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The best discoveries always happened to the people who weren't looking for them. - Roger

Perfect read for people who have the passion to travel. Amy and Roger's epic detour didn't only allow them to discover new things about themselves but also to find answers to their deepest questions and to realize that they also found each other along the way. A beautiful journey about coping with loss, gaining new experiences, meeting new people and finding love.

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3.0

More like 3.5 stars. It absolutely dragged in some places, but it was just interesting enough that I wanted to read to the end. I liked the scrapbook style pages interspersed throughout the book.

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3.0

I had a hard time getting through this book. To be honest, it took me 3 weeks just to finish this. I was excited for this but I don't know, halfway through it, I just felt a little bored. Probably because the pacing was quite slow for my taste. But nonetheless, Morgan Matson is good and I'm looking forward to acquiring and reading her Since You've Been Gone novel soon.

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3.0

This was a quick, easy read, but there was nothing super special about it.

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

booklover2020's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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

5.0

I loved this book. I love the main characters. I loved how they just went where the road took them and how their friendship turned into a relationship. It made me smile for sure.

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4.0

After a fatal car crash that took the life of her father, Amy has refused to get back behind the wheel. While coping with her new reality without her dad and her twin brother in rehab - Amy's mother has decided to move the family from California to Connecticut. Seeing as Amy still has to work through her driving trauma, her mother hires Roger, a boy the neighborhood, to drive Amy and her car across the country. The drive from west to east ends up covering more than miles and the duo end the journey with less baggage than they started.

Though this one did take me a little bit of time to get through, I enjoyed the premise of the book. I liked that the author put in landmarks from each state and really made it feel like I was taking the road trip with them while reading. I love the relationship formed between Amy and Roger and appreciate that Amy wasn't the only one who experienced healing on the journey.

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