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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was so painful. It was heartbreaking. I felt everything with Peyton, and I saw flashes of my own past when I read about hers. It was hard, but so worthwhile.
I love how Sara Barnard told this story, switching between the present with Peyton, to the past and what she had gone through to get to this point. I loved how little pieces of her were revealed over time and each time it got more raw, more painful, more sad.
Peyton is an artist, and in school she has never had any friends. For some reason or another, people just chose not to like her, though no fault of her own. Peyton was lonely, desperate, wanting. So Peyton runs away, to the furthest place she could think of to go.
In Canada Peyton finds a new life, new experiences, meets new people and lives with the same fears. She has the journey she desperately needs to find herself and find peace.
I loved this story. It broke me, irreparably. I was so moved. I went through her pain right beside her. Finishing the book left me empty. Any author that can make me feel that way is a talented one.
Thank you so much to the publihers, Sara Barnard, and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
I will be consuming anything else Sara writes, and I just hope to me moved just as deeply as with this one.
I love how Sara Barnard told this story, switching between the present with Peyton, to the past and what she had gone through to get to this point. I loved how little pieces of her were revealed over time and each time it got more raw, more painful, more sad.
Peyton is an artist, and in school she has never had any friends. For some reason or another, people just chose not to like her, though no fault of her own. Peyton was lonely, desperate, wanting. So Peyton runs away, to the furthest place she could think of to go.
In Canada Peyton finds a new life, new experiences, meets new people and lives with the same fears. She has the journey she desperately needs to find herself and find peace.
I loved this story. It broke me, irreparably. I was so moved. I went through her pain right beside her. Finishing the book left me empty. Any author that can make me feel that way is a talented one.
Thank you so much to the publihers, Sara Barnard, and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
I will be consuming anything else Sara writes, and I just hope to me moved just as deeply as with this one.
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a book! Sara Barnard grips us into a young girls life so fully, that you just want to be right there with her to give her a big hug.
Telling us through then and now timelines - Peyton's dash for freedom after a very rocky school experience left me in the Awe!
This book will leave you feeling like you can conquer anything that has been getting you down. Sara captures the brutal sides of school and life, while also showing the true goodness and kindness of people.
Join Peyton on her life changing Canadian trip with a band of merry travelers to help her see how amazing she really is. You won't regret it!
Telling us through then and now timelines - Peyton's dash for freedom after a very rocky school experience left me in the Awe!
This book will leave you feeling like you can conquer anything that has been getting you down. Sara captures the brutal sides of school and life, while also showing the true goodness and kindness of people.
Join Peyton on her life changing Canadian trip with a band of merry travelers to help her see how amazing she really is. You won't regret it!
"Pain is not a hierarchy. It is like a reservoir. It all comes from the same place. Sometimes the volume changes, but people can drown in three inches of water."
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
As a massive fan of Sara Barnard's previous books, I did feel slightly let down by this one. Destination Anywhere is about Peyton, who decides to take off and go to Canada with no warning whatsoever, and somehow manages the trip as a seventeen-year-old girl without getting raped, kidnapped or questioned too much at security. This is massively unrealistic, especially the part where her parents don't immediately call the police and tell them that she's missing, considering that she's a legal child running around in a random country all by herself, with no plan and somehow enough money (again, unrealistic for a seventeen-year-old to have those kinds of funds). Peyton seems like a relatable protagonist, especially if you were also a victim of bullying, but her reactions are wild, stupid and immature. Fall out with your friends? STEAL your dad's credit card details (a crime) and book a flight to Canada. She doesn't even plan out what to do when she gets there.
The writing was beautiful, and I truly loved the exploration of Peyton's identity and the idea of 'finding your tribe', but her being seventeen was too unrealistic. If she was nineteen or twenty, it would have been a much better story, with less grey area, and something a lot more realistic. It wasn't a very down to earth story, unlike Sara Barnard's other novels, and was too wildly fantastic to provide any kind of commentary on teenage life. Overall, a solid story, but Peyton can leave. She's spoilt, childish and immature.
The writing was beautiful, and I truly loved the exploration of Peyton's identity and the idea of 'finding your tribe', but her being seventeen was too unrealistic. If she was nineteen or twenty, it would have been a much better story, with less grey area, and something a lot more realistic. It wasn't a very down to earth story, unlike Sara Barnard's other novels, and was too wildly fantastic to provide any kind of commentary on teenage life. Overall, a solid story, but Peyton can leave. She's spoilt, childish and immature.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really enjoyed this book. I like how it constantly flipped back and forth between Peyton's past life and her current life. It was a nice easy read.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use