A Ticket to Ride by Paula McLain
254 pages
I started A Ticket to Ride without realizing I'd read something from the author before. The entire story is written in a lyrical, flowy way, and once I realized McLain was also the author of The Paris Wife (it is NOT written on the cover of my copy like it is here, by the way haha!), it made perfect sense.
The book is written partially in first person and partially in flashbacks. It centers around Jamie, a teenager who is getting use to living with her uncle after her grandma has a health set-back. Her cousin, Fawn, also comes to stay with them and with Fawn comes chaos. Fawn lives fast and Jamie is not used to this kind of life. She soon gets swept away in it as she sneaks out with Fawn regularly and finds herself in many dangerous situations.
This book kept me entertained the whole time. The main plot line would have been fine without the flashbacks to Jamie's mother and uncle when they were younger. It was good character development for the uncle, but those parts of the book were very slow-going for me.
Next up: One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakarum
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