I'm not a fan of road trip books or movies, so after a really engaging start I was bummed to see the story going in that direction. I would have loved to rather see the family and friendship dynamics in Cassie'ss life develop more, not her and her sister's. I actually think her and Julia are unrealistically close for two teenagers, one of whom being a teen mother. It is also hard to believe that the girls' parents would just go along with their daughters and baby granddaughter just leaving without a note and being fobbed off (learned a new phrase there) with a phone call. Some things I did enjoy: - The counting thing is really wholesome - Addie's father being in her life and giving a shit - I didn't have a hard time going through this. It's a fairly enjoyable read if you don't think about it too much