Needless to say, the characterization in Wanderlove was superb the characters truly came to life. They teach her to travel lightly, cheaply, and see the world. Also, Rowan and Starling are the typical nonconformist and they bring the best out in Bria. Bria and Rowan's relationship is a slow burn, but it is done very well. If you are looking for a quick story filled with romance, Wanderlove is not like that. At first, I determined he was bad news, but as their relationship progressed, I liked Rowan more and more. Rowan is the bad boy that we all love to hate. It enhanced the descriptions of the locations that much more. Bria is an artist and I really enjoyed how Hubbard included her sketches in Wanderlove.

At first, I really couldn't connect with Bria, but once she started opening up and hanging out with Rowan and Starling, I enjoyed her more. She is trying to escape a bad breakup and find herself. Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard is the perfect read for fans of adventure, travel and romance.īria is essentially trying to recreate herself on this trip. Bria ditches her group to get a real travel experience with them and ends up on what is ultimately a trip of a lifetime. Once she gets there, she realizes that the tour group, filled with older people, may not really be for her and she finds herself hanging out with Rowan, a backpacker bad boy and his sister, Starling. She is still determined to go on an amazing trip and books one to Central America with a tour group. She wants to branch out and travel the summer before college however, her best friends have thwarted her plans and will no longer go with her. At some point, you have to look back.'īria has always played it safe in her life.

The secret to escaping the past, Rowan's found, is to keep moving forward. As they travel through Mayan villages and remote Belizean islands, they discover they're both seeking to leave behind the old versions of themselves. So when Bria meets Rowan, devoted backpacker and dive instructor, and his outspoken sister Starling, she seizes the chance to ditch her group and join them off the beaten path.

Middle-aged tourists are hardly the key to self-rediscovery. In a quest for independence, her neglected art, and no-strings-attached hookups, she signs up for a tour of Central America-the wrong one.

Goodreads says, ' ' Are you a Global Vagabond? ' No, but 18-year-old Bria wants to be.