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Young Adult Fiction
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Gut wrenching and beautiful all at once
Overall rating
5.0
Plot
5.0
Characters
5.0
Writing Style
5.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
N/A
Grief is messy and painful, and Four for the Road did not shy away from illustrating that. In the wake of Asher Hunting's mother's death, he is undergoing a range of emotions, and as a reader, you are touched by them. K.J. Reilly wrote Asher's grief so raw and moving. In his grieving process, he was all over the place, from guilt to anger to sadness. Throughout the story, I found myself crying.
Asher's anger fuels his desire to get revenge on the drunk driver who killed his mother. With friends from his bereavement support group, he begins an epic road trip to Memphis, Tennessee. The road trip crew consists of a motley group of people (two teenagers and a 90-year-old) who are all dealing with grief in their own way. The fact that Asher befriended Henry, a 90-year-old widow, was so endearing to me. Asher seems unable to connect with people he knew before his mom died and for him to show so much empathy to Henry gave me hope that he would survive the darkness. While Sloane and Will agreed to the road trip for their own personal reasons, they all helped each other through the grieving process.
Despite being incredibly sad and dark at times, this book is well-balanced with a sprinkle of humor, hope, and healing. I found it to be a powerful read and one of my favorite books I have read in 2022.
Asher's anger fuels his desire to get revenge on the drunk driver who killed his mother. With friends from his bereavement support group, he begins an epic road trip to Memphis, Tennessee. The road trip crew consists of a motley group of people (two teenagers and a 90-year-old) who are all dealing with grief in their own way. The fact that Asher befriended Henry, a 90-year-old widow, was so endearing to me. Asher seems unable to connect with people he knew before his mom died and for him to show so much empathy to Henry gave me hope that he would survive the darkness. While Sloane and Will agreed to the road trip for their own personal reasons, they all helped each other through the grieving process.
Despite being incredibly sad and dark at times, this book is well-balanced with a sprinkle of humor, hope, and healing. I found it to be a powerful read and one of my favorite books I have read in 2022.
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