Once Upon a Road Trip by Angela N. Blount Review & Giveaway

Once Upon A Road Trip

Eighteen-year-old Angeli doesn’t “fit in.” She’s never been on a single date, and she lives vicariously through an online world of storytelling. With the pressures of choosing a practical future path bearing down, she needs a drastic change. Too old to run away from home, she opts instead to embark on a solo 2-month road trip. But her freedom is tempered by loneliness — and anxiety tests her resolve as she comes face-to-face with her quirky internet friends.

Aside from contracting mono and repeatedly getting herself lost, Angeli’s adventure is mired by more unforeseen glitches — like being detained by Canadian authorities, and a near-death experience at the hands of an overzealous amateur wrestler. Her odyssey is complicated further when she unwittingly earns the affections of two young men. One a privileged martial artist; the other a talented techie with a colorful past.

Bewildered by the emotions they stir, Angeli spurns the idea of a doomed long-distance relationship. But she is unprepared for the determination of her hopeful suitors. In the wake of her refusal, one man will betray her, and the other will prove himself worthy of a place in her future.

Angeli sets off in search of a better understanding of herself, the world, and her place in it. What she finds is an impractical love, with the potential to restore her faith in happy endings.

A true story with an unapologetically honest outlook on life, love, faith, and adventure — Once Upon A Road Trip is a coming-of-age memoir.
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Title: Once Upon A Road Trip
Author: Angela N. Blount
Genre: Young Adult/New Adult
Publisher: Artifice Press
ASIN: B00E91R8NS
Paperback: 398 pages

My review:

I just finished reading Once Upon a Road Trip and it was an enjoyable novel. The main character is a young woman who sets out to find herself. She takes us, the reader, on the trip with her. She decides to take this road trip alone. However she does not realize how this trip will change her life. All of her outlooks will change and she will have to make decisions that she had not planned on. This was a true story and I felt as though Angeli could have traveled through Connecticut, and I would be able to recognize her. There are many adventures, both good and bad. This is a great story about a young lady growing up and becoming herself. I give this book a 4/5. I was given this book via The Kindle Book Review for the purpose of a review and all opinions are my own.
Vicky ~ Kindle Book Review

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