The Wonder Of Us by Kim Culbertson

The Blurb On The Back:

Abby and Riya are:
best friends
complete opposites
living on different continents
currently mad at each other
about to travel around Europe

Since Riya moved away with her family to Berlin, she and Abby have struggled to be there for one another, and they haven’t spoken in weeks. But Riya is pretty sure she knows the perfect way to make things better – a grand tour of European cities. Two weeks, six countries, unimaginable fun.

Can the lush countrysides and dazzling cities of Europe fix their friendship, or does growing up mean growing apart?

( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )

The Verdict:

Kim Culbertson’s contemporary YA novel is a believable look at teenage friendship and how it changes as people grow and seek out new experiences and new people and although I could have done without the obligatory romance element (which never convinced me) and the European tour element is a bit hokey, I did for the most part believe in Abby and Riya and I liked how Culbertson doesn’t offer pat resolutions to her characters’ issues.

THE WONDER OF US was released in the United Kingdom on 3rd May 2018. Thanks to Walker Books for the review copy of this book.