The Other Side of Beautiful
Kim Lock
Reviewed by Helen
This is a brilliant story it is filled with so many emotions, all of the emotions rolled into a story that I found very hard to put down I loved getting to know Mercy Blain and feeling her struggles as she journeys on a road trip to find the other side, the side she used to be on before everything happened.
Mercy’s house has just burnt to the ground, what on earth is she going to do now she hasn’t left it for two years, there is just her and her sausage dog Wasabi, her anxiety levels are rising and fast when her sort of ex-husband arrives, Eugene takes her to his house but that is uncomfortable and staying there is not possible.
A chance to purchase a small very old rusty campervan jumps up and Mercy takes it this can be her and Wasabi’s home till her house is re-built but no, Mercy decides on a trip to Darwin, she discovers the cremated ashes of an unknown person in the back and they all start their journey north and what a journey it is. There are so many people along the way that offer assistance and slowly Mercy starts to let the fear and anxiety go, she is opening up and talking about what happened and doing things she has not done for two years, even meeting up with the last person you think of seems to see her strength grow a little.
This is a beautifully written story that takes in anxiety and fear there are so many fabulous characters in it that MS Lock has bought to life. Mercy really showed strength in what she did on that trip on her own it something I would never be able to do and she found the other side the beautiful side and I was cheering her on so much, there were some really fun parts in this story, so many ups and downs it is adventurous, witty and moving and yes a few tears from me and a story that I would highly recommend, really a must read.
My thanks to Harlequin AU and Netgalley for my copy to read and review
Mercy’s house has just burnt to the ground, what on earth is she going to do now she hasn’t left it for two years, there is just her and her sausage dog Wasabi, her anxiety levels are rising and fast when her sort of ex-husband arrives, Eugene takes her to his house but that is uncomfortable and staying there is not possible.
A chance to purchase a small very old rusty campervan jumps up and Mercy takes it this can be her and Wasabi’s home till her house is re-built but no, Mercy decides on a trip to Darwin, she discovers the cremated ashes of an unknown person in the back and they all start their journey north and what a journey it is. There are so many people along the way that offer assistance and slowly Mercy starts to let the fear and anxiety go, she is opening up and talking about what happened and doing things she has not done for two years, even meeting up with the last person you think of seems to see her strength grow a little.
This is a beautifully written story that takes in anxiety and fear there are so many fabulous characters in it that MS Lock has bought to life. Mercy really showed strength in what she did on that trip on her own it something I would never be able to do and she found the other side the beautiful side and I was cheering her on so much, there were some really fun parts in this story, so many ups and downs it is adventurous, witty and moving and yes a few tears from me and a story that I would highly recommend, really a must read.
My thanks to Harlequin AU and Netgalley for my copy to read and review
5 stars
Expected publication: July 7th 2021 by HQ Fiction
