We know of a brief history between them but we don’t totally know what exactly has gone down. Jace and Peyton find themselves helping each other when they least expect to. However unfortunately this wasn’t the case. I totally went into Right of Way expecting it to be a fun Summery read, with a road trip and a gorgeous romance. If you're looking for a good road trip book, then I recommend Saving June by Hannah Harrington and Golden by Jessi Kirby. Characters that showed no growth whatsoever throughout the book, a sorry excuse of a road trip and a bland romance were what I got out of Right of Way.

The road trip only lasted like a day or so.

As far as the road trip aspect goes, it wasn't what I was expecting. It got to a point where it was just so boring and I skipped to see why the two of them had broken up. Another complaint I had with this book was that throughout the entire book, nothing big happened. By the end of the book, she had not changed one bit and she was still running away from her issues. Plus, she had this annoying ability to run away from her problems instead of confronting them and trying to solve them. Peyton was the kind of girl who basically complained every little issue she faces in life. I thought it was entirely too over-dramatic and definitely not a reason they should have stopped talking to each other. Plus, it was something that could have been cleared up had Jace had the balls to actually ask Peyton. When I found out about why the two of them broke up, I literally could not stop laughing because it was that stupid. But when all of a sudden Jace stops calling Peyton, she is heart broken. When Peyton returns to her hometown, they continue their relationship via phone calls and texting. Jace and Peyton met a few years ago at a party in Florida while Peyton is off visiting her family and they hit it off. This book did have tons of potential, but the characters ruin the entire essence of this potential. Unfortunately, Lauren Barnholdt's Right of Way happened to fall in the category of YA contemporaries that failed me. YA contemporary is a genre that rarely fails me.

To say that the main characters, Peyton and Jace are unlikeable would be an understatement. What it fails to mention, however, is that the characters in this book are childish, spoiled and act like that the small issues they suffer from will lead to the end of the world. Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt promises a road trip in its blurb.

Right of way by lauren barnholdt