Heather Mulgrew and her two best friends, Constance and Amy, are
traveling to Europe on a "Grand Tour" after their college graduation.
While riding on a train from Paris to Amsterdam, Heather meets Jack
with whom she quickly falls in love. Jack, best described as a carefree
artist who lives in the moment, shows Heather a different way to see
Europe, something far beyond the Lonely Planet Guides she and her
friends depend on. Additionally, Jack has Heather questioning her own
decisions after the end of her Grand Tour. However, as things are
starting to become serious between them, Jack continues to go back
on his feelings towards Heather, which leads to devastating
consequences...
A tale as old as time: boy meets girl and the two fall in love while
spending a magical time together. Then something happens between
them and it will be up to them to figure out what to do next. This story
is really reminiscent of my favorite movies, Before Sunrise and Before
Sunset, as well as the YA novels Eleanor
and Park and The Fault in Our
Stars. From the first to the last pages, my love for
THE MAP THAT LEADS TO YOU
grew tremendously. I am really excited to be writing a review of this
wonderful book and recommending it to my family and friends.
Most of the story is focused on watching Heather and Jack interact
with one another. Their witty conversations about kissing, living in New
York, books, and so much more were very entertaining. I never felt
rushed through this book... Instead, we get a character study that feels
like meeting up with old friends. Something else that impressed me is
the female characters are written so realistically from a male author's
point of view. For what I hope will be the next Eleanor and Park or The
Fault in Our Stars, don't walk, but run to the nearest bookstore to
get THE MAP THAT LEADS TO YOU.
Heather Mulgrew’s world is already mapped out: she is going
to travel abroad with her friends after college, come back
to a great career in September, and head into a life where
not much is left to chance. But that was before an encounter
on an overnight train introduces her to Jack, a passionate
adventurer who changes the course of her journey and her life.
Throwing Heather's careful itinerary to the wind, they
follow Jack's grandfather's journal through post-World War
II era Europe: Vienna, Budapest, Turkey―exotic places that
serve only to heighten their feelings. As September looms,
Jack urges Heather to stay with him, to keep traveling, to
give in to the romance of their experience; Heather
convinces him to return to the United States.
Jack has a secret that could change everything. And
Heather’s world is about to be shaken to the core.
J.P. Monniger's The Map That Leads to You is a
breathtaking novel about love, loss, and the best-laid plans
that are meant to be broken.
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