I got this story from NetGalley and it intrigued me because it deals with illegal adoptions. I have several friends who adopted from Guatemala before adoptions were closed there because of scandals.
In this book Andreo has always felt a bit of an odd man out. He was adopted from Bolivia right before his mom found out she was pregnant. His brother, David is only 6 months younger but Andreo feels that David is favored because he is their "real" child. He has also always wondered about his birth family but the topic has been taboo at home. When David's family, avid athletes, decides to participate in an extreme race in Bolivia Andreo and his friend Raul (also adopted from Bolivia) decide to take the opportunity to look for their birth families. They find some documentation with names and also find out that the man who orchestrated their adoption has been arrested for illegal adoptions.
Upon arriving things start going amazingly well and they receive help from a detective. But...be careful what you wish for and who you trust.
I liked the book overall but I wish more of the discovery and reveal had been natural. At the end it felt like an episode of Scooby Doo where the recap everything. It seemed a bit awkward.
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