Kit and Ivy are half-sisters that have bonded over the years as if they were full sisters. Neither is close to their father, in fact, Kit has never even met him. The trigger in this story is when Kit decides she wants to finally meet him. When she announces her plans to Ivy, Ivy is shocked and wants no part of it. Neither does Kit's mother. It's not just because they don't like the father, Roger, it's for a much bigger reason. I think the only person in the entire story not hiding some really really big secret is Kit herself.

As Kit begins her search the secrets start coming out, and they set off a chain of events that begins to drive some people far apart, and bring others closer together. The characters in the story were quite real and they were all very far from perfect. I think this is what really makes this book click and why I enjoyed it. Their are a true family. At times they love each other and can't get enough of each other, and other times they can't stand to look at each other. It's what real life is.

The part that threw me was the ending. I felt like it was quite abrupt and that some of the storyline was left hanging. I wanted to know what happened next, but there wasn't anything else left to read in the book. Another ten pages or so would have been perfect.
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