Review: Wonderful tale of female empowerment and strength!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 4, 2013
***I received an ARC for an honest review***What can I say about Anywhere that hasn't already been expressed? J. Meyers' weaves a beautiful story about Skye, a young woman who has recently graduated from college and left the States as fast as she could to prevent herself from being bullied into a marriage she wasn't ready for with a man she wasn't in love with.I love how the novel starts out in Paris and then we take a slow ride through Europe. I love books about travel and this is the perfect New Adult novel fused with all the intricacies of someone who is traveling to Western Europe for the first time.Skye loses her best friend to an unexpected event when she must fly home to tell her boyfriend a bit of news that can't be said over the phone. She meets Asher, a fellow American who is also backpacking through Europe, and their relationship is a slow burn.I love how they started off as friends and although you root for them to get together, you know they have very complicated lives in the States they had to put on hold just to be free and to let go.This novel encompasses all of that and the beauty of meeting new people, travel and most of all, Skye finding her own voice. She struggles and fights her own demons of self-doubt and not being herself only to emerge stronger than ever.A New Adult novel that is as empowering as it is beautiful, it is a joyously recommended read and perfect for someone who wants to read about these ancient gorgeous places and has never been. The detail was bit too much at times since I've been to most of the places mentioned in the novel but it is insightful and inspiring to someone who hasn't been to these cities. This novel would be enough to make me book a ticket to Western Europe pronto just to retrace all the places Skye and Asher see together.4 - 4.5 stars for an amazing and well-written novel.