Not quite as zany as some of his other books but still a lot of fun. A road trip story of found family searching for the dad that connects them.

This is my second novel by this author and I really enjoy his stories and writing style! Marin Ireland narrating the audiobook is chef’s kiss! She brings so much to each character and her delivery had me LOLing.

It’s not too light, not too heavy - a good palate cleanser I think! If you love family drama, found family, and road trip stories, I think you will enjoy!

Alternated between reading and listening to this one. Here is the review I left for the eBook galley:

Absolutely adored this book. As other reviews I've read mentioned, the ending seems a bit anticlimactic, but I think to me, it was really the only acceptable answer? My head was spinning in other ways it could've ended--either gently or dramatically, but I found myself content with it.

The more I read of Kevin Wilson, the more he's becoming a must-read author for me. So many times I'll find myself laughing at something totally preposterous that seemingly comes out of left field. Though vaaastly different, reading his works to me gives me a comfort that I find in Fredrik Backman's writing. It's different and memorable and fun and also devastating.

For the audiobook review, I'd also like to add that Marin Ireland can really do no wrong in my eyes and is just top tier in everything she does. This is no different. Excellent. 10/10. No notes.

Another story by Kevin Wilson that that warmed my heart and made me both sad and happy. This is a story of four newly found siblings. They set out on a cross country road trip to find the dad that abandoned each of them. As I have come to expect from Wilson, the story is very unlikely yet that didn’t stop me from caring about the outcome for each of the siblings.
It was even hard to hate the father , although I felt the hurt he caused was unforgivable. The story had many strange and whacky moments and even a little mystery as to if they would find their father. If they did find him, what would happen ? It’s a fun, emotional and read!

***This is a review of the audiobook

I really enjoyed this author’s first two books and was excited for this one. I definitely had high expectations.

*PROS:
Interesting premise - young adults trace their absent father’s last known address. Meeting each other for the first time.

*CHARACTERS:

Mad is an organic farmer, a business that she owns with her mother. Her father had left them when she was young.

I’m not sure if it was the narrator but Madeline’s voice didn’t deliver any enthusiasm about the trip. Halfway into the book I was struggling with her character.

Reuben “Rube”, is a mystery writer living in Boston, Ma. He had hired a detective to find his father - only to discover that he had several different families across the country. I think he was my favorite character

Pepper “Pep”, is a basketball coach who lives in Arkansas.

Finally there is Theron “Tom” on of Carl Hill, a cameraman living in Salt Lake City, Utah.

CONS:
*As road trip fiction goes this one wasn’t the most exciting! I thought that half way through the book started to slow down and I struggled a little to finish it.

*The characters were fine but I didn’t really feel there was much of a plot in this novel. Just the decision to find their father.

*The Ending!!

I received an advanced audiobook from the publisher Harper-Audio Adult through NetGalley. It was my pleasure to listen to and review this novel.

I absolutely love the audiobook for Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson, who is a Tennessee author. Marin Ireland did a spectacular job with the narration. The storyline was phenomenal with loveable, dysfunctional characters. I loved the family that they created on the trip. The novel was both funny and heartwarming. It would be wonderful for a road trip! Highly recommended!

Synopsis:
Ever since her dad left them twenty years ago, it’s just been Madeline Hill and her mom on their farm in Coalfield, Tennessee. While she sometimes admits it’s a bit lonely and a less exciting life than she imagined for herself, it’s mostly OK. Mostly.

Then one day Reuben Hill pulls up in a PT Cruiser and informs Madeline that he believes she’s his half sister. Reuben—left behind by their dad thirty years ago—has hired a detective to track down their father and a string of other half siblings. And he wants Mad to leave her home and join him for the craziest kind of road trip imaginable to find them all.

As Mad and Rube—and eventually the others—share stories of their father, who behaved so differently in each life he created, they begin to question what he was looking for with each new incarnation. Who are they to one another? What kind of man will they find? And how will these new relationships change Mad’s previously solitary life on the farm?

Infused with deadpan wit, zany hijinks, and enormous heart, Run for the Hills is a sibling story like no other—a novel about a family forged under the most unlikely circumstances and united by hope in an unknown future.

Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Audio for the advanced digital copy of the book.

Listen, I'm a big Kevin Wilson fan and I'll read anything he writes, but I lowkey think he's getting a little bit worse with each book? I thought this one had a lot of promise when it started - I loved the writing and the story about the dysfunctional and estranged siblings on a journey to find their missing dad - but I think this story suffered from being too short (which is something I rarely say!).

I wanted MORE from almost every aspect of this book. I felt like the characterization of Rube and Mad (sorry if I spelled wrong - I listened to the audio!) was the strongest, but I wished I knew Pep and Tom better. I thought the ending was rushed, the dad's motivations weren't fully fleshed out, and the car accident felt weirdly out of place? I think this one could have benefitted from being 100 pages longer with more expansion of the world.

I loved the narrator by Marin Ireland - one of my favorite narrators who almost never misses! Her dry style was the perfect vibe for this story and I loved her minimal but strong character voices. Definitely recommend the audio version if you're reading this one!

3.75 stars rounded up

This was a funny and heartwarming road trip story with some quirky characters. After reading Kevin Wilson’s 𝑁𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑆𝑒𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑒, I expected nothing less.


I loved how four half-siblings who knew nothing of each other found each other and embarked on a journey to find their father. They had questions for him, like, for starters, why he kept abandoning them and starting new families.


The siblings, varying in age, each have very distinct personalities. Of course, they brought their own baggage filled with daddy issues. But it was fun to see them help each other blossom as they traveled across the country in a PT Cruiser.


This truly is a little misfit found family. As dysfunctional and chaotic as it is, they are family. While 𝑁𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑆𝑒𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑒 is still my favorite, this story has the author’s signature humor. It does have a few heartfelt moments, but mostly, it's a lot of fun.




🎧If you love audiobooks, Marin Ireland did an excellent job with the narration, capturing each of the siblings' little eccentricities and bringing them off the page.


Thank you @eccobooks for the gifted book. Thank you @harperAudio for the gifted audiobook via #NetGalley.

Kevin Wilson puts the fun in dysfunctional in this absolutely delightful story about the importance of family and belonging. Rube and his mother were abandoned by his dad, Charles 30 years ago. Rube has done some digging and has discovered he has several half-siblings in different states who have also been abandoned by Charles. He, in a rented PT Cruiser, is off to find all of his half-siblings and convince them to join him on an epic road trip to find their dad.

Full of quirky characters and quiet humor, this cozy, heart warming book is a bright, shiny gem. I already miss these kind, unique characters.

Marin Ireland is the perfect narrator! Her accents and inflection brought each individual character to life. I cannot imagine this book being narrated by anyone else. Sheer perfection!

I love Kevin Wilson books. I get imagining that this group of siblings would somehow stop and pick up the kids from Nothing to See Here. Road trip books make for great summer reads.

I will read anything Kevin Wilson writes, and this was not a disappointment!! I love his take on characters, quirky and so unique. I loved this “found” family… I felt like some of the older characters read a bit young, but it didn’t bother me until I was trying to do some math to figure out their ages. I loved the Dad in this book even if I wasn’t supposed to. Well done!

Happy pub day to Run for the Hills by one of my absolute favorites, @KevinWilsonAuthor! I’m so grateful to @eccobooks for an e-arc and to HarperAudio for an ALC.

Madeline Hill’s dad left her and her mom twenty years ago, and since then she’s been helping her mom run their farm. One day, out of nowhere, Rueben Hill shows up (in a PT Cruiser of all things) claiming her dad left him and his mom first thirty years ago. He’s her half brother and he’s hired a detective to locate their other half siblings sprinkled all across the U.S. and their dad. Rueben is going on a road trip to find all of them and asks Madeline to join him.

I can see how this book might not be up everyone’s alley. But if it is up your alley, you’re going to love it. I’m not sure what to say in a review to help you figure out which camp you fall in. I will say this one is not super plot heavy—although things, some of them crazy, happen. But the characters are so well-drawn and specific it’s hard to believe they’re not entirely real. As always, the author does such a beautiful job of not judging his characters—imperfect as they might be. Even with the insanity of the set up, everyone in the story is treated with a degree of kindness I wish we could demand in the real world. Wilson also has a way with detail that is incredibly special. There are clearly themes of what makes a family at the root of this story as well as how one parent can define who we become, I absolutely adored being in this world.

Marin Ireland narrates and she’s brilliant as always. I would absolutely recommend the audiobook. She brings such empathy and humanity to every character. But I definitely also want a physical copy so I can reflect on lines like this: “Everything felt like a beginning and an ending at the exact same time. There was no middle. It was all beginnings and endings over and over until you got old and had enough footage to determine what the story was about.”

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘆? 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀.

An unexpected road trip across America brings a family together, in this raucous and moving new novel from the bestselling author of Nothing to See Here.

Quirky characters, chaotic family dynamics, and the weirdest road trip ever—Run for the Hills was messy in all the best ways.

I went in blind and was totally surprised by how much heart this story had. It’s funny, emotional, and full of unexpected moments that made me both laugh and tear up. I loved watching this group of half-siblings come together while figuring out who they are and what family really means.

Such a fun, heartfelt read—I didn’t want it to end.

Heartfelt and humorous tale of four half siblings meeting for the first time and taking a road trip together across the country to confront their father that has abandoned each of them. Adorable tale of quirky characters and found family rolling along in a PT Cruiser. Thanks to NetGalley and HarperAudio for an advanced copy for an honest review.

Kevin Wilson is showing off his amazing ability to write funny, dysfunctional, smart, and relatable characters. You get the feeling that he really knows how to be a good human.

This is another weird, sweet and hopeful book from Kevin Wilson. The character development is fantastic and the pacing is excellent There are so many laugh out loud moments. I love that Marin Ireland narrates his stories. She is absolutely the perfect match for capturing the humor.

This was a quick listen with unique characters and a memorable storyline. I liked watching the narrative unfold and learning more about each sibling. A solid read for those interested in family tales.

This opens in Tennessee, where Mad is running a farm with her mom and not doing a whole lot else. One day, a strange man shows up and introduces himself as her brother, Rube, who is on a roadtrip/quest to locate his siblings and father. Turns out, their father serially created and abandoned families across the US, leaving his children with various baggage as a result of his disappearances. After the shock wears off, Mad becomes just as consumed as Rube with the need for answers - and to find the rest of their siblings. Since it's a Kevin Wilson book, their trauma is played for humor and, eventually, some heart warming resolution.
Marin Ireland narrates, so of course the audio is great. Her acting is relatively subtle, but does enough with accents and different voices to keep it lively. Having been kind of Meh about Now Is Not the Time to Panic, this exceeded my expectations.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc!

A big-hearted, funny family drama involving four half siblings and a road trip across the country to find their shared father who has a habit of starting families and then running away. This had a lot of emotional depth, laughs and was good on audio narrated by Marin Ireland. I also think it's my new favorite by Kevin Wilson and highly recommend it for fans of the books Fun for the whole family or The road to tender hearts. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review!

What would you do if someone showed up in a PT Cruiser one day and told you that they were your older half-brother? Is the answer to jump in the car for a road trip to find your other half-siblings? Cause it is certainly not mine. But also, my dad didn't leave me as a child resulting multiple other families...

Mad runs an organic farm in Tennessee and joins her previously unknown brother, Rube, to drive across the country and collect their other siblings before finding their father, a man none of them have seen since he left that family. The idea of starting a new family each decade was baffling to me. The idea of willingly driving around in a PT Cruiser was also baffling. Thankfully, this was handled with mild humor.

All in all this was a really fun book. It is not my favorite weird family road trip book for this year but I did really enjoy it.

The audiobook was alright, it could have used more narrators because Mad's voice was deeper than Rube's and I struggled to keep them straight.

Thank you to Net Galley and Harper Audio Adult for the ALC. All opinions are my own!