So, straight off, I could tell that this was another cliched book where this girl meets this hot older boy, then in a matter of hours/days, and then they kiss/make out and everything is happy and jolly and such. But, surprisingly, this book didn't bug me.
It's about a 16 year old girl named Harper Scott who's older sister June committed suicide. Her whole family is torn up and her divorced parents want to spit June's ashes. Instead of letting them, Harper decides to bring her sister to California, the one place June always wanted to go. Coming along are Laney, Harper's best friend, and mysterious Jake Toland, who has some odd connection with June who tutored him. Together, the threesome drive in Joplin, Jake's black van, toward the West Coast, encountering idols, odd people, old friends, raging protesters, and romance. Of course there is romance. It is almost a necessity in teen books these days. Which bugs me. But not in this bood, funnily enough.
As stated several times before, this is a really good book. I find it surprising how much I like it even with all the little things I find annoying about it, the biggest complaint of which is how predictable the story line is. Except for a few twists and turns. Also, I find even more bad influence on the youth of this country than in Amy and Roger's Epic Road Trip. They swear and curse a lot, including the F-word dozens of times. And underage drinking, and running away from home, and sex in high school, and smoking in high school. But once you get around that, it's really quite good. At least a 4.
You should read it.
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