So I haven't read the first book this mother-daughter team co-wrote but I love traveling and I love my mom so I thought I'd love this. But I didn't. I loved the beginning when the duo is racing around the world in the Great Scavenger Hunt but then things stall a bit once they get to France. Maybe this is a better read for mothers but there was just soooo much reflection about the nature of a mother-daughter relationship. It just got a bit too mushy for me. I had to struggle a bit to finish this which never happens with travel books. Well written and there are some entertaining parts but if you already have a strong relationship with your mother it's not the super illuminating read that the whole journey was for the authors.