The Geography of Lost Things - Jessica Brody Review

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 First of let me say that I loved this book! It had everything I could ever want in a book. A road trip, a treasure hunt of sorts, a soft boy and a couple of my favourite tropes. Oh look there is only one room left in this hotel and only one bed in this room. Can you say swoon! This book was so fun but it wasn't all good times and happiness, in fact it mostly wasn't either of those things.

 This book follows Ali, whose absent father has passed away and left her with his prized possession, a 1968 firebird convertible. Ali plans on selling the car in the hopes that the money will be enough to save her childhood home from being repossessed. She finds a buyer who offers her enough money however he lives 300 miles away and she can't drive a stick shift. Enter, Nico, the ex-boyfriend who volunteers to drive her whilst trying to convince her that she can earn the money she needs another way via 'trading up' items instead of selling her father's car.

 Ali is against it a first arguing with Nico the entire way but things change and she soon finds herself going along with his hair-brained scheme.

 I loved the whole idea of trading items up and loved all the interesting people they met along the way. It gave this road trip an entirely different level and had me turning the pages to find out what happens next.

 The other thing I loved about this was that not only did we unravel the mystery that was Ali's father, but we also got to unravel the mystery that is Nico. This was not only a journey via a car, it was also a journey of self discovery.

 This is easily one of my all time favourite reads. 5 of 5 stars!

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