Sep
Today I’m excited to participate in the Blog Tour of ‘The
Girl in The Road’ by Monica Byrne. This is a sci-fi, fantasy, fiction novel and
was released in paperback by Blackfriars on September 3rd.
About the Book:
My Review:
tour of ‘The Girl in The Road’ by Monica Byrne. Since this book sounded very
interesting and since I really like the new cover by Blackfrairs, I signed up
for the tour as fast as I could.
one morning covered in blood. There are mysterious snakebites on her chest.
Immediately Meena knows she is in danger, and she tries to flee India. On her
journey she learns about ‘The Trail’, an futuristic energy bridge across the
Arabian sea. While Meena is fleeing she slowly finds out more about her past,
and her past is not so ‘fun’ to remember.
escaping her past by traveling to another country. The story alternates between
these two characters, but we soon find out that there is more to their story
than we first expected.
writing this review, was that this book was written in a very interesting way.
Because of this it was not an easy book to read, there were a lot of different
names to get to know, there was some talk about modern technology which I had
some difficulty following in the beginning of the book and the characters are
all a little ‘weird’ in the sense that it took me some time to figure out what
there deal was. But if you keep on reading, this book is definitely worth your
time. It’s interesting, unlike anything I’ve read before and very fascinating.
revealed in the beginning. Slowly on some mysteries are resolved and I really
admire Monica Byrne for the way she wrote this book. This story is more intense
than I originally thought, and it’s even hard to read at times. But I’m so glad
I kept going because this is a book that stays with you.
read. But I did enjoy it, especially since it was a little out of my comfort
zone. So I give it 3 stars because I really did like it, but it did take me a
long time to really ‘get’ the story.
My Rating:
The Blog Tour:
About the Author:
Durham, NC. She has a pilot’s license (from when she wanted to be an
astronaut), a yoga teacher certification (from when she realized she didn’t
want to be an astronaut), and one very-marked-up passport (from when she
realized she was an artist). She holds degrees in biochemistry from Wellesley
and MIT.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram