Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
There were three things Amy Curry didn’t expect out of senior year. First: her father’s death. Second: her mother’s decision to relocate to the East Coast. Third: Roger Sullivan.
After her father’s sudden death, Amy’s mom has decided to start anew—in Connecticut, just before the start of senior year. And she’s decided that it’ll be Amy’s job to get the car from California to Connecticut.
The only problem? Amy hasn’t gotten behind the wheel since the car accident that took her father’s life.
Enter Roger, a family friend, tasked by his mother to help Amy drive across the country. Amy’s not pleased to be driving across the country with a boy she barely knows, but as Amy gets lost on her cross-country adventure, she must confront the past she’s running from, come to terms with the grief of losing a parent, and learn how to open her heart in order to find herself again.
After her father’s sudden death, Amy’s mom has decided to start anew—in Connecticut, just before the start of senior year. And she’s decided that it’ll be Amy’s job to get the car from California to Connecticut.
The only problem? Amy hasn’t gotten behind the wheel since the car accident that took her father’s life.
Enter Roger, a family friend, tasked by his mother to help Amy drive across the country. Amy’s not pleased to be driving across the country with a boy she barely knows, but as Amy gets lost on her cross-country adventure, she must confront the past she’s running from, come to terms with the grief of losing a parent, and learn how to open her heart in order to find herself again.
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This book was a very pleasant surprise. I knew I would like it based on the books I enjoy and other reviews I've read, but it really turned out to be better than I thought before picking it up or even during the first few pages. The only real complaints that I have is that the plot is a bit out there, at points the romantic interest/relationship between the two felt a little flat, and I really wish it were longer; not so much because of the ending, I just feel that some parts could have been fleshed out more, especially towards the beginning when they would have to spend hours together and we weren't given much of an indication of what they talked about, if they were in silence, if it was awkward, etc.
Besides the points I mentioned before and not really getting to see some aspects of them getting to know each other, once they already felt comfortable around the other I feel that the story was a lot smoother. I really loved the writing, the meaning behind all the little things, all the underlying issues. But my favorite thing is that they crossed the country and I actually felt like I was there. It was one of those books set somewhere else where you feel the author was actually there herself (or at least researched very well) except that Morgan Matson did it with several states.
I feel like I mentioned more cons than pros, but really the four star rating just came down to how the book made me feel while I read it and how much I enjoyed it. I felt like all those little flaws weren't important enough to take away more than one star.
Besides the points I mentioned before and not really getting to see some aspects of them getting to know each other, once they already felt comfortable around the other I feel that the story was a lot smoother. I really loved the writing, the meaning behind all the little things, all the underlying issues. But my favorite thing is that they crossed the country and I actually felt like I was there. It was one of those books set somewhere else where you feel the author was actually there herself (or at least researched very well) except that Morgan Matson did it with several states.
I feel like I mentioned more cons than pros, but really the four star rating just came down to how the book made me feel while I read it and how much I enjoyed it. I felt like all those little flaws weren't important enough to take away more than one star.
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