By Morgan Matson
3.5/5
I recently
reread this book as I was in a bit of a reading slump and needed a short book
to get me out of it and this was the shortest book on my shelf. I didn’t have
high hopes for my reread as this book fell flat for me the first time I read
it; I didn’t understand the hype as I found it rather boring and a bit dull.
However, my opinion has completely changed with my second read and I am really
glad that I picked this book back up.
What I really
love about this book is that on every 10 or so pages, there is a playlist that
Amy or Roger’s characters created and this helps the reader to really get
involved with their journey. There is also pictures and notes made my Amy that
she documents in her scrapbook so as a reader, it almost feels like we are
there with them. There were also flashbacks to a time when Amy’s dad was alive
and it was nice to get to know his character even though he was no longer
there.
For the most
part the story is quite light-hearted but Amy is struggling with the death of
her father so we follow her journey to accepting his death, as well as her
journey across the country. I really like Amy’s character and I feel as though
she grows and develops a lot throughout the book. I also liked Roger’s
character and it was interesting to see him accept his own issues, whilst
unknowingly helping Amy with hers. There are some many characters that pop up
along the way such as Bron and Drew, friends of Roger’s, who are characters
that I also really liked as they too helped Amy along her journey. I don’t think
there was a character in this book that I didn’t like (except Hadley).
Overall, I really
enjoyed this book. It is a super fun, light-hearted read that has given me
major wanderlust! I will definitely be picking it up again.
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