Title:- Amy and Roger's Epic Detour
Author:- Morgan Matson
Pages:- 343 pages, Paperback
Published:- July 7th 2011
Publisher:- Simon and Schuster
Amy Curry is not looking forward to her summer. Her mother decided to move across the country and now it's Amy's responsibility to get their car from California to Connecticut. The only problem is, since her father died in a car accident, she isn't ready to get behind the wheel. Enter Roger. An old family friend, he also has to make the cross-country trip - and has plenty of baggage of his own. The road home may be unfamiliar - especially with their friendship venturing into uncharted territory - but together, Amy and Roger will figure out how to map their way.
**Contains Spoilers**
The weather recently has been beautiful, blue skies and sunshine, so I decided I wanted to read something that would reflect this weather. Whilst looking through my bookcase my eyes fell on this book and I knew it would be the perfect book to read right now. I've had this book for a while so I thought it was about time I got round to reading it.
The way the beginning of the book is written really reflects the disconnection of the main character, Amy. It also gives small amounts of information about what happened to make Amy shut down. It is clear from the start that Amy feels like she's to blame for the accident and her fathers death. These chapters also set up Rogers character as well. He's a nice guy who seems to be trying to help Amy out but it is soon made apparent that there's more to it than that and that he has his own reasons for wanting to go on this road trip.
I found that the small flashback chapters really added to the story as they showed what Amy and her family were like before the accident. As the book goes on, these flashbacks reveal more about what happened on the day of the accident. I think this was a good way to show what had happened than have the characters describe it.
Personally, I found that this book felt real. I could feel the guilt that both Amy and Charlie felt about their fathers death. They both blamed theirselves when really it was neither of their faults. It really was just bad fate and neither of them could've done anything to change that.
Amy's character really grew throughout the book. She went from being trapped within herself, blaming herself for her fathers death, to becoming more confident and realising that the accident wasn't her fault. With Roger's help, she learnt to forgive herself and stand up for herself where her mother and brother were concerned. I'm glad that by the end of the book she was brave enough to drive by herself to her new home and face her mother.
What I really would have loved to be included at the end of this book is the reunion with her mother and brother. I feel like the author could have included all three of them opening up about the accident and how it had effected them. Also, it would've been cool to see where Roger and Amy's relationship went. Did anything come of it? I'd like to think that they at least tried to make something work.
Rating:- ★★★★ (4.5 stars)
Happy Reading
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