Review
Wanderlove
by Kirsten Hubbard
First
sentence:
As soon
as I see the blond girl bounching down the aisle, I know she’s heading for the
empty seat beside me.
Summary:
It all
begins with a stupid question: “Are
you a Global Vagabond?”
No, but 18-year-old Bria Sandoval wants to be. In a quest for independence, her neglected art, and no-strings-attached hookups, she signs up for a guided tour of Central America—the wrong one. Middle-aged tourists with fanny packs are hardly the key to self-rediscovery. When Bria meets Rowan, devoted backpacker and dive instructor, and his outspokenly humanitarian 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 across a panorama of Mayan villages, remote Belizean islands, and hostels plagued with jungle beasties, they discover what they've got in common: both seek to leave behind the old versions of themselves. And the secret to escaping the past, Rowan’s found, is to keep moving forward.
But Bria comes to realize she can't run forever, no matter what Rowan says. If she ever wants the courage to fall for someone worthwhile, she has to start looking back.
No, but 18-year-old Bria Sandoval wants to be. In a quest for independence, her neglected art, and no-strings-attached hookups, she signs up for a guided tour of Central America—the wrong one. Middle-aged tourists with fanny packs are hardly the key to self-rediscovery. When Bria meets Rowan, devoted backpacker and dive instructor, and his outspokenly humanitarian 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 across a panorama of Mayan villages, remote Belizean islands, and hostels plagued with jungle beasties, they discover what they've got in common: both seek to leave behind the old versions of themselves. And the secret to escaping the past, Rowan’s found, is to keep moving forward.
But Bria comes to realize she can't run forever, no matter what Rowan says. If she ever wants the courage to fall for someone worthwhile, she has to start looking back.
source: Goodreads
My
opinion:
This book
was recommended to my by Jana from That Artsy Reader Girl who raved about it. I trusted her recommendation and bought the book.
My parents
infected me with the travel bug when I was about 2 years old when I first
visited the US.
After that my mum and I often accompanied my dad when he had to go to
conferences all over Europe and we went to the States and Australia for
vacation. I am extremely grateful that I had all these opportunities to see
parts of the world and these definitely had a strong influence one me and on my
decision to study Geography.
Wanderlove
stimulated my little adventurer and rekindled my wanderlust. It also showed me
that there are many more places I want to visit one day. I have never been in
touch with South America which is a shame and
now I really want to go there.
Kirsten
Hubbard not only presents wonderful places and things to see in this book, she
also shares drawings and wrote a travel story about two people finding
themselves and their place in life.
The story
and characters are wonderful and it is one of those books that still have me
think about it weeks after I read it. If you are a fan of travel stories than
read it and if you like a sweet story with personal development and growth of
the characters, than go get it. I can highly recommend it.
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