This is a cute young adult novel about two good friends who realize their feelings for each other over a summer together in NYC.

I'm a bit old for the demographic but the story was engaging, as were the characters. I think teens and young adults would enjoy it. It delves into trying to figure out life as a teenager, as the transitions from chid to adult loom, as decisions become pathways that lead to unknowns.

This definitely hits the tropes of friends to lovers, found family, and summer romance, as well as coming of age.

I really enjoyed the friendships that grew during this story and the mutual support the friends had for each other.

I was a bit confused with the parental situations with both moms, but I think the story resolved well despite my feeling there were some odd choices made by the parents and some gaps there.

Overall an enjoyable read. I think young adults will enjoy it.

3.5 stars

my thanks to net galley for this ARC. This is my personal opinion on the book.

I DNFed this book. I was struggling to connect with the characters, their actions and their decisions. I just couldn't read on. However I am rating this book 3 stars. While it was not the book for me it might be the perfect book for someone else.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the E-ARC.

All thoughts and opinions are honest and my own.

This was really cute! I loved watching the main character figure out that she's capable of being on her own and won't burn the city down like everyone assumes she always does. I also loved the friends to lovers trope as well. Very cute.

Another great story by Emma Lord! Her stories have become so reliably good, and The Getaway List was no exception. I did find some of the choices both Riley and her mom made in regards to their actions towards each other to be a bit of head scratchers, but I thought everything was resolved very nicely.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are my own opinions.

After 39 I'm a little older than the demographic, but I rather enjoyed it. The writing is perfect for telling a story about two kids trying to figure life out after high school. You can imagine the scenes and words used perfectly if you are under 25ish or have a 16-15 in your life.

I think a lot of students will relate to this story and I know I'm buying it for my 17-year-old niece for her birthday.

Emma Lord's YA books never disappoint! I loved this friends to lovers, found family story and the NYC setting was perfect. Now if I could only rad the fiction fantasy series Tom and Riley are obsessed with...

Thanks to St. Martin's Press and Wednesday Books for the copy to review.

The Getaway List! What a fun and exciting book to read! We follow Riley as she takes on an adventure to New York after graduation. She's there to see her friend Tom so they can finish their Getaway List they had started years ago. Along the way they meet a new friend and some old friends from high school to help finish the list. Tom's got a secret though, will Riley and her friends figure it out and will it make or break the friendships? I loved the friendships that happened in this book. Someone from every walk of life was in this and the fact that they made a tight knit group just melted my heart. I would definitey recommend this to anyone. Thank you NetGalley for the advance copy!

What a super cute book. I found it so relatable and enjoyable. The characters were great and this book was just a super cute read. I loved the travel and the way that the characters grew.

THE GETAWAY LIST - EMMA LORD
4.5⭐

PLOT -
Riley on the day of her high school graduation can't realise who she is anymore and what she wants to do ahead so she packs her bags and moves to New York for summer where her best friend Tom stays and together they embark to complete their getaway list a list they made together before Tom moved away and this list is may be what Riley and Tom both need to figure their lives out.

MY THOUGHTS -
I didn't expect that i would enjoy this book so much . It was a perfect heartwarming YA story where there is not only self discovery and growth but also finding out your capabilities.
The journey of Riley and Tom first as great friends and then gradually as lovers was sweet to read. A special mention to Ll the supporting characters each added value to each other's lives and overall in the story too.
Definitely check it out.

Emma Lord is so great at writing charming and capable characters. They are very YA- sometimes that reads as a big young and immature to me, but I am not the target demographic! This one felt just about right for a coming-of-age tale of an 18 year old who has a lot to figure out the summer after high school graduation. Though some of it stretched my imagination, it felt very much like a sweet romance that was grounded in the realities of family and friendship even when the events went over-the-top. I think this is an author who only continues to grow in her understanding of plot and character, and I found this an absolutely charming novel where I was always rooting for our girl (and her guy). It was also refreshing that although family drama is there, it was ultimately not the point- although our female lead needed to learn how to be herself, it was nice to see the mother figure as being right there behind her, always loving even when she wasn't fully tuned in to what her daughter needed. I would absolutely hand this to my high school students and hope that they love it as much as I did.

This book was such a cute fun read. I loved following Riley along as she finds herself and forms new friendships in the process. This coming of age story takes places in one of my favorite places on earth and it made it that much more enjoyable as you follow Riley and her best friend around the city it sometimes feels like you’re right along with them.

In support of the SMP boycott, I will be withholding my review of this title until SMP speaks out. If the boycott is resolved, I will update with a full review.

I think Emma Lord is starting to become a hit or miss for me. While this is cute, it's just doesn't spark with me. I enjoyed her earlier books, but now I just feel like her styles isn't hitting for me anymore. Maybe I've just grown out of YA novels.

I thought this book was absolutely precious. It gave everything you want in an easy going beach read. I found myself early on in the reading getting invested in the characters and their story. I will definitely be recommending this book to all of my friends and family for the spring break/summer season. This book will be a hit!

While I generally love Emma Lord's books, this one missed the mark a smidgen for me. Don't get me wrong...I still really enjoyed it. I loved the story and my heart went out to Riley. 18 is such an awkward stage where you want to be treated like an adult but the adults still see you like a kid. As a parent I couldn't imagine having to navigate that. And Emma captured it so beautifully. I do wish we would have gotten to see more of Tom and his mom as I feel like the struggle between parents and kids was such a prominent part of this story and there struggles were mentioned so much it would have been nice to get that closure?

The friendship between Riley and Tom was so well done. I loved how no matter where they were or what they were going through that they were able to be there for each other. Add Jesse, Luca and Mariella, and we wwere able to cover alot of stories, but still be kept engaged.

All in all it was a really wonderful story. Very nostalgic.

The Getaway List
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Author: Emma Lord

I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.

Synopsis: When Riley graduates high school with a rearview of shenanigans but an empty road for a future, she does what they all say to do—pack her bags and head for New York. Her plan is a little loose, but her main goal is to find Tom—her childhood best friend and co-creator of The Getaway List. Years ago, they made a list of all the adventures they wanted to do together, but Tom has been increasingly distant ever since he moved to New York with his famous scriptwriter mom four years ago.

When Riley arrives in New York, her reconnection with Tom is as effortless as it was when they were young—except with one, unexpected complication that will pull Riley’s feelings in a direction she didn’t know they could take. As she, Tom, and their newfound friends work their way through the items on The Getaway List, Riley learns that sometimes the biggest adventure is not one you take, but one you feel in your heart.

My Thoughts: Here lately, YA has not been appealing to me, unless Emma Lord writes it, then I am all over it! Lord writes with such an artistic craft, you cannot help but to fall in love with her stories. This particular couple has to be one of the sweetest set of characters I have seen from Lord. The story opens with Riley at graduation, truly missing her best friend, Tom, that moved to New York a few years ago. Riley and Tom made a “getaway list” a few years ago, of all of the adventures they wanted to take together. Riley makes a decision to visit Tom in NY, initially just for the weekend. As soon as they reconnect, it was effortless, like they were never apart. Riley decides to spend the summer in NY with Tom and some of Tom’s closest friends while doing the getaway adventures. Will they connect more during these adventures? Will feelings beyond a friendship bloom? This follows the tropes of childhood best friend, friends to lovers, second chance romance, and young adult love.

Riley and Tom, through their new adventures, both are having their feelings evolve for one another in unexpected ways, and neither is honest about those feelings. While this is a romance, we really get to see Riley grow immensely throughout these adventures, really standing in her truth, and transforming into a beautiful woman. Then you see the relationship between Riley and her mother, Tom and his mother, really evolve over the story. The characters were developed well with depth, were endearing, had witty banter, great chemistry, and were intriguing. The supporting characters of Mariela and Luca really elevates the storyline to another level. The author’s writing style was complex, heartfelt, closed door, funny, connective, and just brilliant for a YA novel. Lord is such a master with words that really capture the essence of being young with the accompanied feelings during that time in your life, and that romance is not the whole story, but an element to the story captured with wonderful characters that you love and root for.

I had the wonderful pleasure of having both the digital and audio ARC versions. This was a lighthearted, heartwarming, fun romance, that I really enjoyed. I am an Emma Lord fan and will always read her books. I highly recommend this one.

This was such a delight! Set in one of my favorite cities, I loved the characters, the storyline, and the twists and turns that took me on a wild ride. Despite being far from my teenage years, this book felt relatable. Five stars!

Thank you to #netgalley and #wednesdaybooks for an advanced copy of The Getaway List by @dilemmalord! Emma is an auto-buy author for me, so I was so STOKED to received an arc!

This story is SO SWEET and SO CUTE. I read a blurb somewhere that said it’s a “love letter to New York” and that’s absolutely true. The picture Emma paints of NYC makes you want to move there immediately and experiences all of the possibilities.

While my favorite trope is enemies-to-lovers, friends-to-lovers is a close second. I loved the friendship between Riley and Tom. I appreciated that the inevitable conflict felt genuine and not forced. And of course, I loved the HEA although Emma did a good job making me wonder if it was a book with a HEA and also making me feel like I’d be OK with it if it wasn’t.

Emma Lord serves again. This book was so so good. I will read anything Emma writes, nothing has let me down so far and this book was no exception.

5/5 - This was joyful, delightful and heartwarming read. I didn’t realize it was YA when I requested it, and I don’t have much experience reading the genre as a not-so-young-adult, but this managed to be both wholesome and incredibly insightful. The characters are layered and lovable and their interests and worries all felt extremely mature and relatable. It was interesting to see NYC from the POV of a curious and well-intended teen and her quirky pals - the perspective really made the city shine in all the best ways. It also managed to be romantic without any steam, and focused on so many forms of love. I simply adored Riley’s narration and internal dialogue. I think so many readers of all ages will relate to the big feels and self discovery aspects in the story!