Paperback, 320 pages
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Published by: Simon Pulse
Stand alone
Source: Own
For fans of: Road Trips, Contemporary Romance, LOL, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, Hot literary guys, Chick lit, Summer Love, YA
First she lost her heart. Then she lost her mind. And now she’s on a road trip to win back her ex. This debut novel’s packed with drama and romance!Rosie’s always been impulsive. She didn’t intend to set her cheating ex-boyfriend’s car on fire. And she never thought her attempts to make amends could be considered stalking. So when she’s served with a temporary restraining order on the first day of summer vacation, she’s heartbroken—and furious.
To put distance between Rosie and her ex, Rosie’s parents send her on a cross-country road trip with responsible, reliable neighbor Matty and his two friends. Forget freedom of the road, Rosie wants to hitchhike home and win back her ex. But her determination starts to dwindle with each passing mile. Because Rosie’s spark of anger? It may have just ignited a romance with someone new… (From Goodreads)
*MY THOUGHTS*
Ever since I read the title and saw the cover I knew I wanted to read this book! I admit I was a little hesitant because I had found out it was a road trip novel, but I decided to give it a shot. (In case you didn’t know, I don’t normally like road trip novels because they just seem to be in the car and not have much happening…)
But now I’m in a dilemma… If I decide to read another road trip book and its not as good as this one, I’m not sure I’ll ever be a real fan of road trip books. That’s really just how good this book was. Doktorski brought these characters to life during their trip and with every turn of the page I was looking forward to the adventures they had while making their way across the country.
One of my favorite things from the novel though, was the fact that it centered around a break up instead of a newly budding romance. I haven’t read many books like this, and it was actually refreshing to see crazy Rosie develop into mature and smarter Rosie. Which in turn brings me to the one thing I didn’t like about the book. The “OMG my life is over after this break up” turn she took after they broke up. Granted there probably wouldn’t be a story without it, but I was definitely glad when she grew up and forgot all about him.
Another thing I really loved was the laugh out loud humor. There were so many times I got the stink eye from my boyfriend from just randomly bursting out in laughter because of Rosie’s snarkiness. Her attitude along with Matty’s was the reason I enjoyed the trip so much. With them there was never a dull moment.
Lastly, I know I’ve loved a book when I loved all its supporting characters as much as its main character. Everyone from Matty to Avery to Logan to Spencer, right on down to Pony. I developed a connection with them all and I hated for the story to end.
Doktorski’s debut novel is seriously a laugh out loud , very sweet, coming of age novel. Definitely a must read for everyone as looking for a romantic summer read.
