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Off the Map
by Trish Doller
Thank you so much to Trish Doller, St Martin's Press and NetGalley for an advance copy of this in exchange for my honest review!
This will be published on March 7th, 2023.
I had been worried because I had not read the first two books in this world that I would be confused but Trish did a great job with giving background on characters who were in the prior books. But now I definitely want to go back and read the other two. I absolutely ADORED this one!!!!
Carla has lived her life on the road. Growing up with her dad aka Biggie would take her on adventures every summer and made her fall in love with the adventure and seeing the world. Her father no longer travels due to his dementia and he told her to continue on without him. While traveling to Ireland to attend her best friend's wedding she meets Eamon, the groom's brother at the bar who was to pick her up. In a panic moment, Carla kisses Eamon to wan off a bar patreon and from there the two's relationship took off. They decided to go on a camping adventure cutting the time close to the wedding. But Carla is only in Ireland for a few days and had an expiration date on this "fling". Can they make it work? Can her nomad lifestyle be enough for Eamon? Is that what she wants?
"You make me happy. You make wild. And I don't think I'll ever get you out of my system."
I was sucked in from the very beginning and absolutely fell for Eamon and Carla's relationship with him. Instalove is a hit or miss with me and this one was definitely a hit. I love Carla's attitude and she knew (for the most part) who she was and didn't want to compromise what she thought she wanted. Sometimes it only takes one person to reevaluate all that you know. I also was not expecting to read face eating scene so early this morning but hey it was a great start to my day. Eamon just comes across so warm and caring. Even though everything happened so quick, you knew that man was in love.
"It was always a good time, but I wish it had been a longer time."
Even though the romance took a big chunk of this book, there was also so much heart in this. Carla's relationship with her dad was so special to see and even her relationship with her step mom was beautiful. She has so many memories with her father and as a reader I was so happy that she had those knowing that he has dementia. He instilled so many words of wisdom & life lessons that she uses daily and will continue to use for years to come. Going through my own grief of losing family members in recent years and seeing my declining grandmother, it makes time so precious and it's easy to do the what ifs and if onlys. This book is just another reminder to make those moments happen now before it's too late.
Bravo Trish! Can't wait to go back and read the others in this series!
This will be published on March 7th, 2023.
I had been worried because I had not read the first two books in this world that I would be confused but Trish did a great job with giving background on characters who were in the prior books. But now I definitely want to go back and read the other two. I absolutely ADORED this one!!!!
Carla has lived her life on the road. Growing up with her dad aka Biggie would take her on adventures every summer and made her fall in love with the adventure and seeing the world. Her father no longer travels due to his dementia and he told her to continue on without him. While traveling to Ireland to attend her best friend's wedding she meets Eamon, the groom's brother at the bar who was to pick her up. In a panic moment, Carla kisses Eamon to wan off a bar patreon and from there the two's relationship took off. They decided to go on a camping adventure cutting the time close to the wedding. But Carla is only in Ireland for a few days and had an expiration date on this "fling". Can they make it work? Can her nomad lifestyle be enough for Eamon? Is that what she wants?
"You make me happy. You make wild. And I don't think I'll ever get you out of my system."
I was sucked in from the very beginning and absolutely fell for Eamon and Carla's relationship with him. Instalove is a hit or miss with me and this one was definitely a hit. I love Carla's attitude and she knew (for the most part) who she was and didn't want to compromise what she thought she wanted. Sometimes it only takes one person to reevaluate all that you know. I also was not expecting to read face eating scene so early this morning but hey it was a great start to my day. Eamon just comes across so warm and caring. Even though everything happened so quick, you knew that man was in love.
"It was always a good time, but I wish it had been a longer time."
Even though the romance took a big chunk of this book, there was also so much heart in this. Carla's relationship with her dad was so special to see and even her relationship with her step mom was beautiful. She has so many memories with her father and as a reader I was so happy that she had those knowing that he has dementia. He instilled so many words of wisdom & life lessons that she uses daily and will continue to use for years to come. Going through my own grief of losing family members in recent years and seeing my declining grandmother, it makes time so precious and it's easy to do the what ifs and if onlys. This book is just another reminder to make those moments happen now before it's too late.
Bravo Trish! Can't wait to go back and read the others in this series!