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My expectations were high for Follow Me To Africa. I love Africa as a setting and was looking forward to discovering more about Mary Leakey"s life and times. There is a duo timeline in the novel. Mary's begins in the 1930's, much of the focus is on her romance with Louis Leakey. The second character is seventeen year old Grace, the timeline is 1983.

Unfortunately Mary's character didn't really come alive for me until the last quarter of the book, the romance and disappointment with her husband Louis felt a little tired, it seemed like there was much more to know about the young woman who became a world renowned paleoanthropologist.
Grace visits Africa with her estranged father after her mothers death. The story became interesting as she interacted with Mary Leakey and a cheetah who visits the camp and is in need of help. As an animal lover, I found the story of Lisa the cheetah the best part of the book.

While I liked the book, I wasn't completely drawn in. The writing is straight forward, more journalistic than poetic. I would have enjoyed a bit more poetry.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for an advance copy to read and review.