Roadside Assistance
Written by Amy Clipston
Narrated by Hope Hoffman
4/5
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About this audiobook
A very bumpy ride. Emily Curtis is used to dealing with her problems while under the hood of an old Chevy, but when her mom dies, Emily’s world seems shaken beyond repair. Driven from home by hospital bills they can’t pay, Emily and her dad move in with his wealthy sister, who intends to make her niece more feminine—in other words, just like Whitney, Emily’s perfect cousin. But when Emily hears the engine of a 1970 Dodge Challenger, and sees the cute gearhead, Zander, next door, things seem to be looking up. But even working alongside Zander can’t completely fix the hole in Emily’s life. Ever since her mom died, Emily hasn’t been able to pray, and no one—not even Zander—seems to understand. But sometimes the help you need can come from the person you least expect.
Amy Clipston
Amy Clipston is an award-winning bestselling author and has been writing for as long as she can remember. She's sold more than one million books, and her fiction writing "career" began in elementary school when she and a close friend wrote and shared silly stories. She has a degree in communications from Virginia Wesleyan University and is a member of the Authors Guild, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Romance Writers of America. Amy works full-time for the City of Charlotte, NC, and lives in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, mother, and four spoiled rotten cats. Visit her online at AmyClipston.com; Facebook: @AmyClipstonBooks; Twitter: @AmyClipston; Instagram: @amy_clipston; BookBub: @AmyClipston.
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Reviews for Roadside Assistance
33 ratings8 reviews
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5One word to describe this book is boring Also the main character is very annoying and just flat out rude
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is so cute I love it so much
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Emily lost her mom to cancer. Then her dad lost his business and their home because of the medical bills. Now they are living with the dad’s sister and her family. Emily feels like they are a charity case and resents it. She journals her feeling with letters to her mom. The story chronicles Emily’s journey back to God, after feeling deserted by him. The story shows character growth as well as religious growth. It has a little teenage angst as Emily finds herself first attracted to the boy next door, and then resents his holier than thou attitude. It’s a good story for teens and for others working through grief.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5More God references than I might like, but I knew that going in, so I enjoyed what I didn't skip over.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Emily Curtis's life is turned upside down and inside out when her mother passes away. After his business closes and their home is foreclosed, Emily's father Brad is forced to make some tough decisions. Starting with packing their lives into a U-Haul and moving in with his sister, Darlene's family.
Emily's heart is filled with grief, and she finds herself feeling lost and alone. She tries to find the words to pray to God, but is unable to pray. Has God left her when she needs him most? Why can't she feel Him?
I LOVE this book. There were moments that brought tears to my eyes, and moments that brought comfort. READ THIS BOOK! - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was a goodreads.com first read contest win.
While I will admit that I did not like the title to this book. I found this a wonderful read.
Emily has lost her mom. She and her dad, Brad, are now living with his sister, Darlene, who is married to a banker. Uncle Chuck, the banker, and Darlene live in an upper class neighbor hood. Emily feels so out of place. She wonderful if anything in her life will ever be straightened out again.
Losing a parent at an young age is hard. Losing a parent when a teenager is even harder. Knowing that the parent will never be there again for all the first in the rest of your life. Your first child, your prom, your marriage. Emily is not looking for a substitute mom. Right now the only problems Emily is having is fitting in and trying to pray again.
Will Emily ever fit in. As we all know fitting in is something we grow out of in time. But Emily cannot pray. She has not been able to pray since her mom died. Will she ever be able to pray again?
This story is a wonderful read for any age but especially good for the young adult / teenager in your life. For everyone that has a teenager in there life whether it is a male or female this book would be great reading for them. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Although intended for a teen audience, I found this book difficult to put down. I am far beyond my teenage girl years but this book brought so much of those years back to mind. It is a great book for anyone. Amy Clipston deals with loss and crisis of faith in a way that touches your heart. I would recommend this book to any parent with a teenage girl, any one dealing with loss, anyone dealing with issues of faith and anyone that loves a well written story. I've learned that books written for teens are filled with powerful messages for everyone.
I will pass this on to friends, I know they will enjoy it.
Read it! You will be glad you did.
Thanks Amy for a book that made a former teen think about what's important in life.
And...as my fathers daughter, I have always been a classic car girl. I think that aspect of the story made this book even more special for me.
I received this book free through a Goodreads giveaway. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book leads the reader on a very spiritual and meaningful journey about finding one's way in life as well as finding the path back to God. I picked up this book expecting a typical run-of-the-mill young adult contemporary read...how very wrong I was. This book weaves the realistic story of a high school teenager coping with the loss of her mother and the idea of finding one's way back to God after a fairly difficult event together nicely.That's all I can honestly say about the book though. When I was trying to put the one word I would associate with the book up, that's all I came up with. It was...nice. Not stupendous or amazing or breathtaking. It was alright, entertaining to stay the least but not overly special in any way. It didn't particulary stand out for me among the throngs of other young adult literature that I've read and therefore I can't classify it as an outstanding book.Also, I thought the parts that were about God and finding your faith again were maybe much too en masse to fully be appreciated. Don't get me wrong, I believe in God myself but it was almost too preachy for me. There needed to be more of a balance between the realistic high school portion and the spiritual reconnection that was taking place. I think that Clipston had an interesting idea for a book about a girl dealing with religious conflictions but she maybe executed the delivery a little poorly.This book wasn't horrible but it didn't stand out to me.