First she lost her heart. Then she
lost her mind. And now she’s on a road trip to win back her ex. This debut
novel’s packed with drama and romance!
Rosie’s always been impulsive. She didn’t intend to set her cheating ex-boyfriend’s car on fire. And she never thought her attempts to make amends could be considered stalking. So when she’s served with a temporary restraining order on the first day of summer vacation, she’s heartbroken—and furious.
To put distance between Rosie and her ex, Rosie’s parents send her on a cross-country road trip with responsible, reliable neighbor Matty and his two friends. Forget freedom of the road, Rosie wants to hitchhike home and win back her ex. But her determination starts to dwindle with each passing mile. Because Rosie’s spark of anger? It may have just ignited a romance with someone new…
Rosie’s always been impulsive. She didn’t intend to set her cheating ex-boyfriend’s car on fire. And she never thought her attempts to make amends could be considered stalking. So when she’s served with a temporary restraining order on the first day of summer vacation, she’s heartbroken—and furious.
To put distance between Rosie and her ex, Rosie’s parents send her on a cross-country road trip with responsible, reliable neighbor Matty and his two friends. Forget freedom of the road, Rosie wants to hitchhike home and win back her ex. But her determination starts to dwindle with each passing mile. Because Rosie’s spark of anger? It may have just ignited a romance with someone new…
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How My Summer Went Up in Flames, tells the story of Rosie. A girl who got obsessed, and
crazy, yes crazy when her scum-bag of an ex-boyfriend, Joey cheated on her. He
claimed it was just a kiss and only once, but she just couldn’t be 100% sure,
that was true, so she broke things off with him. When Rosie spotted him with
his arm around the girl who he cheated on her with and something inside her
seemed to snap.
Later she ended up in Joey’s driveway
burning a box of memories, and somehow his car was set on fire. But that part
was an accident.
Enter the TRO (Temporary Restraining
Order) that she is sent shortly after and things begin to go steadily downhill
for Rosie.
Her best friend Matty, whom she has practically grown up with,
suggests that she comes on a trip to Arizona with him and his two friends.
With
her parents blessing,(hoping it would keep her out of trouble and away from
Joey) Rosie takes out on a road trip to Arizona with her best bud Matty, and
his two friends Logan, and Spencer for nine days.
Even
though Rosie is a bit crazy and does not really think about the consequences of
her actions, I liked her. She is a great sense of humor, has a tendency to over
think things at times, loves dogs, and knows exactly what colors and patterns
go perfectly together.
How My Summer Went Up
in Flames is
a light and fun beach/weekend read filled with drama and a bit of romance that
fans of YA Contemporaries and road trips would like. There were so many times
while reading that I laughed out loud at some of Rosie’s inner monologues and
conversations. I had previously read murder mystery that wasn’t so light, so
this was just what I needed to read afterwards.
Rating: 3½ out of 5.
**I
received this book from Simon Pulse / Simon and Schuster in exchange for
nothing, but my honest opinion.**
BUY:
I'll have to add this on my summer TBR pile. Thanks for the review!
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