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Books like Amy & Roger's epic detour
A sun-drenched, playlist-fueled journey across the country that feels like rolling down the windows and finally taking a deep breath. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Amy & Roger's epic detour.
- sun-drenched
- wistful
- nostalgic
- open-road
- 01
The truth about forever
Sarah Dessen
A sun-soaked summer of chaotic catering gigs, found family, and learning to let go of the need to be perfect.
- 02
Second Chance Summer
Morgan Matson
A bittersweet, sun-drenched summer of rekindled love and inevitable goodbyes.
- 03
Letters to the lost
Brigid Kemmerer
An intimate, emotionally charged exploration of how two broken people can help piece each other back together through the safety of shared words.
- 04
We are okay
Nina LaCour
A hushed, wintry meditation on the profound loneliness of grief and the quiet courage it takes to let someone back in.
- 05
What to say next
Julie Buxbaum
A tender, dual-POV exploration of how the most unexpected connections can pull us out of the darkest emotional depths.
- 06
Playlist for the Dead
Michelle Falkoff
A poignant, music-infused journey through the messy, confusing aftermath of losing a best friend.
- 07
Goodbye days
Jeff Zentner
A big-hearted, tear-jerking exploration of survivor's guilt that balances the crushing weight of loss with the healing power of memory and laughter.
- 08
Since You've Been Gone
Morgan Matson
A sun-drenched, playlist-fueled summer of stepping out of your comfort zone and finding out who you are when nobody else is looking.
- 09
You've Reached Sam
Dustin Thao
A tender, tear-soaked exploration of first love and the agonizing, beautiful difficulty of saying a final goodbye.
- 10
Elsewhere
Gabrielle Zevin
A bittersweet, imaginative exploration of what it means to live, even after life has ended.
- 11
Where She Went
Gayle Forman
A raw, nocturnal journey through the streets of New York and the jagged edges of a broken heart, searching for closure and a second chance.
- 12
Hold Still
Nina LaCour
A tender, aching exploration of the quiet spaces left behind by loss, and the slow, messy art of learning to breathe again.
