This was an enjoyable NA book by an author I hadn't read before. This is apparently the second book in a series, and I was unaware of that going in until I was finished with the book so it's fair to say this stands on it's own.

The Map to You follows Sasha Deforest and Kinsey Han who are close friends at NYU. Sasha has had a crush on Kinsey for a while now and has been too afraid to tell her upfront so she deflects her feelings to Kinsey in the form of sarcastic flirting. Kinsey met Sasha right after her heart was broken and after getting through that, started to get feelings for Sasha, but doesn't think exuberant Sasha will ever have feelings for an introvert pessimist like Kinsey. So they both keep their feelings to themselves until a sudden road trip brings them even closer together.

I really enjoyed the first half of this book. This premise promises a lot of angst and it's not let down here. Ask and you shall receive! All the fun parts of a YA friends to lovers book is in the first half. But for me the second half of this book was a more frustrating read.

After Kinsey and Sasha are on their trip parts of their respective pasts come up around them, but they also refuse to talk to each other about it and instead it just drives a wedge between them. And like? Just talk to each other!

It's kinda a joke in queer friend and relationship circles that I know of that we trauma dump far too easily, and there's truth to that. But this seems to be a vast overcorrection and it was just kinda frustrating to read that best friends won't open up.

The things that happen to Sasha and Kinsey aren't bad narratively. In fact I think it adds depth to both characters, and I liked the characters of this book a lot and it all invoked a lot of feelings- which is what I love in books. But just how they handled communication was tough for me. And I can't even label this as miscommunication as it was more "no communication"

I did like this book, probably more than I let on in a lot of this review. It was cute, angsty, and had fun characters. I just also had a but of a frustrating time with it too. 3.5/5

This book is so perfect. I love that it's best friends to lovers and the angst is so perfect. I just wanted to give sasha and kinsey a hug, they both have so many insecurities and once they were brought up they were really able to shine. Their speeches to each other once they actually professed their love were so beautiful.

I received an arc from netgalley.

4 stars
This was super cute. The friends to lovers felt really natural and the main characters had genuine chemistry. My only complaint was that the conflict felt a little bit forced at times. Still, a good read.

Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a surprisingly quick read because I got so invested in the story! The characters are well developed and even though I hadn’t read the first book in the series I didn’t feel lost at all so it’s a great stand alone book as well. I personally have a hard time with misunderstanding/miscommunication storylines and this book has a LOT of them. Once you think you’ve gotten through it another one pops up so for me personally it was a little frustrating but that’s nothing against the quality of the book and if you like that I think you’ll love this! Some of the pacing was a bit inconsistent for me as well but overall it’s a really cute story and I came to really like the characters. Lesbian romances are a favorite of mine and I LOVE a book set in college vs high school. Its harder to find! I definitely recommend this book!

The Map to You is a work of New Adult fiction, a genre which has long been under-saturated. What's more, it's a queer, sapphic love story. I thought it was well written, but while the plot does focus in on the protagonists' romantic arc, it didn't feel like a romance in any typical way. This wasn't my cup of tea, but I can imagine many others enjoying it.

Kudos for the cute cover. It is instantly appealing. This is a new adult story about two NYU students meeting up in the college dorms. Kinsley Han describes herself as prickly and ends up taking her first relationship break up very hard. Changing dorms means meeting Sasha Deforest. Sasha is firmly in the friend zone as Kinsley isn't looking for anything more. But Sasha is crushing unrequitedly on Kins over the next year. A weekend road trip everything changes.

These two new adults spend a lot of time thinking in their heads. The insecurity and self doubts about being worthy of love comes through on every page. Some of it is heartbreaking and this is much more of a drama than I was expecting from the cover and blurb. I like both characters and understand it is a story of college stress, understanding yourself and learning to lean on others. I wish they were better at communicating earlier but that is part of their journey. It is a fairly quick read and the ending is appropriate for being college students. The book has kissing, no intimacy and some language. It is second in a series but easily read as a stand alone. Thank you to NetGalley and the author for an ARC ebook in exchange for an honest review.

The Map to you is a heart warming story of two college kids finding their way to each other while navigating a few obstacles on the way. Sasha and Kinsey have a mutual crush wishing for a relationship that they both think could never happen in real life until they spend a bit more time together on a road trip. Family drama ensues and throws a wrench in their hopes for the future. These two were great characters and I enjoyed reading their story. Overall good read but the self doubt on both sides was a intense at times and some of the dialogue didn’t quite fit with the character, but was forcing drama. Also a couple of scenes that seem to have some holes.

I binged read this book. I love the concept and the main characters interactions. I believe this would be a friends-to-lovers trope.

I enjoyed Kinsley's prickly nature..shes cantankerous in a good way. Sasha is the opposite an outwardly always happy person who's hiding her true nature.

Both have been hurt before and have been damaged both are carrying some baggage.

It was great to watch these two finally came together. It's a cute love story.

Enjoyable LGBTQIA novel. I particularly enjoyed Kinsey and her development and background. The book has a satisfying ending was a quick read.

Did I read this book in one sitting? yes, absolutely . This was warm and cute and heartfelt. It felt a bit too rushed , everything just kept speeding through.

It also wasn't very clear who was speaking at times or who's POV you were in which was a bit tiresome. I wish it had been a bit longer and more time had been spent actually watching Kinsey and Sasha be friends. It would have helped me feel more invested in the story.