy which at first I thought was her aunt, but we find out later it's her sister, not yet born. We have to remember Mim is still young and therefore shouldnt' really be travelling across the US at all on her own. She meets a bunch of interesting characters and some not so.

My favourites were Walt, Arlene and Beck. They all make huge impacts to Mim and the things she does. I did fall in love towards the end of the book. Mim and Walts relationship was just amazing, I was all smiley happy for them, they were great. And Beck, he was great. He was this nice guy, who helped out, was there and listened.

It needs to be read. It's written in leters, notes, pictures and its seems like a journal of Mim.  

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