Places We’ve Never Been by Kasie West Moodboard [Blog Tour]

Happy Weekend!!

Today I’m posting a moodboard for my first Kasie West novel. Being a Romance enthusiast, I’ve had her novels on my radar for a long time and it was a perfect chance to read her work through this tour. If you’re interested in the book and want to check out more posts on it, click this tour schedule to follow more.

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I received an eARC of this book from Random House Children’s, courtesy of TBR and Beyond Tours in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

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Book DETAILS

► Title: Places We’ve Never Been

► BY: Kasie West

► Publishing: RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN’S

► on: 31 May 2022

► GENRE: Young Adult Contemporary Romance

► Standalone ► pacING: fast

► paGES: 336 ► aGE: 13+

► Rating: 3/5 ★

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A sweet and swoony contemporary Young Adult novel about a cross-country family road trip that puts one girl and her childhood best friend on an unexpected road to romance!

Norah hasn’t seen her childhood best friend, Skyler, in years. When he first moved away, they’d talk all the time, but lately their relationship has been reduced to liking each other’s Instagram posts. That’s why Norah can’t wait for the joint RV road trip their families have planned for the summer.

But when Skyler finally arrives, he seems…like he’d rather be anywhere else. Hurt and confused, Norah reacts in kind. Suddenly, her oldest friendship is on the rocks.

An unexpected summer spent driving across the country leads both Norah and Skyler down new roads and to new discoveries. Before long, they are, once again, seeing each other in a different light. Can their friendship-turned-rivalry turn into something more?

ADD TO GOODREADS

Places We’ve Never Been moodboard

REP: Brown Sc; Gay SC

This book is a good travel romance. The characters were cute, and the group dynamic was highly entertaining. There’s something about traveling with childhood friends that brings all the nostalgia and the embarrassing memories back to the surface.

I liked traveling vicariously through Norah. She was quirky and never stopped rambling once she started speaking. If Skyler’s POV was there in the book, it’d have made us understand why there was a communication gap between them because the lack of his view watered down my excitement for the story.

But I’ve got to say the writing was easy to read. It was something that I really liked about the novel. As a visual reader, I like picturizing the plot in my mind; the writing made it seem so effortless and it felt as if I was there in the desert camping with my family instead of the characters.

I’d recommend this book if you’re into YA books with lots of traveling and if you like childhood friends-to-lovers trope. After this book, I’m really looking forward to reading other works by this author.

Tw // sexist comments, underage drinking; cancer mentioned

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kasie West is the author of many YA novels, including The Fill-in Boyfriend, P.S. I Like You, Lucky in Love, and Listen to Your Heart. Her books have been named ALA-YALSA Quick Picks, JLG selections, and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. When she’s not writing, she’s binge-watching television, devouring books, or burying her toes in the sand of the Central Coast. Kasie lives in Fresno, California, with her family.

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“There’s something about a childhood friend that feels different.”

― Kasie West, Places We’ve Never Been