Love and Other Train Wrecks

by Leah Konen

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"Love isn't the answer, a lot of the time. At least not romantic love. Sometimes, the other kind- the loyal kind- is what really matters."

A snowstorm, a train that suddenly stops for no real reason, and two older teenagers trying to get to where they need/want to be. To me, this sounded like such a fun wintery type of read.

I've really grown to love stories that take place over a short amount of time with two people exploring or getting to a certain destination.

In this one, we have Noah and Ammy who both are riding on the AmTrack trying to get to different things.
Noah wants to go and win a girl over and take her out.
While Ammy is trying to make it to her dad's wedding that really isn't a wedding (basically a commitment ceremony). Ammy is also dealing with some things that are happening with her mom and feels guilty about her parents splitting up.

“It makes me feel free like I could get lost in the woods and live my best life or something.”

Noah is so nice and tries to help Ammy, but she was upset still because of everything that was going on at home, so she didn't really care for it. While she wasn't completely rude at times, she also didn't want to tell him where she was going even after they started trying to find a different way to get to their destinations. All Noah knew is that they were going to the same area. With little to work with, and spotty phone coverage for the GPS things go a little wrong, fairly quickly.

"Captain Obvious is nothing without his lesser-known counterpart, Queen Snark."

Overall I enjoyed this book. I was hoping for a little bit more adventure and fewer secrets. Love and Other Train Wrecks takes place over two days and has many miss adventures. I really liked the friendship that Noah and Ammy were starting to have. They are full both full of snarkiness and banter between the two once they start adventuring. Noah is the take charge one who keeps trying to find a way to get to their destinations. Two failed attempts later due to the snow storm, they end up having to stay in a hotel together. This is where we really start to see Ammy opening up a little bit and finally starting to let out everything she's been holding in that has made her seem so angsty throughout most of the book.

Things, of course, happen that upset both of them and make them question what they were starting to feel for each other. Will they keep their new friendship? Or will what they discover make them go there separate ways and never talk about it again? You'll have to read it to find out.

For me I really loved the setting of this book, I love train books, and if you add in snow as well then I am sold. If you know any other books that have those two things please tell me below.