Solace of the Road

from francescadefreitas

 I had a hard time getting into this books, while I could feel for Holly I couldn't get over the constant feeling of danger her roadtrip brought me. I was entirely to scared for her the entire time to enjoy reading her story. Young girls roaming around the UK with no money and no sense - eek!

from nicola26

I was really looking forward to this book. I really liked the premise and I thought it would be something I could enjoy. I wasn't that impressed with it, though. I just couldn't bring myself to like Holly which made it hard to like the book in general. She really didn't come across as a nice pers...

from 1hene1

Fifteen year old Holly Hogan's memories of Mum are the only things that cheers her up. Holly reluctantly leaves the institution she is living in to live with foster parents who try and win her over with pizza but Holly is uncooperative, grumpy, full of self-doubt and doesn't like her new school. ...

from briannad84

I liked this book, but agree with one reviewer that it was hard to like the character of Holly. She was very selfish. It ended a bit differently than I expected, I kept thinking she'd find her mom but that she wouldn't want anything to do with her or they'd even start another life together. Liked...

from lydia1879

This was probably my least favourite book of Dowd's that I read. I liked it but I didn't connect with the characters on such a deep level as I did with the protagonists or characters in her other books. This book mainly focuses on Holly who is a child in the foster care system in Britain, and whi...