- AN ENGAGING PLOT! : Noelle is grieving her grandmother’s death. When she finds a bunch of postcards and letters in a box from her grandmother’s place, she begins to wonder if her grandmother had a lover before her grandfather. She posts a video to TikTok and manages to track him down! She meets up with Paul, who also happens to be the grandfather of her arch nemesis Theo. What follows is a road trip across the US replete with emotional moments, breathtaking landscapes, a very insufferable man (who Noelle might be falling for) and you can’t help but fly through this book in one sitting! It is easily one of the most unique romance novel storylines I have come across and you will be rooting for Noelle and Theo before you know it!
- ENEMIES-TO-LOVERS! : This has to be one of the most loved romance tropes for a reason! Noelle and Theo have been sworn enemies since school and their warming up to each other over the course of the road trip was so warm and tender! And you can also expect some light steam, hehe.
- TRAVEL BUCKET LIST ITEMS! : As Paul, Noelle and Theo make their way through some of the most picturesque landscapes across the US, you can’t help but add them to your bucket list! This book constantly had me googling all the places and I can’t wait to visit them soon!
- ADDRESSES GRIEF PERFECTLY : No two people express and address grief in the same way. Everyone’s journey with grief is distinct and so is the time taken to heal. Dealing with grief is a feat in itself and this book is testament to that fact. Grief can be a very sensitive topic and the author has dealt with it with the utmost care that it deserves. Kudos!
- THE MOST ADORABLE GRANDPA EVER! : Paul is such a breath of fresh air(and a sly matchmaker too haha!) and you can’t help but want to jump into the book and give him a warm, warm hug! On the road trip, Paul takes Theo and Noelle down the memory lane and discusses hardships faced by him and Noelle’s grandmother and you might even shed a tear or two. This book highlights how grandparents shape so much of a child’s life and how they are some of the best family members to have! I am all for books with wholesome characters and Paul’s character delivered in heaps!
Now that I’ve managed to convince you why you should pick this book up, what are you waiting for? A cross-country road trip is on the cards!
Huge thanks to Penguin India for sending me a copy for review! ♥️
Two weeks on the road… stuck in a car with your high-school enemy.
Noelle Shepard is grieving the loss of her beloved grandmother when she discovers decades-old photos and letters that hint to a forbidden love in her gram’s past. Needing to know the full story, she creates a TikTok video appealing for information – and it goes viral.
Through her video, she manages to track down her grandmother’s secret love, Paul, who offers to take her on the honeymoon road-trip he and Gram planned but never got to go on.
Noelle jumps at the chance to make this one last connection with her grandmother. There’s just one problem – Paul’s grandson is Noelle’s frustratingly handsome high-school rival Theo.
And Theo has to come, too.
It’s only two weeks. Surely Noelle can survive that long? But with one car between them – and often only one bed – it doesn’t take long for things to heat up…
Have you ever been on a road trip? If yes, where? Let me know in the comments!
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