Review: The Mother Road by Meghan Quinn
Note: This ARC was provided by WordSmith Publicity in exchange for an honest review.
"What are you thinking?" I ask, turning his question on him
Gradually, his eyes meet mine, strain evident in his pupils. "How I want you but I can't have you. How I want to know what it's like to feel you underneath me." His hand inches further up my side, lifting the shirt with him so half of me is exposed. "I'm thinking about how we live in two different worlds, but how I desperately want to be a part of yours."
I don't think I've laughed as much reading a book as I did with Meghan Quinn's latest romantic comedy, The Mother Road. I'm talking snorting and actual tears streaming down my face at various points in the story. Thank goodness I was reading at home because I could imagine how people would probably react to seeing a grown woman giggling and laughing while trying not to lose her grip on her tablet (or her obviously questionable sanity). This was no one-laugh wonder, folks, and there's a possibility the humor may end up being a bit too toilet-y for those with daintier sensibilities, but I, for one, enjoyed every single bit of it. This wasn't just the love story between Marley McMann and Porter Smith, but it was also a story about family and how journeys, no matter how long they've been put off, can still reach their completion.
Marley McMann is a twenty-two-year-old fashion blogger who's creating a name for herself online and in the industry. She's had feelings for her older brother Paul's best friend, Porter Smith, since they first met, but he broke her heart when he walked away from her four years ago. After having no communication in all that time, Marley finds herself stuck in an aging RV with her father, her brother, and Porter, as they make their way across several states to finish the road trip Marley's late mother first came up with years ago. The trip is filled with hilariously embarrassing stories as well as revelations about what happened four years ago and how both Marley and Porter still have feelings for one another, the extent of which neither one is fully aware of. There are also hotdogs, inappropriate jokes, and silly pranks along the way.
Amidst all the hilarity and levity, however, lies the back story as to why both Marley and Porter got both their hearts broken four years prior and how Porter is trying to make his dream a reality but is fearful that it'll fail even before it gets to take off. There was a couple of times close to the end of the book that I teared up because of Marley's mother and how her wisdom could still reach those she loved. Like I said earlier, some journeys are put on hold for a while, but no one says they can't continue when the time is right and they don't necessarily ever have to end. Sometimes, all you need is a new destination. If there's one book I know is going to automatically go on my end-year list of top reads for 2016, it's this one. I'm very highly recommending The Mother Road, which is Meghan Quinn's best work to date, everyone. Five-plus stars! ♥
Release Date: 12 January 2016
Date Read: 11 January 2016
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