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Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

Morgan Matson

Start date: August 1, 2015

Finish date: August 31, 2015

Discussion: Stand Alone

Why we're reading this: It won the poll for the themed BOTM
Theme: Road Trips
[close] It won the poll for the themed BOTM
Theme: Road Trips

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Jun 11, 2013 Renuka rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviewed, young-adult, adventure, romance, realistic, contemporary, my-fictional-boyfriends, fav-couples, couple-covers, 2014-favorites

This book was recommended to me multiple times, so I finally decided to see what the fuss was about. And I loved it. I was a bit hesitant at first because contemporaries often follow a pattern - boy meets girl = love - and I'm not saying this one differed a lot, but what was important to me was the feeling.

This book inspires this feeling of nostalgia. As Amy and Roger begin to cross the country, they break Amy's mother's schedule in a tiny rebellion, and start to see some of the strange wonders ...more

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Jul 09, 2011 Desa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, english, contemporary, read-in-2012, cover-lust

Entre 3.5 y 4 aunque más cerca de 4. Me ha gustado bastante aunque no es como lo esperaba exactamente, lo que está bien porque me ha sorprendido. Creo que esperaba que tuviera un tono o estilo diferente pero al final lo he disfrutado mucho y me han entrado unas ganas enormes de hacer un road trip!

He disfrutado mucho con los personajes y la dinámica que han establecido: muy real y para nada forzada. La relación entre Amy y Roger y como se van conociendo y haciendo amigos, como su relación va evol ...more

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Jul 29, 2015 Kelly rated it it was ok

Shelves: easy-reading, ya-botm

I liked the road-trip aspect of this book. It was fun to revisit some places I've actually been to and to discover some new locations as well. I also liked how music played into the telling of the story. There were some parts of the ending that weren't my favorite, but overall a fun read. 2.5 stars. ...more

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