A review by dlrosebyh
On the Road to Find Out by Rachel Toor

emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Alice Davis goes on a run on January 1st. Her very first fun. It's terrible and embarrassing, but so was the fact that the one college she cares about rejected her application. Alice is aware that she has to stop moaning about how useless she is to her best friend Jenni and her pet mouse Walter. She doesn't realize, however, that by taking those first steps outside, she is beginning a journey full of new difficulties, such as painful side stitches, chafing in inappropriate places, and a fast-paced first love, and fortifying herself to endure when the going suddenly becomes harder than she could have ever imagined.

Although I admire the book's goal, I'm not a great fan. It did a great job of handling loss, rejection, and denial. Thus, this book begins with Alice being turned down by Yale, her top dream school. She owned a rodent by the name of Walter. Walter has been there for Alice through good times and bad. It is certainly not a good combination to get denied from your dream school while yearning for academic praise. We lack optimism, light, enthusiasm, and hope.

Despite the fact that Alice had just recently begun running, we watched her progress with it, and she showed signs of development, she wasn't the runner others had made her out to be. The characters didn't seem to be as likeable to me. except for Joan, that is. I cherished Joan. Alice was very conceited and unappreciative. And for some reason, I don't like Miles. Their romance was not it and was lacking chemistry.
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