“Places We’ve Never Been” Review

“But failure in life is inevitable. It’s only a problem if we let it keep us from progressing.”
― Kasie West, Places We’ve Never Been

Book Title: Places We’ve Never Been

Author: Kasie West

Length: 320

Genre: Romance, Ya, Fiction

My Rating: 4/5

My Age Rating: 11+

Content Notes: No sexual content or strong language, secrets, cancer, emotional themes

“Maybe we were our truest selves as children, before we let the expectations of everyone else dictate who we should be.”
― Kasie West, Places We’ve Never Been

Book Synopsis:

Norah Simons’s summer road trip is going to be absolutely perfect. She’s leaving California for the first time in her life. She’s interviewing at her dream college (the place for future video game animators). And she’s reconnecting with her childhood friend, Skyler Hutton—the boy who taught her to draw, the boy she’s never forgotten about after all these years. What could go wrong?

Cue the RV filled with three siblings, two moms, one bathroom, and years of memories, and suddenly this trip isn’t quite the vacation Norah was hoping for—especially when Skyler makes it clear he would rather be anywhere but here. But Norah isn’t one to give up without a fight. And as the families travel from desert heat to mountain vista, sparks begin to fly between these two ex–best friends—after all, friendship doesn’t just fade away. Does it?

Kasie West delivers another romantic and heartfelt story of family, first love, and how expanding your horizons can take you places you’ve never dreamed of.

My Review:

This book was super sweet! Though out of all the Kasie West books I’ve read this one has been my least favourite, but that doesn’t mean it’s not good! So don’t write it off yet!

The RV road trip setting was so fun and added something I haven’t really seen in many books. Traveling meant new places and new adventures constantly, which kept things exciting.

The main character, Norah, was fun and I did grow to love her, but I’ll be honest, I didn’t really get the whole “girls can be gamers too” thing she had going on. I understand it’s hard being a girl in the gaming world, but she kept getting offended or assuming people were doubting her even when they weren’t. It felt a little forced and repetitive after a while. Almost like the Author was trying to force a point across through the book.

Skyler, the love interest, was cute and I liked how he warmed up as the story went on, but he was kind of a jerk for a good chunk of the book. He has his reasons, which you find out as you read, but still. Come on, Skyler.

Overall I really loved this book and would definitely suggest it, especially as a road trip read! Unless you get carsick, in which case, word to the wise, don’t look down for more than ten seconds at a time unless you want to regret it. Trust me, I know, I’ve learned the hard way.

Happy Reading,

Ava

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