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adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Thank you to Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this to review! I know I say this a lot, but the first thing that caught my eye for this book was the cover. It’s just so visually striking. Makes you interested in reading more for sure!
I thought this was going to be a bit romance heavy, it definitely wasn’t. It's more about Jack and Hallie as individuals, going on this journey to figure out what direction they want to take in life. It’s not your typical romance plot; well, outside of the fact that they’re randomly thrown together and of course have chemistry. There are twists and turns that make the plot exciting and really propel you forward.
Jack and Hallie are really fleshed out characters and I really enjoyed the chemistry they had on the page. However, I do wish some of the side characters were fleshed out a bit more. We get secondhand knowledge about a lot of them, especially Jack’s brother, but not enough to really bring them to life.
There are also a lot of issues dealt with in this book. Which means that some of them are brushed to the side a bit, particularly with Hallie. At the end of the book, we don’t get much of the end of her story, outside of what we get from Jack. I kind of wish we had gotten a chapter or two more from her, just to round out her story.
All in all, this was a fun road trip kind of book, filled with plenty of shenanigans and adventures. If you want a not-so-typical romance book, this one is definitely for you!
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Overall, a fun read peppered with some more serious topics. Stay tuned for a full review on Thursday!
I thought this was going to be a bit romance heavy, it definitely wasn’t. It's more about Jack and Hallie as individuals, going on this journey to figure out what direction they want to take in life. It’s not your typical romance plot; well, outside of the fact that they’re randomly thrown together and of course have chemistry. There are twists and turns that make the plot exciting and really propel you forward.
Jack and Hallie are really fleshed out characters and I really enjoyed the chemistry they had on the page. However, I do wish some of the side characters were fleshed out a bit more. We get secondhand knowledge about a lot of them, especially Jack’s brother, but not enough to really bring them to life.
There are also a lot of issues dealt with in this book. Which means that some of them are brushed to the side a bit, particularly with Hallie. At the end of the book, we don’t get much of the end of her story, outside of what we get from Jack. I kind of wish we had gotten a chapter or two more from her, just to round out her story.
All in all, this was a fun road trip kind of book, filled with plenty of shenanigans and adventures. If you want a not-so-typical romance book, this one is definitely for you!
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Overall, a fun read peppered with some more serious topics. Stay tuned for a full review on Thursday!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
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