Emma Lord

A Novel

The Getaway List

When Riley Larson finally graduates from high school, she makes the decision to visit her best friend, Tom, who lives with his mother in New York City.  Tom is happy to see Riley and they immediately begin tackling the Getaway List the two of them wrote as freshmen.  Along for the ride are Tom's friends who welcome Riley with open arms, but they are all carrying secrets.  What starts out as a short weekend, turns into a much longer and more emotional adventure than any of them planned.

New York City, the setting of The Getaway List, is the most enjoyable part of this book.  Some elements of the plot come across as very realistic, but the relationships between characters are underdeveloped.  Also, Tom's part of the story is particularly weak and is left somewhat unresloved.  The middle part of the narrative becomes repetitive and slow in places and often does not move the story toward a satisfying conclusion.  More humor would have been a welcome addition to the story.  However, the dialogue is down to Earth and believable with likable supporting characters.  Overall, The Getaway List is one of the weaker stories written by Emma Lord but is still entertaining. 

Lynn Braden

When Riley Larson finally graduates from high school, she makes the decision to visit her best friend, Tom, who lives with his mother in New York City.  Tom is happy to see Riley and they immediately begin tackling the Getaway List the two of them wrote as freshmen.  Along for the ride are Tom's friends who welcome Riley with open arms, but they are all carrying secrets.  What starts out as a short weekend, turns into a much longer and more emotional adventure than any of them planned.

New York City, the setting of The Getaway List, is the most enjoyable part of this book.  Some elements of the plot come across as very realistic, but the relationships between characters are underdeveloped.  Also, Tom's part of the story is particularly weak and is left somewhat unresloved.  The middle part of the narrative becomes repetitive and slow in places and often does not move the story toward a satisfying conclusion.  More humor would have been a welcome addition to the story.  However, the dialogue is down to Earth and believable with likable supporting characters.  Overall, The Getaway List is one of the weaker stories written by Emma Lord but is still entertaining. 



The Getaway List A Novel

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