Thursday, July 17, 2014

The Places I Never Meant to Go By Shay Lynam (Stefani's Review)







Summary:

Tyler works a dead end, 9-5 job by day and drinks himself stupid by night. When the girl he has been talking to online for several months is suddenly on the 6 o' clock news, Tyler finds himself driving across the country in hopes of finding her. In search of the only thing he's ever really cared about, he will learn what it means to fight for something in his life that actually matters instead of letting life pass him by.




My Review:

....I received a copy for an honest review...


Tyler is lost and alone in this world. The problem is that he thinks he is doing just fine. Drinking and women and a dead end job, his contentment is just barely getting him by day to day. His friend Paul wants to see him be a better man, but the first step to getting better is to admit that you have a problem and Tyler is nobody's fool. When his only 'emotional attachment' is becomes unreachable, he has to go find her. No matter where it takes him. A long road trip and a lot of soul searching bring to the realization of many things he never wanted to know.

This story is sad and heart-wrenching. You see thing through the eyes if this neglected boy (now a young man) who is struggling to find out what life is all about. Hurt and searching for the one thing that he never thought he had, love. I had to stop and think after the end of the story. I got to the song list and listened to the songs that Shay chose, and found them all saying what I felt at different points in the story. Well done, Shay, well done.


My Rating:  5 stars




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