Continue below to read my review of the book and be sure to check out the rest of the stops on the 'WHERE THE ROAD LEADS US' blog tour brought to you by MTMC TOURS, ROBIN REUL, and SOURCEBOOKS FIRE!
 Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ (4/5 stars)
Tour Schedule:
April 5 - Paper Fury April 6 - Betwixt the Sheets April 7 - DJ Reads Books April 8 - What a Nerd Girl Says April 9 - Shelf Love April 10 - Vanilla Moon Books April 11 - Yours A-fiction-ately April 12 - Lara Jane Reviews April 13 - Jupiter's Solo Bibliophile April 14 - Books, Tea, Healthy Me April 14 - Shelves of Starlight Title: Where the Road Leads Us | Author: Robin Reul | Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date: April 6, 2021 | Genres: YA Contemporary 'Where the Road Leads Us' by Robin Reul is a dual narrative about a pair of teens who find themselves at a different, but equally life-altering crossroads. Jack is pretty much the golden boy. He's such an over-achiever that he's stacking self-taught AP studies on top of those he's been scheduled for in school. Here, literally getting ready to pack up and leave for college, life throws him a curveball. Reeling from the unexpected, Jack finds himself rethinking everything. Before he follows that pre-designated path.. he wants to locate his estranged brother and set some things to rest. Hallie seems more free-spirited. Life has been kicking her while she's down for awhile and it's forced her to adopt a sort of 'roll with the punches' approach. When she gets some upsetting news about a friend, she makes a spur of the moment decision to go see him while she can. Generally speaking, this is a sweet, quirky novel. Though there are some heavy topics being dealt with, the story is never really sad. There's a concerted effort both between the characters and clearly by the author to sort of recalibrate the emotional perspective whenever something potentially negative occurs in the story.. which supports the whole 'bright side' theme. Jack and Hallie have a really cute, warm dynamic and their rideshare driver turned newfound friend actually adds to that feeling within the story. Though some of the dynamics that pop-up between side characters throughout the book are a little clunky, 'the trifecta' as I like to call them, doesn't suffer from it at all. Their adventures as they travel together are a bit wild and some might even feel they're unrealistic, but as someone who's made road trips with similarly strange incidents littering the way, it just made me laugh and keep reading. I enjoyed the way Jack and Hallie tended to be each other's true North. Whenever one of them would get lost along the way, sort of faltering with their personal struggle.. the other would be there to right them and keep them going. This is a story full of hope.. and with the last year we've all had, I don't think we can have too much of that. If you're looking for a light read, that still has some emotional depth as the characters deal with their traumas, this might be the book for you. Mild caution for triggers regarding loss of loved ones and severe illnesses.
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About Robin Reul:
The author of MY KIND OF CRAZY and the forthcoming WHERE THE ROAD LEADS US, Robin Reul has been writing since she was in early elementary school, when she used to make her own book club flyers for her classmates and then pen them original stories. Though she grew up on movie sets and worked for many years in the film and television industry both as an actress and in motion picture development, she ultimately decided to focus her attention on writing young adult novels. Inspired by novelists like John Green and Sarah Dessen and screenwriters like John Hughes and Richard Linklater, she loves to write stories that straddle the line between humor and heartbreak, filled with quirky, memorable characters who stay with the reader long after the story ends. When she's not writing, Robin can be found drinking copious amounts of iced coffee and listening to way too much 80's music. She lives in Los Angeles suburbia.
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2 Comments
4/7/2021 12:56:19 am
Thank you for your lovely post, happy you enjoyed Where the Road Leads Us!! ✨
Inkslinger
4/7/2021 08:59:29 pm
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