“Maybe we were our truest selves as children, before we let the expectations of everyone else dictate who we should be.” – 3.25/5 stars!

Attention! This book contains: road trips, secrets, friendship, flora and fauna, college interviews, RVs, Instagram posts, and drawing skills that never fade.

A contemporary Young Adult novel about a cross-country family road trip that puts one girl and her childhood best friend on an unexpected road to romance!

Norah hasn’t seen her childhood best friend, Skyler, in years. When he first moved away, they’d talk all the time, but lately their relationship has been reduced to liking each other’s Instagram posts. That’s why Norah can’t wait for the joint RV road trip their families have planned for the summer.

But when Skyler finally arrives, he seems…like he’d rather be anywhere else. Hurt and confused, Norah reacts in kind. Suddenly, her oldest friendship is on the rocks.

A summer spent driving across the country leads both Norah and Skyler down new roads and to new discoveries. Before long, they are, once again, seeing each other in a different light. Can their friendship-turned-rivalry turn into something more?

It’s no secret I’m a huge Kasie West fan, so I was really excited when this book came out. I don’t read that many YA books anymore, but Kasie’s books have a special place in my heart so I’ll always read what she writes.

It ended up being an okay read for me. It is not my favorite book from this author, but it also wasn’t bad as well. This book is about Norah and Skylar, childhood best friends that drifted apart, and are now “stuck” in a road trip together with their families. So the story is about them getting close again and fixing what made them drift apart – but there’s also more than the romance! There’s also a subplot that is developed at the same time, and this secret is the reason why the road trip happened at all. This made the story even more interesting because you kept thinking about what it could be! It was a good addition to make the story more interesting.

As far as the romance goes, it was okay – but I feel like something was missing? I can’t point out exactly what it was though. I liked the characters and their dynamics, especially between siblings! I like to read stories with big families, and even though it was not one but two families together, they all acted like a big unit and it was a delight to read!

I loved the setting! It was very cozy, and I believe this is a great option to read in the Fall. The writing was also good because it was descriptive, easy to keep up with, and very sweet.

Kasie West writes amazing sweet books, and this book was no exception! Even though it’s far from being my favorite, I still plan on reading all of her books! Yup, that’s how much I love them.