Wanderlove
Summary from Goodreads:
Eighteen-year-old Bria wants to be a Global Vagabond. In a quest for independence, her neglected art, and no-strings-attached hookups, she signs up for a tour of Central America—the wrong one. Middle-aged tourists are hardly the key to self-rediscovery. So when Bria meets Rowan, devoted backpacker and dive instructor, and his outspoken sister, Starling, she seizes the chance to ditch her group and join them off the beaten path. Bria's a good girl trying to go bad. Rowan's a bad boy trying to stay good. As they travel through Mayan villages and remote Belizean islands, they discover they're both seeking to leave behind the old versions of themselves. The secret to escaping the past, Rowan's found, is to keep moving forward. But Bria realizes she can't run forever. At some point, you have to look back.
MY THOUGHTS:
I'm going to have a hard time rating this one because my feelings are all over the place.
Anyways, on to my review. I think the reason why I didn't like it as much because I expected a lot from this book. I had high hopes for this one given that it is one of my favorite genre - young adult travelogue fiction. I love reading about books that can take me places, this being in Central America - one of my dream destinations.
However I just felt it didn't measure up to my expectations, I felt like the descriptions didn't give justice to the beauty of the setting. I didn't find myself being transported to the setting.
I think the redeeming quality of the book are the issues being dealt upon by the main characters. The book is so insightful and full of wisdom especially to those readers that are non risk-takers like myself - the good girl who plays by the rules and sometimes forget to live a little. It's a book about self-discovery in the midst of a beautiful setting and encourages everyone to just take the plunge.
RATING: 3/5
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