10% off all books and free delivery over £40
Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks.

Open Road Summer

View All Editions

£7.99 £7.19

In Stock. Same day dispatch on orders before 3pm.

Add To Wishlist
Write A Review Read An Extract

LoveReading Says

LoveReading Says

In a Nutshell: Road-trip, romance, fame and friendship

Surely one for fans of Jandy Nelson and Rainbow Rowell, this smart coming-of-age story reels with romance, life lessons and big questions about finding your way. 

Seventeen-year-olds Reagan and Dee are “friends for infinity”, but they’re also opposites: “In a fairytale, she’d play the good fairy. I’d be the evil witch’s screwup step cousin”, Reagan remarks with characteristic wryness. While Reagan has a history of bad girl behaviour (underage drinking, court appearances and picking bad boys), Dee is a country music superstar who “acts either thirty years old, like a composed professional” or, when she’s with Reagan, “like a twelve year old”. But this summer Reagan plans to get her life back on track as she joins Dee’s first major headline tour. With both girls trying to get over broken relationships, this summer road-trip is a fresh start for them both, but their plans are immediately tainted when a magazine runs a salacious story about Dee. Enter Matt Finch, Dee’s wholesome label-mate. He’s invited to join her tour as a ploy to shift press attention from the alleged “scandal” to speculation that there might be something between him and Dee. The truth is, it’s Reagan who falls for Matt, with his understated handsomeness and a straight-talking vibe she totally relates to. As their romance ignites with electrifying passion, there’s a rocky road ahead for all three as further salacious allegations are made and various mounting pressures threaten friendships and burgeoning romance. 

The music tour set-up makes this an entertaining escapist page-turner, with the relatable real-life conundrums and dramas providing thought-provoking profundity – the essential ingredients of a rollicking summer read.

Joanne Owen

eBooks of the Month

Find This Book In

Primary Genre Young Adult Fiction
Recommendations:

About

Press Reviews

Author

Collections Featuring This Book

You Might Also Like...

Troubadour

Mary Hoffman

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Insurgent

Veronica Roth

Paperback

In Stock

£8.09 £8.99

High Jinx

Sara Lawrence

Paperback

Temporarily Out Of Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Jane Eyre A Retelling

Tanya Landman

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99