Amy & Roger's Epic Detour in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Oct 18, 2010 stephanie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: would-rec, young-adult, laughed, realistic-fiction-ya, 2013, summer-2013-ya-challenge, stand-alone

finally read this! and it was so much better than i was expecting. i mean, yes, it was kind of like summer fluff. but that is what it purports to be, and really, there is character development and growth and a dead father and a dysfunctional family and an ex-girlfriend and a road trip complete with playlists and photos.

while i agree that sometimes the scrapbook pieces threw the flow of the novel a little, but that's kind of a small thing.

i think the title could have been stronger, because real ...more

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Jun 11, 2012 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-fiction, ya-romance, coming-of-age

The plot seems pretty implausible, but the characters were good so most of it didn't matter.
A twin in rehab, a dead father and a relocated mother leaves distraught Amy alone in LA for one month while she finishes up school. She gets a ride from her mom's friend to go across country to Philly. Roger also has baggage - he is hung up on a teen romantic comedy stereotype. They take detours. What will happen?
Filled with playlists, mini-mart receipts, this was pretty fast paced. The strength of Amy a ...more

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Jul 01, 2012 Astrid Lim rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, romance, travel, america, borrowed

a very nice reading experience indeed - thanks to Ndari who lent me this book! Road trip - bit of romance - realistic characters - emotional yet not to much - and loads of interesting places with great food, unique cameos, and unforgettable life lessons. Make me want to jump to my car and crusing the road (american roads are preferable though, hehe!)

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