Start Here by Trish Doller
posted at Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 at 8:00 AM | Book Talk, Reviews, Young Adult
I received this book for free from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Published by Simon Pulse on August 13, 2019
Genres: Contemporary
Pages: 352
Format: eARC
Source: Edelweiss
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Two teens go on a life-changing sailing trip as they deal with the grief of losing their best friend in this heartwrenching, hopeful novel from the author of Something Like Normal and In a Perfect World.
Willa and Taylor were supposed to spend the summer after high school sailing from Ohio to Key West with their best friend, Finley. But Finley died before graduation, leaving them with a twenty-five-foot sailboat, a list of clues leading them to destinations along the way, and a friendship that’s hanging by a thread.
Now, Willa and Taylor have two months and two thousand miles to discover how life works without Finley—and to decide if their own friendship is worth saving.
From acclaimed author Trish Doller comes a poignant tale of forgiveness, grief, and the brilliant discoveries we make within ourselves when we least expect it.
Trish Doller is one of my favorite authors who writes books that don’t necessarily sound like my thing. Emma Mills and Tessa Dare, for example, right books that sound 100% like books written for me. Doller’s tend to sound much more intense and darker, so, while obviously they’ve been interesting enough for me to pick up, it’s always accompanied by a frisson of nerves. Start Here unsurprisingly didn’t sound totally like my thing, but on the knowledge of how good all her prior books were, I downloaded a review copy. As expected, the book focuses less on romance and more on the emotional and physical journey, but it’s also very excellent.
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