Cecily Wong is an adventure travel journalist and is on her biggest assignment if she can just survive the most mental and emotional strain she has experienced.   She must remember to breathe!  She has the most exciting, gripping and stressful story to write.   She is going mountain climbing with Charles who is about to climb the 8th highest peak in the world without cheating by using ropes or oxygen.   Cecily will be blogging and has the opportunity to interview and write the story once they reach the peak.  However, the path to the peak is full of avalanches, vertigo, secrets, doubt, extreme weather, and suspicion of a murderer? 

Also on the hike are a filmmaker, sponsor, Doug the leader, and lots of Sherpas that take care of the setting up the campsite and preparing the meals.   Charles discovered Cecily after her blog post from her last climb that was a failure.   Has Cecily prepared and trained enough for the adventure of Manaslu Mountain in Nepal.   Is she ready for the conditions?   Can she overcome the mistrust, anxiety and stress during the climb?   

Throughout the book are several blog entries by Cecily and I thought that was fun to read.    The picturesque descriptions of the climb are fabulous.   The pace is very slow but I do think it is fitting since it takes time to climb the mountain so you don't get attitude sickness.  I enjoyed the writing and since I enjoy hiking I enjoyed all the details.   There are several twists and turns that will give you the heebie-jeebies and I couldn't wait to see how it ended.  I thought the secrets, suspicion, wonder, doubt, anticipation mixed with the suspense of why people seem to die every time Charles climbs was intriguing and engaging.   I would have trouble sleeping and eating too if if the night before the climb starts someone died.   Everyone has secrets.   Does she have the courage and determination to finish?    Remember to always breathe or you will be breathless!

Thank you Netgalley and Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book.