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A review by sallenreads
Meet Me At The Summit by Mandi Lynn
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What immediately grabbed me about this book was the cover, and the description sold me: a teenage girl trying to work through her grief by taking a road trip across the country? Yes, please!
MEET ME AT THE SUMMIT was a moving story about grief, woven throughout a book full of love and appreciation for the outdoors. Mandi Lynn's descriptions of Marly's grief -- sadness, guilt, anger, panic -- are absolutely gut wrenching, while her descriptions of the natural backdrop all of Marly's feelings unfold in are gorgeous. Think of Morgan Matson's AMY AND ROGER'S EPIC DETOUR, but with more hiking.
This title would be a good fit for older teens who may be feeling anxiety about not knowing what comes next, who they're supposed to be, or what they want to do with their lives. Marly is a nineteen-year-old college dropout trying to figure these things out, and she's a mess, and all of the people around her still love her anyway. This is certainly a book I could've used in high school or college.
Thank you to NetGalley and Stone Ridge Books for the ARC.
MEET ME AT THE SUMMIT was a moving story about grief, woven throughout a book full of love and appreciation for the outdoors. Mandi Lynn's descriptions of Marly's grief -- sadness, guilt, anger, panic -- are absolutely gut wrenching, while her descriptions of the natural backdrop all of Marly's feelings unfold in are gorgeous. Think of Morgan Matson's AMY AND ROGER'S EPIC DETOUR, but with more hiking.
This title would be a good fit for older teens who may be feeling anxiety about not knowing what comes next, who they're supposed to be, or what they want to do with their lives. Marly is a nineteen-year-old college dropout trying to figure these things out, and she's a mess, and all of the people around her still love her anyway. This is certainly a book I could've used in high school or college.
Thank you to NetGalley and Stone Ridge Books for the ARC.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders