Monday, July 7, 2014

Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt - OPTIONAL

Barnholdt, Lauren  Right of Way, 308 pgs.  Simon Pulse, 2013.  $16.99  Content: Language: R (96 swears; 24 “F”); Mature Content: PG-13; Violence: PG.  

Peyton and Jace meet at a Christmas party and although Peyton lives in Connecticut and Jace lives in Florida, they text and call each other for three months until Jace suddenly stops calling.  They are both sad, but confused about their relationship, so when Peyton comes back to Florida for her uncle’s wedding, they find themselves together again.  When Peyton’s plans to go back home are canceled, Jace offers to drive her home.  On their road trip they try to figure out where their relationship went wrong.  

This is told in flashbacks and both characters tell the story as it flips back and forth every chapter.  I liked both of the characters and they had good chemistry, but I was super annoyed when I found out why Jace stopped calling Peyton.  I was also unimpressed with Peyton’s solution to run away from serious problems.  The lack of communication propelled the plot, which is annoying in a romance novel and the “F” word was over the top.  

HS-OPTIONAL.  Reviewer, C. Peterson.

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