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upallnightbookaddict's review against another edition
4.0
I am loving this series. The idea of a road trip cross country with a hand-off from old friend to old friend is pure genius.
This one started out slow for me. I kept going though. I had a feeling it would pick up, and it sure did. Once things started to get good, the story flew by.
Kat got on my nerves a little. And if I'm honest, so did Cash. But I was determined to see their story through. Their lack of communication and self-doubt was a bit annoying, however, that was the focal point of why they remained friends for so many years. I enjoyed seeing the light bulb go off in both of their heads that life the way it was between them needed to move forward.
I enjoyed this leg of the road trip. I am looking forward to the next leg. And I'm curious how all of the characters will end up by the very end.
This one started out slow for me. I kept going though. I had a feeling it would pick up, and it sure did. Once things started to get good, the story flew by.
Kat got on my nerves a little. And if I'm honest, so did Cash. But I was determined to see their story through. Their lack of communication and self-doubt was a bit annoying, however, that was the focal point of why they remained friends for so many years. I enjoyed seeing the light bulb go off in both of their heads that life the way it was between them needed to move forward.
I enjoyed this leg of the road trip. I am looking forward to the next leg. And I'm curious how all of the characters will end up by the very end.
lclarke615's review
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
storybookcorner's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
turtleswift01's review against another edition
4.0
this was good, but the miscommunication stressed me out
lmrivas54's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful friends to lovers story! This is not my favorite trope but in the hands of Devney Perry it becomes a delight! One of the junkyard kids, this time Katherine, takes her turn with the red Caddy in the trip to another junkyard kid, this time Aria. And while traveling, letting the flip of a quarter choose where the road will take her, she found love with her traveling companion.
Katherine, like her junkyard friends, grew up dirt poor and escaped a bad childhood, thanks to Karson and their hideaway in Lou’s junkyard. Eventually, all the kids moved out to different parts of the country, and lost contact along the way. But none of them ever forgot those years when they were each other’s support.
Londyn, who moved to Boston, started this sweet tradition. She bought the 1969 Cadillac that was her home while living in the junkyard. She brought it to Boston, had it completely restored, and started the trip to deliver the car to Karson, the only one who stayed in California. On the way, she had a flat tire in West Virginia and found her love. Gemma, who had stayed behind in Boston, suddenly got an itch, sold her life away, and re-took the journey with the Caddy, this time driving to Montana, so see Katherine. Apart from finding her love, she finds Katherine, who is doing a brilliant job managing the Greer resort. Kat is happy, secure and found a family in the Greer family, but her love for Cash, the younger Greer brother, is unrequited. Although they live together, as best friends and roommates, things get to a head when he appears at a family dinner with a girlfriend and proceeds to flirt and cuddle.
With a broken heart, Katherine decides to take the Caddy on the next leg of the journey, to Aria who lives in Oregon. But Cash won’t let his best friend drive alone all that distance and invites himself along. And then poor Katherine lives the journey by quarter miles, letting the lucky quarter Cash’s grandmother gave her, decide her route, and suffers having her beloved near but knowing he’s watching out for a best friend, not a lover.
This journey was riddled with miscommunications, wrong assumptions, hidden secrets, stubbornness and lots and lots of frustration. I loved Cash’s transition to love, and hurt for Katherine’s doubts and lack of self-assurance. In her job, she reigns supreme, but as a woman in love, she’s insecure and feels unlovable. She sees herself as the runt, the little one among tall people, and feels about as unimportant.
I loved meeting Aria and loved the ambiance the writer gives us about Oregon. First she made me want to visit Montana, and now I’m dying to visit Oregon. I loved reading their reminiscences about their younger days together and the affection they all feel for each other. I love that this series is about the reunion of old friends who went through important years together and they are now remaking those bonds they had forged years ago. This whole series has been delightful and this friends to lovers story was charming and sweet.
Katherine, like her junkyard friends, grew up dirt poor and escaped a bad childhood, thanks to Karson and their hideaway in Lou’s junkyard. Eventually, all the kids moved out to different parts of the country, and lost contact along the way. But none of them ever forgot those years when they were each other’s support.
Londyn, who moved to Boston, started this sweet tradition. She bought the 1969 Cadillac that was her home while living in the junkyard. She brought it to Boston, had it completely restored, and started the trip to deliver the car to Karson, the only one who stayed in California. On the way, she had a flat tire in West Virginia and found her love. Gemma, who had stayed behind in Boston, suddenly got an itch, sold her life away, and re-took the journey with the Caddy, this time driving to Montana, so see Katherine. Apart from finding her love, she finds Katherine, who is doing a brilliant job managing the Greer resort. Kat is happy, secure and found a family in the Greer family, but her love for Cash, the younger Greer brother, is unrequited. Although they live together, as best friends and roommates, things get to a head when he appears at a family dinner with a girlfriend and proceeds to flirt and cuddle.
With a broken heart, Katherine decides to take the Caddy on the next leg of the journey, to Aria who lives in Oregon. But Cash won’t let his best friend drive alone all that distance and invites himself along. And then poor Katherine lives the journey by quarter miles, letting the lucky quarter Cash’s grandmother gave her, decide her route, and suffers having her beloved near but knowing he’s watching out for a best friend, not a lover.
This journey was riddled with miscommunications, wrong assumptions, hidden secrets, stubbornness and lots and lots of frustration. I loved Cash’s transition to love, and hurt for Katherine’s doubts and lack of self-assurance. In her job, she reigns supreme, but as a woman in love, she’s insecure and feels unlovable. She sees herself as the runt, the little one among tall people, and feels about as unimportant.
I loved meeting Aria and loved the ambiance the writer gives us about Oregon. First she made me want to visit Montana, and now I’m dying to visit Oregon. I loved reading their reminiscences about their younger days together and the affection they all feel for each other. I love that this series is about the reunion of old friends who went through important years together and they are now remaking those bonds they had forged years ago. This whole series has been delightful and this friends to lovers story was charming and sweet.
bookbae96's review against another edition
5.0
I am more entranced with each book in the Runaway series by Devney Perry. More in love, more invested, more everything. I have been waiting for QUARTER MILES, Katherine's and Cash's book, since I reached the very last page of WILD HIGHWAY, because the promise of another great read was guaranteed, and I was not disappointed.
Unrequited love, forbidden love, friends to lovers, there's all of this and more in QUARTER MILES. Katherine and Cash are a ticking time bomb, you know the type, just waiting for the right spark to ignite. The kind of unresolved tension that you can literally cut with a knife? Yeah, plenty of that here. Their road to happy is long and twisty, but when they get there, SO worth every bump.
Devney has cemented her place as a queen of contemporary romance, where small towns and family play a major role, and I cannot get enough. Her books consistently rank among my favorites, and are ones that I happily recommend as must-reads. I'm already dying for Aria's story, FORSAKEN TRAIL, which can't show up on my e-reader quickly enough. In the meantime, 5 stars for Katherine, Cash, and their heads and tails journey to love. ❤️
boundt0please's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Not my favourite but still enjoyable, RTC ✌🏻
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[ overall rating & review ]
4.5 stars ⭐️
This series absolutely snuck up on me 💘
I initially put off listening to The Runaways because of its intimidating duration but after getting the ball rolling—each story is 15 chapters long plus epilogues—I loved every second of it !!!
So much so that I've already bought all 5 audiobooks (separately) as I finished them 🥰
The ending made me cry; it was such a beautiful ending 🥺 I hope we can see the Runaways again + all their babies grown up in the future.
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[ overall rating & review ]
4.5 stars ⭐️
This series absolutely snuck up on me 💘
I initially put off listening to The Runaways because of its intimidating duration but after getting the ball rolling—each story is 15 chapters long plus epilogues—I loved every second of it !!!
So much so that I've already bought all 5 audiobooks (separately) as I finished them 🥰
The ending made me cry; it was such a beautiful ending 🥺 I hope we can see the Runaways again + all their babies grown up in the future.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse and Abandonment