The Atlas of Untold Stories by Sara Brunsvold

The Atlas of Untold Stories is the second book I have read written by Sara Brunsvold, and each time it has been such a pleasure. This was such a sweet story with classics wrapped into a road trip adventure, bringing this mother-daughters crew closer together as they go through some hard things and learn to let go. This is the perfect summer read.

Chole was such a fun character. I loved her bright, sunshiny attitude. Planning out this road trip with the hopes of proving she is an adult and can plan. While multiple things don’t go as planned. She has a Pollyanna attitude and is able to find the good in each circumstance. Lauren is internally unraveling while trying to portray that she is the oldest sister with a put-together life. Watching her navigate through the loss of job and eating disorder brought some real life to the character. Edie is struggling with her childhood trauma. Which makes it hard for her to let go of her daughters. She shows how generational things can cause a trickle-down effect. The characters were great, and I loved watching them develop over the course of the book.

The setting was great. I loved the road trip dynamic and the different literary and film references in the book. Makes me want to do my own road trip featuring book stops. The storyline was great. The struggle that each lady was dealing with in such tight quarters was very real.

Sara Brunsvold did a great job intertwining faith throughout the book.

*I received a complimentary copy from the author and voluntarily chose to review it. All opinions are my own.