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The Map from Here to There

(The Start of Me and You #2)

Emery Lord (Goodreads Author)

3.93 · Rating details · 266 ratings · 146 reviews

Acclaimed author Emery Lord crafts a gorgeous story of friendship and identity, daring to ask: What happens after happily ever after?

It's senior year, and Paige Hancock is finally living her best life. She has a fun summer job, great friends, and a super charming boyfriend who totally gets her. But senior year also means big decisions. Weighing "the rest of her life," ...more

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Aug 23, 2017 Melissa Veras marked it as to-read

I really hope this book contain A LOT OF MAX.

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Jun 04, 2019 Madalyn (Novel Ink) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020, forever-favorites

no one is allowed to talk to me for at least a week; I’m too fragile after finishing this book

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Jun 05, 2019 Alexa rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2019

I’m a big Emery Lord fan, and The Start of Me and You is my favorite of her novels. So, I was experiencing a mix of anticipation and nerves when The Map From Here to There, which is the long-awaited follow-up story, was announced. It didn’t help that, upon picking up this sequel, I was coming off a reread of its predecessor that had left me perfectly content with that lovely ending. I knew going into it that my beloved characters wouldn’t be staying happy, simply because 1) this is a sequel and ...more

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Aug 23, 2017 Mary H is currently reading it

Shelves: unfinished-series

New Emery Lord novel and new Taylor Swift music announced on the same day. We must truly be blessed if these queens are creating more masterpieces. HERE FOR ALL THINGS EMERY!

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Nov 22, 2019 Hollis rated it really liked it

Shelves: family-focused, grief-or-loss, romance, all-the-feels, contemporary, ebook, friends-become-more, lgbtqia, 2019-reads, arc

THE START OF ME AND YOU was published back in 2015 but, unlike so many readers, I only read it a few months ago. And I only picked it up after hearing that there was a much-anticipated (or was it unexpected?) sequel to be released. I'll admit that it was a little rocky for me at times but everything that didn't quite work.. eventually did. It was such an interesting, and eventually enjoyable, evolution. But the romance is where it didn't quite ever shine for me.

This time, everything from before THE START OF ME AND YOU was published back in 2015 but, unlike so many readers, I only read it a few months ago. And I only picked it up after hearing that there was a much-anticipated (or was it unexpected?) sequel to be released. I'll admit that it was a little rocky for me at times but everything that didn't quite work.. eventually did. It was such an interesting, and eventually enjoyable, evolution. But the romance is where it didn't quite ever shine for me.

This time, everything from before is still in play, but different. Things feel bigger in this final year of highschool transition into college, and futures, and being away from family, friends, and loved ones. And particularly for Paige and Max who, in the final pages of book one, admit their feelings, only to then be facing a summer apart.

It's in the early chapters of THE MAP FROM HERE TO THERE that they are reunited, and in the first real blush of in-person-boyfriend-and-girlfriend, post-all the months where the heart grew fonder, everything is great. Until it isn't.

I actually so appreciated this approach. It finally sold me on the romance, without making it seem like an excuse to a) have a second book and b) just drag out the real payoff, because I felt so much of what they were both going through to be completely reasonable. But though the romance and angst does take a slightly bigger focus than it did in book one, this is still mainly about friendships. And, wow, the friend group? Amazing. The dynamics are beautiful, the heartbreaks, even the fights, it's all so great.

Despite this praise, I wouldn't say this book ever really hit that wow factor moment for me, even though so much of it just.. worked, and it moved me enough to make me weepy. More than once. But it's in the aftermath, the quiet, the pause for reflection, that I realize just how much I enjoyed this. This really felt like such a great, healthy, realistic, and delightful, portrayal of this time period of one’s life, while still being fun and grounded, and tackling very real emotional struggles and worries. Everything you want for YA audiences (and above!).

Would recommend.

** I received an ARC from Edelweiss and the publisher (thank you!) in exchange for an honest review. **

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Oct 17, 2017 Amy marked it as to-read

OMG! OMG! OMG!

We are getting a sequel to The Start of Me and You!

I repeat WE ARE GETTING A SEQUEL! THIS I NOT A DRILL!

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Jun 25, 2019 . (not active on this account stop adding me) rated it really liked it

Shelves: netgalley-and-edelweiss, arcs

representation: side f/f couple, minor lgbt characters

content warnings: anxiety and panic attacks, car accidents

ARC kindly provided by Bloomsbury YA in exchange for an honest review

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Sep 15, 2019 Stephanie rated it liked it

I received a copy of this title via NetGalley. It does not impact my review.

I noticed that I shelved The Map from Here to There as “To-Read” on Goodreads back in September 2017. I was lucky enough to get an ARC and read this in September 2019. That is a long time to anticipate the book and hype it up. I wish I could say it met my very high expectations, but, unfortunately, it did not. Don’t get me wrong, there were still plenty of enjoyable moments. One of the things I loved about The Start of I received a copy of this title via NetGalley. It does not impact my review.

I noticed that I shelved The Map from Here to There as “To-Read” on Goodreads back in September 2017. I was lucky enough to get an ARC and read this in September 2019. That is a long time to anticipate the book and hype it up. I wish I could say it met my very high expectations, but, unfortunately, it did not. Don’t get me wrong, there were still plenty of enjoyable moments. One of the things I loved about The Start of Me and You were the strong friendships and they were still on display here. Yes, there was some drama and fights, but they worked through them and were always there for each other. There were several funny, bantery moments that I enjoyed, as well. I also liked that Paige’s parents were a strong presence in the book.

There was a lot in this book that didn’t work for me, though. Paige had a lot of issues to work through in the first book and by the end she was starting to figure it out. Instead of her continuing to progress, she had a major relapse back into anxiety and it kind of made all the lessons learned in the first book obsolete. I did find the anxiety stuff relatable, but I would have rather seen Paige continue to grow, instead of spending the majority of yet another book as a mess (and still not communicating it) and then finally growing in the final couple chapters.

Some of the problems I had with this book are probably more my fault than the books, though. I wanted a cute book of Max and Paige being adorable together. Yes, I knew there would have to be some strife, but I thought (hoped) it would be a small part of the plot. Instead, we got very few scenes with them together, unless they were fighting. Paige treated him so, so unfairly and it drove me crazy. He was patient and understanding for awhile, but eventually reached a breaking point where he didn’t handle things well. There is a new character introduced – Paige’s co-worker at the movie theater – that Paige hung out with and talked to like she did Max in the first book. He was also there to stir some jealousy and insecurity in Max. And once that role was played out, we don’t really hear any more about him. Which annoyed me because even though I didn’t like his purpose in the story, he was sweet and funny and I liked him. But back to my original point, the story was much more about the anxiety about growing up and making hard decisions and dealing with change. And this made me feel a little too old for the story. As a cynical adult who has never had a job that utilized her college degree, nor is no longer friends with any of the people she was close to in high school and college, these major crises the characters faced felt a little trivial. I do remember being in high school and thinking these decisions were life and death, so I get it, but I’m just so far past that, that it was kind of hard to take so seriously. I also am not a fan of open-ended conclusions. The biggest focus of the book is where Paige will go to college and the story ends without a definitive answer and that kind of pissed me off.

Another thing that bugged me is that Tess and Ryan aren’t together. I felt it was very heavily implied in the first book that they would get together. I thought her whole arc in the story was how she was all closed off due to her abandonment issues with her parents, but Ryan slowly won her over. Instead, the author decided to fix the lack of LGBT+ diversity from the first book by giving Tessa a girlfriend instead. Not only did I not even get a hint of this in the first book, but it basically skips over the whole coming out part of the book by referencing how it happened in the summer, conveniently between the end of book one and start of book two. Don’t misunderstand, I support a more diverse cast of characters, but it annoyed me to see Tessa with anyone but Ryan.

Overall, The Map from Here to There was just ok for me. I enjoyed parts of it, but had a lot of issues with it, as well. I liked the first book much more, but I think people in the actual target audience age range will appreciate this book much more than I did.

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Jun 13, 2019 Katie (Lost in Pages) rated it it was ok

I’ve thought about this for a few hours, and I’m dropping it down to two stars. I’m super sad to do that.

This fell victim to the overplayed trope of after high school relationships. Sometimes those are done well, sometimes they’re boring. If I wasn’t already invested in these characters from the first book, I honestly wouldn’t have cared. Paige seemed very whiny and was not good at all at standing up for herself — which was supposed to be the entire lesson she learned in the first book? She’s ...more

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Dec 23, 2019 Stacee rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2019, physical-arc, netgalley

I’ve had my hands on this arc for what seems like forever and I don’t know how it took me so long to get here.

I really liked Paige. She’s struggling and anxious and just being a teenager and at times it was hard to be in her head. Not for any of those reasons specifically, but also, it was those reasons exactly. Everything was heightened and emotional and maybe a little nonsensical.

Plot wise it was just okay. Scenes did feel repetitive and the constant push and pull with Max made me want to ...more

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Oct 03, 2019 Danielle (Life of a Literary Nerd) rated it liked it

Shelves: contemporary, arcs

"I often had the distinct feeling that strangers watched us with annoyance, teenage girls with cotton candy lives. They could think that— that we were frothy and carefree.
Would they ever guess how strong we were from carrying each other?"
3.5 stars

I wasn’t expecting to become so emotionally invested in this story. I was expecting a typical finding yourself/growing up story about moving on and college, but there was so much heart! I loved the strong friendships in the story so much - there was ...more

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Nov 30, 2019 Andi (Andi's ABCs) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, own, would-recommend, series, netgalley, kindle-archive, amazon-review

This review was originally posted on Andi's ABCs

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I admit I was nervous when I learned there was going to be a sequel to The Start of Me and You. I was so happy with how things ended with Paige and Max I was terrified where it would go. But I am also an Emery Lord fangirl so there was no way I wouldn’t read it. That being said it is safe to say that The Map from This review was originally posted on Andi's ABCs

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I admit I was nervous when I learned there was going to be a sequel to The Start of Me and You. I was so happy with how things ended with Paige and Max I was terrified where it would go. But I am also an Emery Lord fangirl so there was no way I wouldn’t read it. That being said it is safe to say that The Map from Here to There demolished my feelings and added a whole new level to Paige and Max’s relationship that just deepened my love for them.

The Map from Here to There was a tough read for me. Paige was driving me a crazy for a lot of the book because she refused to talk to people. But the more I read the more I understood where she was coming from and what she was feeling. Being 17/18 is hard. Things are going to change no matter what and you have to come to terms with that. You have to make a decision that could effect the rest of your life and that is no easy task. So as much as she was bugging me, I also related to her. And then there was Max. The poor boy didn’t know which end was up. He was confused by everything going on with him and Paige, about picking a college, of building a relationship he thought he had let go of.

Everything about these two was emotional and messy and honestly I think the beauty of Paige and Max was how messy things got and how wonderful they both were. I basically cried the last 25% of the book because of how messy and wonderful Emery Lord made these two characters. What started out as a tough read (admittedly out of my own fear) because this gorgeous story of two young people just trying to find their way under all kinds of pressure from everything around them.

If you haven’t picked up an Emery Lord book yet you are missing out on her masterful story telling. Will you need tissues reading this one? Absolutely. Is it worth the ugly crying? 1000% yes. Just do yourself a favor and read The Start of Me and You and The Map from Here to There. You won’t be disappointed. ...more

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Jun 10, 2019 A. K. rated it it was amazing

I received an ARC of this book, and I read it not realizing it was a sequel. Man, was it good!
"Would they ever guess how strong we were from carrying each other?"
The friendships, the families, the romance...so real and relatable, excellent representation of anxiety, many misty-eyed moments. How I have not heard of this author until now? Adding all of her books to the TBR.

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Jun 13, 2019 Julie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc, on-my-shelf, favorites, need-finished-copy, arc-keeping, pub-bloomsbury, 2020-debuts, bea19

Ooof. What a book. About friendship and growing up and handling big life changes and being a mess. I also loved, having just reread THE START OF ME AND YOU, the ways Emery's growth as a writer has really focused on writing more inclusive stories and I feel like she did that so well.

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Aug 23, 2017 Michelle Yang marked it as future-tbr-pile

Am I reading this right.

Am I.....

A sequel for THE START OF ME AND YOU? MY FAVOURITE BOOK EVER?

MORE PAIGE AND MAX??? MORE OF EVERYONE?????????????

I CANT RIGHT NOW. I NEVER THOUGHT ID WANT A SEQUEL FOR THIS BUT OMG.

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Jan 12, 2020 K. rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: setting-usa, audience-young-adult, own-it-kindle, contemporary, omg-that-cover, 2020

Trigger warnings: car accident, anxiety, death of a loved one (in the past).

If I had to describe this book in one word, it would be "bittersweet". I LOVE the first book in this series, and I thoroughly enjoyed this one, even though it wasn't quite what I would have wanted a sequel to be. It's essentially a book about senior year and all the decisions that go along with that. It's a book about changing friendships, changing relationships, changing family situations, and the fact that all three of ...more

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Sep 11, 2019 Tiff at Mostly YA Lit rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020-releases, need-it-like-i-need-air, romance, ya, contemps, waiting-impatiently, pub-bloomsbury, oct-2019

THIS BOOK IS EVERYTHING. I am in shambles right now trying to piece together my thoughts. It’s so friggin realistic and so gorgeously written and so thoughtfully plotted and I cannot with these adorable characters and the friendships and omg.

Review when I’ve recovered. Or possibly reread and begged for a sequel.

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Dec 08, 2019 Samantha (WLABB) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020, ya, contemporary, arcs

Paige felt she was ready to take on senior year after spending the previous year re-introducing herself to high school society and with an amazing summer under her belt. She was ready for anything, or so she thought. As senior year began to unfold, she was faced with major decisions, evolving relationships, and suddenly, her future didn't seem so clear cut any longer.

I will start by saying, this was not what I had anticipated. I just recently read The Start of Me and You, and had expected this ...more

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Sep 05, 2017 Ryan Bada rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own, review-copies, 2020

3.5 stars

1/3/20 - and just like that, i finished this book before the clock strikes 12 (this was typed about 5 minutes before midnight and the fact that i would finish this book 1/4/20 would look like i read this longer). the fact that i was waiting on this book for almost a year and a half and that i read one of my most anticipated books of this year is crazy to me because i never stick much to my goals but look at me going strong with it. with that said however, there were faults and minor 3.5 stars

1/3/20 - and just like that, i finished this book before the clock strikes 12 (this was typed about 5 minutes before midnight and the fact that i would finish this book 1/4/20 would look like i read this longer). the fact that i was waiting on this book for almost a year and a half and that i read one of my most anticipated books of this year is crazy to me because i never stick much to my goals but look at me going strong with it. with that said however, there were faults and minor irritations that lead to my feelings to this book more disappointing than you thought. more to come!

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5/25/19 - apparently there are ARCs at BookExpo and all i'm thinking about is "GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME GIMME" because this is honestly THE BOOK that i'll die for just so my heart is fully contented since the last time i read the start of me and you

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1/2/19 - i recently checked this book and the release date has been pushed back to october 2019. i'm not sure if i should be mad because it's been pushed back or i should be happy because of the fact that if this book were to be released in may, i know for sure i'm going to f*** my college finals and therefore, my gpa.

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9/5/17 - i have been waiting to see this on gr because when i saw that article that lord was announcing this book, this made me ESTHETIC!!!! i LOVED the start of me and you and the fact that there will be a sequel makes me want to relive reading the story all over again! i never reread a book ever. i don't know why, i just don't. maybe because i can predict what would happen, i don't really know. but when i reread the start of me and you for the past 2 times, i never get tired of it! this was the definition of how much a book can bring an impact to someone. and this book is definitely it. and now that the time is counting down to the map from here to there, i'll just see if i can get to reread the start of me and you again (i'll most likely do). ...more

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Oct 29, 2019 Lauren R. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: feminism-hyfr, ship-so-hard, genre-contemporary, 2019-read, mc-be-my-friend, young-adult, just-kiss-already, saw-that-coming, arc-kindle, couldnt-put-down

Well, that was frustratingly real. Messy, relatable, quiet, hopeful - all of the usual words to describe an Emery Lord novel. I'll admit that I wish I reread the first book because the side characters were a bit fuzzy to me, but not a huge issue. I remember now why Max was my favorite. Paige is... so hard to read sometimes. Both because it's frustrating as hell to watch her do (or not do) certain things, but also because it's so realistic and reminiscent of senior year of high school. I felt the ...more

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Aug 28, 2019 Kerri rated it it was ok

Shelves: contemporary, arc, meh, ya-fiction, won-t-read-again, did-not-like-at-all

I’m so glad this book is OVER! It’s so long, and it felt like one giant field trip through angstville. I read the first book in the series and thought it was okay, so I gave the second one a shot and really wish I hadn’t wasted my time. All the forward strides Paige makes in book one are backpedaled, and she’s a fairly unlikable person in his book. She says mean things, she does some mean things, and then she’s like, “Hey, anxiety,” like that should forgive all. It took WAAAAAY too long for her ...more

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Jul 03, 2019 Haley • Fangirl Fury • rated it really liked it

Shelves: anticipated-2019

My full review for The Map from Here to There (including my The Start of Me & You reread thoughts) can be found on Fangirl Fury.

7/3/19:
I'm writing my full review for The Map from Here to There right now (which will be published on the blog closer to release date) and I've come to realize that while I did enjoy this one, I didn't love it as much as I had hoped for?? It was definitely such an addicting read and solid story from Emery Lord, but I experienced such as disconnect from Paige and I ...more

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Jun 21, 2019 Emily rated it it was amazing

Everything Emery writes hits me right in the feels. This one made me love and appreciate my high school friends SO MUCH, and be so glad I don't have that stress of applying to colleges anymore!

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Dec 17, 2019 Trisha rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: conflict, diversity-in-ya, contemporary, romance, friendship, grief-loss, family, mental-illness, arty, humour

Loved it so much.

RTC.

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Jul 19, 2019 Mandy Stallard rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bookposse

I am a fan of Emery Lord's novels, so I was super excited to get an ARC of The Map from Here to There. I usually don't enjoy sequels more than the first book in a series, but I truly liked this one more. My favorite aspect of this book is that it wasn't full of profanity or sex. I feel like most YA novels are all about sex or the pursuit of sex; if not that, they are full of rough profanity. I get that teenagers swear and have sex. I remember what high school was like, and I taught it for eleven ...more

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Sep 11, 2019 DJ rated it it was amazing

Copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I think I'm going to have a love hate relationship with this book...unless Emery Lord decided to write another...I will GLADLY follow Max and Paige to college! Okay so things I LOVED: MAX, MAX and MAX. Also I loved that a YA book talked about endometriosis and mental health. I seriously cheered out loud when this happened.

Bravo Ms. Lord!
A great YA book can talk about real issues and still be rooted in heart and ...more

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Jun 20, 2019 Brooke H marked it as to-read

I N E E D this book!!!
Like,
ASAP!!!!!!
I LOVED The Start of Me and You; there’d better be lots of Max in this

August 18, 2019 EDIT: I just noticed this isn’t coming out until January 2020

January 10, 2020 EDIT: OMG I FORGOT THIS WAS COMING OUUUUUTTT I NEED IIIIITTTT ...more

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Aug 23, 2017 Shadowhunter's Library marked it as to-read

Shelves: contemporary

July 2019: Oh, it's a 2020 release now? Oh, okay that's cool, I'll just sit here crying and waiting for this book to be released then.
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August 2017: Don't mind me, crying because I have to wait two years until this book comes out.

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Aug 31, 2017 Annie marked it as to-read

Shelves: to-buy

I can't wait oh yes !!! I loved the first book ...more

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Mar 20, 2018 Somya Sahni marked it as to-read

Wow. I just came to know today that there would be a sequel. And I mentally *squealed*. The first part was a super cute read. So totally stoked to read this one.!

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