Miles From Nowhere

Title: Miles From Nowhere

Series: Roadside Assitance #3

Author: Amy Clipston

Genre: Young Adult, Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Zondervan

Source: Own

Challenges: 23in23, Chantel's Read Your Bookshelf Challenge

My review:

Miles From Nowhere by Amy Clipston is a young adult novel. I love reading Amy's books. They are always well-written. 

When I bought this book a while back,I did not realize it was a young adult novel. I have nothing against young adult novels. But, being well passed the target age for this type of novel, I am not the target audience. I would say that affected  my enjoyment of the book. 

I would classify this as a cautionary tale against pure pressure. I did not relate to Chelsea, Todd, or Dylan. Chelsea was raised in a Christian home. The summer after high school, a boy (not her boyfriend) catches her eye and begins to show her attention. Chelsea is flattered and wonders what going out with a college boy would be like. Letting that thought take root, leads Chelsea to make decisions she would not usually make. That should have been her first clue that something was wrong. Chelsea does grow as a character, seeing the error of her ways, and making amends. 

★★★/5

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Synopsis (Goodreads): 

Her heart, her dreams… or none of the above?

Chelsea Morris has always been responsible, dependable, and focused on her dreams of fashion design, a dream that will officially begin come fall, when she leaves for college in New York City. As she settles into her role as the lead designer for the local summer stock theater group, she decides to make the most of her last summer in North Carolina. But with her best friend Emily busy working late and spending time with Zander, and tensions with Chelsea's boyfriend, Todd, running high, the summer she envisioned seems to be falling flat.

Then Dylan joins the latest summer production. There's something about the college boy that makes her feel free and alive, and soon she's broken up with Todd, and is sneaking out late to meet Dylan at parties and breaking rules at the playhouse. But before she knows it, her exciting nights are interfering with her job, her role on the play, as well as her relationship with Emily and with her parents. Worse, Chelsea finds herself feeling more and more estranged from God.

As the summer becomes wilder than she ever dreamed, Chelsea must decide if her heart is leading her in the right direction after all."