Places We've Never Been
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- Author：Kasie West
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Summary
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？
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？
Reviews
Lindsay （pawsomereads）
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3。5⭐️This was really cute！ Kasie West is my go-to author when it comes to YA romance and this was another adorable story from her。 Places We’ve Never Been is a perfect summer road-trip read。 I really enjoyed this group of characters and it was a pretty light and easy read overall。 There was a small， more emotional storyline that didn’t get too much attention until closer to the end。 The big secrets revealed were predictable for me but I’m not really reading YA romance to be blown away by a surpr 3。5⭐️This was really cute！ Kasie West is my go-to author when it comes to YA romance and this was another adorable story from her。 Places We’ve Never Been is a perfect summer road-trip read。 I really enjoyed this group of characters and it was a pretty light and easy read overall。 There was a small， more emotional storyline that didn’t get too much attention until closer to the end。 The big secrets revealed were predictable for me but I’m not really reading YA romance to be blown away by a surprising twist。 I’ll probably keep reading from Kasie West as long as she keeps putting out books。 They’re always a fun escape！Thank you to NetGalley， the author and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Julie
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Thank you Random House Children's， Delacorte Press and NetGalley！Norah hasn't seen her bff， Skyler， in years。 Now their families are taking an RV trip over the summer。 Norah is excited to see Skyler， but his reaction to seeing her isn't the best。 Will this be a good idea？I thought this was a cute YA read。 I liked how it didn't focus exclusively on Norah and Skyler。 You learn a lot about Norah， Skyler， and everyone else。 I wish there would have been a little more focus on Norah's school decision Thank you Random House Children's， Delacorte Press and NetGalley！Norah hasn't seen her bff， Skyler， in years。 Now their families are taking an RV trip over the summer。 Norah is excited to see Skyler， but his reaction to seeing her isn't the best。 Will this be a good idea？I thought this was a cute YA read。 I liked how it didn't focus exclusively on Norah and Skyler。 You learn a lot about Norah， Skyler， and everyone else。 I wish there would have been a little more focus on Norah's school decision at the end （but maybe that's just the mom in me talking！） 。。。more
Megan Ferguson
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Fair warning， I’ve been a Kasie West fan for years and I did receive a free eARC copy of the book from Netgalley， so take my comments with the usual grain of salt。 I was intrigued by this novel for a variety of reasons， starting with the author （a perennial favorite） and ending with the plot for this particular piece （cross country road trip with old best friend/crush has some serious potential for the plot of a teen romance novel）。 West’s signature blend of clean romance， complex character inte Fair warning， I’ve been a Kasie West fan for years and I did receive a free eARC copy of the book from Netgalley， so take my comments with the usual grain of salt。 I was intrigued by this novel for a variety of reasons， starting with the author （a perennial favorite） and ending with the plot for this particular piece （cross country road trip with old best friend/crush has some serious potential for the plot of a teen romance novel）。 West’s signature blend of clean romance， complex character interactions， and real-life problems （that verge into the maudlin less often than some of her contemporaries’ work） helped build the book to a satisfying conclusion （which I shall not spoil for you here）。 This one isn’t going to be for everyone， reader’s who dislike teen romance novels or who are looking for a steamier read may want to look elsewhere。 However， for readers already familiar with West’s body of work or for readers interested in clean teen romance， this may be just the right book for a fun， light summer read。 Enjoy！ 。。。more
Allie Sarah
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This was such a cute read！ I read it in less than an hour and a half， I couldn't put it down。 The characters were so addicting and I loved reading about all the places they visited。 I did expect the twist， which was a bit annoying。 I loved Paisley。 She was my favorite character， but Skyler is a close second。 I felt that this book was a bit more 'mature' than West's other books。 Maybe that's because of the twist or the fact that I haven't reread any of her other books in awhile， but I really enjo This was such a cute read！ I read it in less than an hour and a half， I couldn't put it down。 The characters were so addicting and I loved reading about all the places they visited。 I did expect the twist， which was a bit annoying。 I loved Paisley。 She was my favorite character， but Skyler is a close second。 I felt that this book was a bit more 'mature' than West's other books。 Maybe that's because of the twist or the fact that I haven't reread any of her other books in awhile， but I really enjoyed it。 。。。more
Kaye
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This sweet YA book has two families taking an RV road trip through national parks and sights in the west。 Norah and Skylar were best friends who shared everything till Skyler’s family moved half was across the United States。 There hasn’t been any contact between the two for a couple of years。 Their moms are best friends and plan a three week road trip visiting some of my favorite places like Zions National Park， Park City， UT and Yellowstone。 Norah has the added extra stress of stopping in for a This sweet YA book has two families taking an RV road trip through national parks and sights in the west。 Norah and Skylar were best friends who shared everything till Skyler’s family moved half was across the United States。 There hasn’t been any contact between the two for a couple of years。 Their moms are best friends and plan a three week road trip visiting some of my favorite places like Zions National Park， Park City， UT and Yellowstone。 Norah has the added extra stress of stopping in for a college interview at a school she hopes to attend。 Things don’t start smoothly for the two past friends。 Skylar is aloof and then shares a private and embarrassing story about Norah to everyone。 But within the forced proximity of the two RV’s a lot of secrets spill out including feelings。 And the biggest of all is one about one of the moms。This is a gentle book with feelings， misunderstandings， and teasing among siblings。 Along the way Norah and Skylar work out their differences with the help of their art and an old notebook。 This is a true YA book with the main characters about to start their senior year of high school。 Intimacy never goes beyond kissing and this would be appropriate for middle school shelves and up。 The ending happens very quickly and you don’t get to see Skylar’s mother tell her secret to her family， although we know it。 Also I felt the added pressure from Norah’s mom about Skylar didn’t fit。 Otherwise a sweet and enjoyable read。 Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children’s （Delacorte Press） for an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Carleene Hibbs Reeder
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced e copy of this book。 I am a big Kasie West fan so I knew I would want to read this book。 I absolutely loved it。 I was immediately sucked into the story and just enjoyed it to the end。 This is a YA story following 17 year old Nora and her family。 Nora's mom has been best friends with Olivia since college so it is only natural that the two families would also become life long friends。 As a child， Nora became close friends with Olivia's son S Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced e copy of this book。 I am a big Kasie West fan so I knew I would want to read this book。 I absolutely loved it。 I was immediately sucked into the story and just enjoyed it to the end。 This is a YA story following 17 year old Nora and her family。 Nora's mom has been best friends with Olivia since college so it is only natural that the two families would also become life long friends。 As a child， Nora became close friends with Olivia's son Skyler。 However， in middle school Olivia moves her family to another state and the families are apart for 4 years。 A road trip is being planned with the two mom's and all the kids。 At first Nora and Skyler are not connecting again， there is some distance between them but over the course of the road trip they begin to see what caused the distance and the two become close again。 If a book has a road trip， I am going be drawn to it。 This one is about friends that become more， so a friends to lovers romance。 Kasie West does a great job of writing about YA characters without bringing in graphic sex scenes and I really appreciate that。 There are a lot of friendships in this book that are tested。 I love that too。 Also， we see the siblings and how they interact with each other and that is great too。 As always， there is a much heavier， hard hitting topic that comes out as well and we see how that is handled between friends and family too。 I loved the characters。 They are very unique and distinct。 It isn't like I am always reading about the same person。 I highly recommend this book。 It will be a great summer read。 It is sweet and funny and emotional at times too。 。。。more
Amanda
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First， thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC！I will always read a Kasie West book because they're sweet， swoony， and a delightful way to spend a few hours。 This book was no exception， with a super cute slow burn slow romance。This was a solid 4 stars for me， buuuuuuuut。。。while I loved the romance and the family road trip dynamics， the climactic twist didn't work for me。 It was cliche and rushed， as it happened with not nearly enough time to resolve it。 Also a certain's mom's reaction to the situation First， thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC！I will always read a Kasie West book because they're sweet， swoony， and a delightful way to spend a few hours。 This book was no exception， with a super cute slow burn slow romance。This was a solid 4 stars for me， buuuuuuuut。。。while I loved the romance and the family road trip dynamics， the climactic twist didn't work for me。 It was cliche and rushed， as it happened with not nearly enough time to resolve it。 Also a certain's mom's reaction to the situation was super out of character for her and it didn't fit。Overall this is real cute， but the ending didn't work for me at all。 。。。more
Anna Grimaldi
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I absolutely adored this sweet YA romance。 Kasie West has a gift for writing age-appropriate， wholesome love stories for tweens。 Each of her characters is fully developed and likable， and I found myself rooting for each one of them on this quirky little family road trip。 Teachers， this is a YA romance to recommend to your students without exposing them to content that is too mature or graphic。 A must read！
Rachel
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I received an eARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This book was a very quick， cute read。 It’s got childhood best friends reuniting and learning to navigate their new dynamic， complicated family conflicts， growing up and going to college， and discussion about women in traditionally male-dominated fields。I love a good road trip story so this book definitely ticked that box。 I enjoyed seeing how everyone interacted with each other and seeing how Norah and Skyler re I received an eARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This book was a very quick， cute read。 It’s got childhood best friends reuniting and learning to navigate their new dynamic， complicated family conflicts， growing up and going to college， and discussion about women in traditionally male-dominated fields。I love a good road trip story so this book definitely ticked that box。 I enjoyed seeing how everyone interacted with each other and seeing how Norah and Skyler relearned their relationship。 Norah’s dynamic with her brother was so cute and I really， really loved their own little storyline throughout the book。Norah was， to me， a bit of an average main character。 She wasn’t bad by any means but there wasn’t a whole lot about her that made her stand out from other protagonists in West’s books。 Skyler was similar- nothing bad about him but also nothing really notable。 There were a number of typical Kasie West-style moments of humor and shennagains that fit right into this road trip story。 These moments all helped to keep the book moving and led to come great conflicts in the plot。Despite these cutesy factors and some of the other more serious topics like growing up， illness， and workplace stereotypes/bias， I wasn't completely taken by the book。 I think I'm just getting to the point where I can't really relate to them as much as I once did。 I would still recommend her books， including this one， because they're great summer reads and do explore some really important topics in a way that feels relatable and authentic。 I just think I'm aging out of them but would absolutely recommend them to teen readers who can relate to the topics of leaving high school， friendship drama， and familial conflict more than I can at this point in my life。 。。。more
Susan
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Another wonderful Kasie West book。 This was about a two family RV trip across the West and PNW。 And oh was it delightful！ I have always thought traveling by RV would be amazing although I suspect in reality it’s not。 I loved the friends to lovers romance and the relationships in this book。 It felt very true to life。 I was provided an advanced copy of this book by the publisher which had not affected my review。
lex
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𝟑 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆**𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘙𝘊 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸。𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐞’𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐧 follows 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀 （h） as she reconnects with her childhood best friend 𝗦𝗸𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻 （H） after nearly four years of losing contact。 Norah’s mother and Skyler’s mother organize an unexpected road trip， and the two families are joined together for a summer trip to different destinations。 On the day of their arrival， Norah is anticipating 𝟑 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆**𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘙𝘊 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸。𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐞’𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐧 follows 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀 （h） as she reconnects with her childhood best friend 𝗦𝗸𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻 （H） after nearly four years of losing contact。 Norah’s mother and Skyler’s mother organize an unexpected road trip， and the two families are joined together for a summer trip to different destinations。 On the day of their arrival， Norah is anticipating Skyler’s arrival because they were attached to the hip as children until their family moved away one day; however， he acts cold and distant upon his arrival。 Confused with his reaction， Norah decides to mirror his attitude， and the two have a rocky relationship throughout the story。 Still， we get to see them discover the truth about the moment of their disconnect and overcome the hurdles in their friendship… turning into something more？Read this book if you are interested in traveling dynamics， childhood friends reconnecting， and people discovering that they are not the same people as they used to be。 It's a quick read， but you get to see the heroine explore her interests as an artist hoping to be a video game animator。 This book is lighthearted， but it does discuss the struggles of finding a place in the world and attempting to be your most genuine self in a world where authenticity is not appreciated。 Instead， those qualities that make a person "unique" are depicted as odd through a societal lens。 Fortunately， she has the support of her friends and family， who continuously show Norah that it is okay to be herself and her unique qualities are the best part of her persona。The romance in this book is focused on the miscommunication trope; there is tension throughout the road trip and unanswered questions between Norah and Skyler， struggling to understand what went wrong in their unbreakable bond。 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞:✔️𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 “𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴” 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴✔️𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 + 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴✔️𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 ✔️𝘍𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴Then this might be the book for you！𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋，I do think many questions were left unanswered and there was a lack of background exploration for Skyler， however， it focused more on the traveling aspects and the friendship rather than his life back home。 Therefore， if you want a childhood best friends to lovers book that has fluffy moments， this is for sure the book to read。 。。。more
Amy
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4。5 Stars！Places We’ve Never Been is a wonderful and entertaining story of young love， friendships， and family。 This book was filled with all of the sweet and swoon-worthy moments that I’ve come to love and enjoy from this author。 And in the end， this book reminded me of just how special Young Adult books can be。
Katy
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Places We’ve Never Been by Kasie WestRating: ★ ★ ★ Genre: 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞Format: 𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤Release: 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺， 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵， 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢-𝘢𝘳𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸。💟 Reunited Friends🚗 Road Trip⏰ Quick Read🎮Gamer GirlPlaces We’ve Never Been follows Norah and Skyler as they are reunited after several years apart。 Their mothers decide to get together for a spontaneous roadtrip。 Norah cannot wait to reconnect with Skyler but she qui Places We’ve Never Been by Kasie WestRating: ★ ★ ★ Genre: 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞Format: 𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤Release: 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺， 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵， 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢-𝘢𝘳𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸。💟 Reunited Friends🚗 Road Trip⏰ Quick Read🎮Gamer GirlPlaces We’ve Never Been follows Norah and Skyler as they are reunited after several years apart。 Their mothers decide to get together for a spontaneous roadtrip。 Norah cannot wait to reconnect with Skyler but she quickly discovers that the feeling is not mutual。 Norah can’t seem to shake that something is wrong about this trip; everyone seems to be keeping secrets。 After this trip， things may never be the same for any of them。 I requested this book because I used to read Kasie West a lot growing up and I remembered really enjoying her books。 She does an amazing job writing books that are short and sweet。 However， I think I may have finally outgrown them。 There is nothing wrong with this book but I have to say that not much really happened。 The conflicts throughout the story seem to be resolved too easily and there is just a lack of tension。 。。。more
Caitlyn
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This was a cute YA story。 I liked the RV and cross country travel aspect。 I also liked the banter between all of the characters。 My main complaint was that the plot was a little slow at times。 I also didn’t totally understand the animosity between the main characters。 Overall a cute story。
Mel Fleischer
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This one was cute， but just okay。 There were parts of this story that lacked for me。 I didn’t like how slow this one was。 There was a lot of dialogue that was just boring and a waste of time。 A lot of the characters got mixed together in my opinion。 I wish that the author focused in a bit better。 I wasn’t convinced of the reasons why they weren’t ending up together， why they hated each other。 It just didn’t make sense。 I hated most of the subplots but the mom’s story。 I needed to be more convinc This one was cute， but just okay。 There were parts of this story that lacked for me。 I didn’t like how slow this one was。 There was a lot of dialogue that was just boring and a waste of time。 A lot of the characters got mixed together in my opinion。 I wish that the author focused in a bit better。 I wasn’t convinced of the reasons why they weren’t ending up together， why they hated each other。 It just didn’t make sense。 I hated most of the subplots but the mom’s story。 I needed to be more convinced！ 。。。more
Samantha （WLABB）
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I have been struggling with YA books as of late， but this book was like sunshine peeking through the storm clouds。 I am a longtime fan of Kasie West’s books， and as expected， I adored this Places We’ve Never Been。It’s a road trip book！There is nothing I like more than taking a trip while I read， and I like it even more， if I have actually visited a few of the places。 Though most of the destinations were new to me， I delighted in revisiting Utah。 West did a great job showing me the locations， too I have been struggling with YA books as of late， but this book was like sunshine peeking through the storm clouds。 I am a longtime fan of Kasie West’s books， and as expected， I adored this Places We’ve Never Been。It’s a road trip book！There is nothing I like more than taking a trip while I read， and I like it even more， if I have actually visited a few of the places。 Though most of the destinations were new to me， I delighted in revisiting Utah。 West did a great job showing me the locations， too。 From Wyoming to Seattle， I had a most enjoyable time visiting all these places。It’s about friendshipNorah and Skyler shared so many important years together。 Unfortunately， time， distance， and some unsaid things， caused their friendship to fade。 This was their chance to rebuild something beautiful。 It was wonderful to see them mend those broken bridges and watch what was they shared grow into something new。 I also loved the glimpses from their past。 These two were adorable， and I could only wish to ever have a friendship such as theirs。It’s about familyThe motivation for this road trip was a bit sad， but I was a fan of all the family time shared。 There were some really beautiful moments， as well as some rather realistic moments， and I enjoyed them all。 I think the whole family grew a bit during this trip， and some important decisions were made， as well。Overall， this book delivered what I have grown to expect from West。 It was the perfect combination of drama， humor， shenanigans， and romance。 I loved the characters， as well as the group dynamic， and I found myself grateful for the jump-ahead epilogue （which was very necessary in my opinion）。 Once again， I am left with a full， warm heart and a smile on my face。*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review。 BLOG | INSTAGRAM |TWITTER | BLOGLOVIN | FRIEND ME ON GOODREADS 。。。more
Rachelle
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This was sweet YA contemporary romance。 What I liked:The RV Road-trip The vacation adventures The sibling antics Friends to enemies to lovers trope It’s a sweet， clean romance The epilogue The cover What I didn’t love:It was just a little slow。 Not much happened in the story to keep my attention。 Is this cute？ Yes， Absolutely。 Kasie West fans will enjoy it！
Kathryn Steffen
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I have read almost every book Kasie West has written。 In fact， my friend and I used to have our own Kasie West book club and would send each other copies of her books （with our notes） from Kentucky to Texas and back。 To say I was excited to be approved for this e-ARC is an understatement。 Did I squeal at work？ Did I do a little happy dance？ Yes。This is yet another wonderful addition to Kasie's works。 I love the best friends to not friends to friends to lovers troupe。 It's one of my favorites。 Th I have read almost every book Kasie West has written。 In fact， my friend and I used to have our own Kasie West book club and would send each other copies of her books （with our notes） from Kentucky to Texas and back。 To say I was excited to be approved for this e-ARC is an understatement。 Did I squeal at work？ Did I do a little happy dance？ Yes。This is yet another wonderful addition to Kasie's works。 I love the best friends to not friends to friends to lovers troupe。 It's one of my favorites。 The whole cast of characters were amazing but I LOVED Paisley so much！ Coming off a lot of time where we have all been stuck at home it was nice to read a story and feel like you were traveling。 I very much needed that escape。I will say though， without spoiling， the revelation towards the end of the book hit WAY too close to home for me right now。 My family is going through something very similar and that kind of brought me right back into a reality I am trying to hide from currently so I didn't get the escape and enjoyment I hoped for in the end。 Wish it would have came with a trigger warning。。。。MANY thanks to Random House Children's and NetGalley for this Advanced copy。 I am overjoyed I got to read another Kasie West book！ PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE NetGalley fix the issues with the Shelf app because MY GOD was this book incredibly difficult to read in that format。 。。。more
Kate
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This book was sweetness and smiles and road trips and friends to enemies to friends to lovers and everything I love in a contemporary young adult romance。 I binged it in a day if that’s any indicator of how much I liked it。 I think Kasie West is so good at these types of novels。 Thanks to Delacorte Press and NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review。
Erika
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This was a really sweet YA novel about two families that grew up together going on an RV road trip after some years of separation due to a move。 I really liked the camaraderie and relationships between all the siblings， it brought some humor and tenderness to the story。 I also really enjoyed Norah's perspective and seeing Skylar through her eyes。 This felt like a fun and cute summer read。 Than you to Netgalley and Delacorte Press for the ARC。 This was a really sweet YA novel about two families that grew up together going on an RV road trip after some years of separation due to a move。 I really liked the camaraderie and relationships between all the siblings， it brought some humor and tenderness to the story。 I also really enjoyed Norah's perspective and seeing Skylar through her eyes。 This felt like a fun and cute summer read。 Than you to Netgalley and Delacorte Press for the ARC。 。。。more
ezgi sang
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Kasie West has done it again。 It's been awhile since I read anything from Kasie West and I'm so happy that I was able to receive an e-Arc of this book。 First of all。。 THE COVER！ It's super cute and caught my attention right away。 As for the context; this book made my heart warm。 Relationships between the characters were so relatable and genuine。I recommend this book if you are into:- Cute YA novels- ROADTRIPS- Childhood crushes / friends- Friends to Enemies to Lovers troopFinished this book with Kasie West has done it again。 It's been awhile since I read anything from Kasie West and I'm so happy that I was able to receive an e-Arc of this book。 First of all。。 THE COVER！ It's super cute and caught my attention right away。 As for the context; this book made my heart warm。 Relationships between the characters were so relatable and genuine。I recommend this book if you are into:- Cute YA novels- ROADTRIPS- Childhood crushes / friends- Friends to Enemies to Lovers troopFinished this book with a smile on my face <3Thank you to NetGalley， Random House Children's and Delacorte press for the e-Arc of this book！ 。。。more
Kim | mybookishheartbeats
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"Love is a pretty powerful thing。 It doesn't take away all of life's disappointments， but it can provide a nice place to fall。"Thank you so much to NetGalley and Random House Children's / Delacorte Press for sharing this digitalreviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions。Once upon a time， Norah Simons and Skyler Hutton were best friends。 They just understood each other。 But at age 13， Skyler moved away and the two friends slowly fell out of contact。 Out of nowhere， their moms plan a sum "Love is a pretty powerful thing。 It doesn't take away all of life's disappointments， but it can provide a nice place to fall。"Thank you so much to NetGalley and Random House Children's / Delacorte Press for sharing this digitalreviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions。Once upon a time， Norah Simons and Skyler Hutton were best friends。 They just understood each other。 But at age 13， Skyler moved away and the two friends slowly fell out of contact。 Out of nowhere， their moms plan a summer road trip。 Norah can't wait to see Skyler again。 She’s been dreaming of their reunion and how it would be when they saw each other again after all this time。 Then， Skylar acts like a huge jerk。 This is the last place he wants to be and he makes it known。One of my favorite parts were the small moments。 I loved that West flashed us back in the past to be able to see more。Oh and that notebook！It reminds them of what they were going through and just how much they really meant to each other。 From their art， embarrassing moments， and secrets。There’s definitely some things I had more questions on and I felt it ended abruptly。 Also， the beginning felt slow for me。 I also figured out Ezra’s secret way quicker than she did。 I feel like sometimes she was immature BUT she acted very much her age and the way everything was coming together in the ending just made me feel so 🥰🥰🥰。Kasie West just creates such wholesome young romances and they’re fantastic。 。。。more
Heather
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5 Stars ⭐️I’m convinced Kasie West writes the cutest， most wholesome romances I’ve ever read！ I’ve been reading her books for years now， and they’re all so good。 I loved this one especially because of the road trip element！ It was just so fun to read about all the different activities/ places Norah and Skyler went to together。 I also loved the friends to enemies to lovers trope。 I think it really worked for the plot of the book。 All in all， I definitely recommend this one if you’re looking for a 5 Stars ⭐️I’m convinced Kasie West writes the cutest， most wholesome romances I’ve ever read！ I’ve been reading her books for years now， and they’re all so good。 I loved this one especially because of the road trip element！ It was just so fun to read about all the different activities/ places Norah and Skyler went to together。 I also loved the friends to enemies to lovers trope。 I think it really worked for the plot of the book。 All in all， I definitely recommend this one if you’re looking for a sweet YA romance🥰。 Read if you like: Friends to enemies to lovers Childhood best friends Road trips Friends to lovers Cute YA romances Thank you Random House Children’s / Delacorte Press， Netgally， and Kasie West for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Becca da Romance Queen
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Wait a minute。。。why did I just realize that Kasie wrote about LGBTQ people？？？ AnywaysReading a roadtrip romance is the best thing to do while on a roadtrip。 I've always loved Kasie West's books， but this one is just so 👌 Places We've Never Been was defintely one of Kasie's better and more emotional reads！ I mean， cmon， there was cancer （not a good thing， but still something new）， lgbtq characters and。。。I don't know？ AMAZINGNESS！！ I promise you that this book is worth the read， I couldn't stop sm Wait a minute。。。why did I just realize that Kasie wrote about LGBTQ people？？？ AnywaysReading a roadtrip romance is the best thing to do while on a roadtrip。 I've always loved Kasie West's books， but this one is just so 👌 Places We've Never Been was defintely one of Kasie's better and more emotional reads！ I mean， cmon， there was cancer （not a good thing， but still something new）， lgbtq characters and。。。I don't know？ AMAZINGNESS！！ I promise you that this book is worth the read， I couldn't stop smiling！ This book was addicting， inspiring， and I loved it so much！！ Kasie is a saint and deserves the best because her books are literally so angelic and purely genius。 I don't know how to explain it， she’s just that good。 The thing I enjoyed the most about this book was the fact that it was a roadtrip romance。。。 Roadtrip books always make me want to have an epic roadtrip too。 The characters were also so good！ Skylar was hot and Norah was insecure， aren't we all？ There's a lesson to learn here and I think we can learn it from her。 Sometimes it's better to surround yourself with the people who love you rather than with people who you can't be your true self around。 I love how Kasie gave us the I have loved you forever but you didnt know and the friends-to-lovers trope。 I get that people think her books are cliche， but she just does cliche and romance so well。 Like how can you not love this big ball of fluffiness？ Sorry， I dont even know where I'm going with this， but I hope Netgalley is somewhat satistified with my review 😂I have been a huge fan of Kasie's for so long， so it means a lot to me that Netgalley gave me this arc to read ❤️ Her books truly have helped me through the dark times and they are always the ones I go to when I need a good romance or to get out of a slump。 Kasie West is one of the authors I first learned to appreciate。 So thank you to the publisher， to Netgalley， and to Kasie because I truly feel honored and I truly wanted to cry when I saw this book on my Netgalley shelfSpeaking of crying。。。 DID anyone ever tell you that I hate epilogues because they make me emotional？？ 😭😭 See， I'm getting emotional。 -Becca da ROMANCE （and don't you forget it 😉） Queen 😍Places don't have to be physical locations， they can be a person too。 Like home doesn't have to a place， it can be a person。 。。。more
Alicia Ceasar
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****Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book ahead of its release。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Places We’ve Never Been by Kasie West is about Norah and Skyler， childhood best friends torn apart when one family moves across the country。 Now， four years later， the families are getting back together to take a road trip through the west， stopping for an interview with a potential college for Norah along the way。 Norah is so excited to be reunit ****Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book ahead of its release。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Places We’ve Never Been by Kasie West is about Norah and Skyler， childhood best friends torn apart when one family moves across the country。 Now， four years later， the families are getting back together to take a road trip through the west， stopping for an interview with a potential college for Norah along the way。 Norah is so excited to be reunited with her best friend but when Skyler shows up， he is very cold and distant。 Suddenly， being stuck with him all summer isn’t the fairy tale reunion Norah has been dreaming of and she is left wondering what happened in the last few years to make Skyler hate her。 This was a cute YA romance book。 It is missing a lot of the buildup for the relationship。 With friends， it is very important to establish why they were such good friends to begin with。 The book tries to do this with old journal entries that are read by the characters。 The way they are introduced to the story is confusing。 I wish there would have been a change in font to differentiate between the journal entries and the rest of the story。 There was also a lot of family introduced right at the beginning which was very confusing at first。 There was an issue going on with the adult characters that I won’t spoil but I do think that it felt very glossed over， especially towards the end。 I thought that Norah’s friend Willow was a good character。 Willow acted as a conduit for Norah’s changing emotions throughout the story。 The road trip aspect of the book was super fun and really made me want to get on the road and go on an adventure。 I think the issues between Norah and Skyler were resolved in a way that was natural for teenagers。 You can’t expect teen characters to come to these great emotional discoveries about themselves so I appreciated how the author didn’t try to push that onto her characters。 Norah is an artist obsessed with video games which is representation I enjoy seeing in books。 When I was a teenager， it wasn’t something that I saw a lot and it made it hard for me to relate to a lot of characters。 All in all， I believe this is a fun， summery young adult romance。 If you enjoy fluffy books， you would like this。 It’s just not anything super deep。 。。。more
Alyson Stone
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Book: Places We’ve Never BeenAuthor: Kasie WestRating: 5 Out of 5 StarsI would like to thank the publisher， Delacorte Press， for sending me an ARC。 I still can’t believe that I managed to get one。 Kasie West is one of my favourite authors and one of the few YA authors who I still keep up on。 Kasie West always has a way of making me just feel good inside when I read her books。 They are light and fluffy。 They are just something you pick up when you want to have a good time。 This one is no differen Book: Places We’ve Never BeenAuthor: Kasie WestRating: 5 Out of 5 StarsI would like to thank the publisher， Delacorte Press， for sending me an ARC。 I still can’t believe that I managed to get one。 Kasie West is one of my favourite authors and one of the few YA authors who I still keep up on。 Kasie West always has a way of making me just feel good inside when I read her books。 They are light and fluffy。 They are just something you pick up when you want to have a good time。 This one is no different。 We follow two families who have been long time friends， but have drifted away over the past four years。 Now， the moms decide to bring them and the kids together for an RV road trip。 Norah， our main character， is up for this。 She longs to see Skylar， her childhood best friend。 They had drifted apart over the years and she is sure that as soon as they see each， things will go back to the way they used to be。 However， it doesn’t work out this way and it leads to some great tension。 This one has the enemies to lovers troupe， which I think is becoming my favourite type of romance。 I really enjoyed Norah as a lead character。 She is an artist and gamer。 She wants to create video games， which is part of the reason for this road trip。 She and the others are going to her college interview for a program all about creating video games。 She builds what she wants to happen up in her mind。 She thinks in terms of stories and that everything should turn out like it does in her head。 During the course of the road trip， she realizes this and has a lot of disappointments。 However， I think this really allows her character to grow。 She realizes that what she builds up and what she knows her mind isn’t always what her heart is telling her。 At first， she doesn’t embrace this concept， which does put her in some very messy and difficult situations。 However， when she does， she comes to realize that maybe all of these pitfalls and heartbreaks were really leading her into something better。 One thing that I would have liked to have seen was a bit more of the gamer side。 We are told throughout the course of the book that Norah is an avid gamer， but that side of her really isn’t explored the best。 The artist side is nailed though。 At first， I really didn’t like Skylar。 I think a lot of this has to do with the fact that the book is told from Norah’s point of view， so we are only getting to see him from her side。 Through the use of flashbacks， we do get to see what he was like before the start of this book and are able to see why Norah does like him。 Before the start of the book， it is like they are soul mates and made for each other。 However， as they are now older， it’s like the charm is gone。 He is aloof and cold。 It’s like everything that we and Norah know about him is gone。 He has put up this wall around himself and it’s like we really can’t break through it。 As the story goes on， we are able to see these walls being taken done and start to see these little cracks。 We start to realize why he has these walls put up and it just makes sense。 It fits so well。 By the end of the book， I could not have but to think about how great of a character he actually is。 To me， his character development was better than Norah’s。 I loved the whole idea of a road trip。 I don’t think that Kasie has ever done something like this。 It worked so nicely for the story that we needed to have here。 Our characters all have this almost closed down sense that makes them not free-I don’t know if that makes any sense or not。 This road trip was almost like it was freeing the characters and giving them what they needed， when they needed it。 It was almost like a journey of self-discovery of sorts， but done in the normal Kasie West way。 Anyway， I think this is the perfect summer read and a must read if you are a fan of Kasie West。 If I had a road trip planned， this would be a must pack。 However， if you don’t have a road trip planned and are just looking for an escape， then this may be the book for you。 This book comes out on May 31， 2022。 Youtube: https://youtu。be/jqEE8pIY53Y 。。。more
Meg （thyme。for。books）
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I received a complimentary copy of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 Thank you to Netgalley & Random House Children’s （Delacorte Press）！Time and distance has pulled apart Norah and Skyler’s friendship。 When their families plan a road trip together， Norah hopes to rebuild their relationship。 The two begin to feud when Skyler arrives and acts like he would rather keep his distance than rekindle anything。 Places We’ve Never Been is a sweet， angsty teenage romance。 I received a complimentary copy of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 Thank you to Netgalley & Random House Children’s （Delacorte Press）！Time and distance has pulled apart Norah and Skyler’s friendship。 When their families plan a road trip together， Norah hopes to rebuild their relationship。 The two begin to feud when Skyler arrives and acts like he would rather keep his distance than rekindle anything。 Places We’ve Never Been is a sweet， angsty teenage romance。 Miscommunication and lack of communication plays the largest part of the story。 The characters are likable and relatable。 The plot starts out a little slow but it’s worth sticking with。 The second half of the book is much more fast paced。 This is the first book that I have read from author Kasie West but I look forward to reading more of her work in the future。 。。。more
Tin
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Places We've Never Been was a nice， short， and sweet read perfect for those weekend getaways or when you want a quick read that will make your heart flutter。 Norah wants to work in the gaming industry and I liked that touch of introducing young girls to male-dominated fields and teaching them to take up space。 This is a childhood best friends to strangers to enemies to friends to lovers and I really did enjoy this trope and following along with Norah and Skyler's reunion after many years。 There Places We've Never Been was a nice， short， and sweet read perfect for those weekend getaways or when you want a quick read that will make your heart flutter。 Norah wants to work in the gaming industry and I liked that touch of introducing young girls to male-dominated fields and teaching them to take up space。 This is a childhood best friends to strangers to enemies to friends to lovers and I really did enjoy this trope and following along with Norah and Skyler's reunion after many years。 There were little side stories that helped build up the actual plot which helped give the other characters more spotlight as well which I enjoyed。 Overall I really liked this book， the characters， the chemistry， and the summer road trip atmosphere。 The only reason I rated the story a 4 out of 5 is because I did feel like the ending was rushed。 Besides Norah and Skyler's past and present coming together there was so much build up around other parts of Norah's life we didn't really get closure with that I think would've made the book more satisfying to complete。 。。。more
Natalie - FerryGoodBooks
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Honestly this book was a bit dry in the writing and uneventful lol it’s the plot。 Skyler and Norah felt a smidge borning and lack a connection with both each other and the reader。 There was such a disconnect while reading that at times I found myself getting distracted rather than engulfed with the story。 There wasn’t much substance to the story or even Norah to make this an enjoyable read for me。 I found myself trying to grasp at anything for this to be a feel-good romance I know this author is Honestly this book was a bit dry in the writing and uneventful lol it’s the plot。 Skyler and Norah felt a smidge borning and lack a connection with both each other and the reader。 There was such a disconnect while reading that at times I found myself getting distracted rather than engulfed with the story。 There wasn’t much substance to the story or even Norah to make this an enjoyable read for me。 I found myself trying to grasp at anything for this to be a feel-good romance I know this author is capable of。 I think overall， for me， this is a case where the cover and plot are promising， but the overall Execution fell flat。 I think maybe I’m just not the reader for this book。 Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for the opportunity to read this eARC 。。。more
Paula Pugh
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Excellent teen themed novel with great characters， teen angst， and family relationships。 Skylar and Norah were best friends until he moved。 Given a chance to reunite when their moms plan a three week RV trip makes Norah so excited。 Skylar is indifferent to her which throws Norah into confusion。 The healing of their relationship is up in the air as they travel and try to get reacquainted。I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。
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