I will never not read a Jodi Picoult book. That being said, I was given a copy of this book in exchange with an honest review. This book is mostly love story, but I think I can be used as a teaching tool. Jodi did a lot of work with the characters and it shows. We as readers are faced with some things that most people never talk about. For instance I learned a lot about end of life care and the characters in the book helped me face some uncertainties that I have about death. It also helped me come to terms with the choices that we make in our lives, and how they affect us. I think this book can appeal to anyone, but readers of fiction, mystery and romance genres may enjoy it most. TW: death, plane crash, divorce, affairs

In present day Boston, Dawn is a death doula with a husband and a young daughter, but fifteen years ago she was an archaeologist searching for the the Book of Two Ways, an ancient funerary text in the Egyptian desert until something forced her to return to Boston. When her plane crash lands, she is forced to reconcile the path she might have taken with the one she ultimately took. A man she chose over someone she left behind.

Each chapter in the book is a glimpse into a different path that can be taken. The Egyptian Book of Two Ways describes two paths that the reader can take to get to the afterlife. This is how the novel is set up too, Jodi nods to the different paths taken in the Egyptian book with her own words. Dawn's life in Boston is known as the water route, and her life in Egypt is known as the land route. This style structure worked for me--when I figured it out. Some readers may find it challenging.

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. The story was engaging, the characters were brilliant and very well rounded. I did find the opening and the first few chapters confusing, and some readers may not be satisfied with the ending of the book.