Sophie Copinni and Dylan Stone were best friends growing up who embarked on a teenage romance, they were perfect for each other and very much in love until Sophie broke it off out of the blue and moved to London. She devastated Dylan and things have been very tense the couple of times they have had to see one another in the ensuing years.

A wedding approaches between Sophie’s cousin and Dylan’s best mate and that means that they will have to see each other again, and be paired in the bridal party.
Both Sophie and Dylan have gone on to lead very different lives, and now find themselves at a very similar crossroad considering a permanent move back to their small hometown.
I think that A Country Mile shows great growth in Magro’s storytelling, I found it to be a much deeper story and some of the little things that have bugged me previously in her books were much less pronounced. Dialogue can be tricky to nail in a way that feels authentic and though there were still times I had to wonder if people really talk like that, on the most part I did find it more authentic; though sometimes it still felt a little too-Aussie.
Mandy is a big romantic at heart with a belief in soulmates and that once in a lifetime soul-deep love, and that shines brightly in this story; maybe more so than her other books I have read.
There are secrets, lies and twists in A Country Mile that kept me guessing throughout and they make it a little tricky to review well without spoilers. What I can say is that there were some double standards when it came to secrets that did grate a little but in the big scheme that was pretty minor.
The storyline was quite focussed on Sophie and Dylan which left the secondary characters quite shadowy, we didn’t get to know them very well and I think there was scope to explore them a little more deeply.
A Country Mile is a very serious storyline, when you get into the secrets, and I loved following along to try and work out what was going on. The secrets piled up and poor Sophie soon became the secrets vault and it was a role she wasn’t happy with, there is only so long you can be the keeper of secrets before something has to give; especially if they are secrets you don’t believe should be kept secret.
I thought the pacing was pretty steady and unfolded as I would expect but then there seemed to be a lot jammed in the last 50 or so pages. The ending was quite rushed and a big event completely changed the trajectory of what was going on. It made sense the way it played out but it seemed quite rushed.
Once again Magro has painted a vivid picture of the small town setting, making readers fall in love with the small town of Shorefield with it’s open paddocks and gorgeous beaches.
A Country Mile was certainly a ride worth taking and a story I enjoyed, it was at times a little predictable but then some of the twists were completely out of left field. The mystery was well revealed and the secrets just kept piling up, though some things happened and then were almost forgotten from the story, some to resolve later and some were just gone and that seemed a little of an oversight. There were some elements that left me with questions but I think that could be just me overthinking things a little.
I enjoyed A Country Mile, and I’m enjoying watching the growth and maturity in Magro’s storytelling which will definitely have me looking out for her future books. Overall I think this is a solid read and I would recommend it.

My review can be read in it's entirety at: bookgirl.beautyandlace.net/book-review-a-country-mile

This book was amazing from the very first page it had me hook, line and sinker wanting to read more. The story line was absolutely beautiful and character’s so well described you felt like you where their. A Country Mile had me sometimes in fits of laughter to sitting on the edge of my seat to sitting on the lounge with a nice glass of wine. I totally did not want to put this book down.

Thanks so much to Beauty & Lace Book Club and to Harlequin books. Totally loved it.