Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

by Morgan Matson

After the death of her father, Amy, a high school student and Roger, a college freshman, set out on a carefully planned road trip from California to Connecticut, but wind up taking many detours, forcing Amy to face her worst fears and come to terms with her grief and guilt.

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

5 of 5 stars

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I just did not want this book to end!

This is the story about Amy. Her world broke into a million pieces one morning in March. We catch up with her in June, when she must leave her home in California and venture to her new home in Connecticut. She will be making this trip with a friend of the family, Roger. She thought it would be a most painful experience, but when Roger and Amy decide to deviate from her mother's itinerary, Amy begins to put her life back together, piece by piece, with the help of Roger and a colorful cast of characters they meet along the way.

This is a beautiful story of being broken and healing; of being lost, but finding yourself; of having no hope, but becoming hopeful. Roger and Amy traveled through more than 10 states and along the way, they helped each other overcome some of the major stumbling blocks in their lives. My only complaint about this story, would be that I wanted more. I did not want my adventure with Amy and Roger to end, but it had to. I would love a novella to catch me up on what happened after. -- sigh --

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