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A review by heather425
The Gap Year by Sarah Bird
3.0
I'm having trouble rating this book. Three stars seems too low, but four too high. I enjoyed it, the writing was solid, but it didn't blow me away. This story centers around Cam, a lactation consultant and single mother and her daughter, Aubrey. The author allows each character to tell their story by alternating chapters in their own voice. Cam's story is in the present, while Aubrey's story is one year prior. The story centers around Aubrey's senior year of high school and her mom wanting her to leave for college.
I alternated between being furious with Aubrey and completely relating to her. Maybe I can still remember those teen years so clearly, but now I see them through the lens of being a mom. It was hard to just take one side. I did want to smack Cam sometimes for her insistence that college was the only path after high school. There was a time I felt that way, but not anymore. Yet, I also wanted to smack Aubrey and just have her tell her mom what was going on with her. Once Tyler told Aubrey about his past I didn't understand why he couldn't talk some sense into her.
Martin, the dad, and his running off to the cult like Next! was just weird. That part didn't work for me. I also would like another book that centers around Twyla and Dori. Overall, it was a nice light read and I would recommend it to others.
I alternated between being furious with Aubrey and completely relating to her. Maybe I can still remember those teen years so clearly, but now I see them through the lens of being a mom. It was hard to just take one side. I did want to smack Cam sometimes for her insistence that college was the only path after high school. There was a time I felt that way, but not anymore. Yet, I also wanted to smack Aubrey and just have her tell her mom what was going on with her. Once Tyler told Aubrey about his past I didn't understand why he couldn't talk some sense into her.
Martin, the dad, and his running off to the cult like Next! was just weird. That part didn't work for me. I also would like another book that centers around Twyla and Dori. Overall, it was a nice light read and I would recommend it to others.