Roam by C.H. Armstrong


Wow! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(I’d given 10 stars if I could.)
It has been a long time since I’ve read a young adult book and what a book to pick up. It took me straight back to my teen angst, not that I experienced anything as near as back as Abby, but I fell into this book head first.
As I read on and learned more about Abby and her family through the flashbacks, I was struck at how well the emotions, not just of the main character but of her whole family came across. Her step-father's hopelessness made it hard to breathe, her mother’s guilt almost crippling, Abby’s helplessness made me want to weep and Ambers innocence gluing them all together. 
Roam shines a light on life as a modern-day teenager but with one difference, she is homeless. The topics covered in this book are raw and are trying to make the point that homelessness is not just those who are sat begging on the streets, it can affect anyone, from any walk of life, the key is what are you going to help do about it. A wonderful, at times, heart-breaking story of a girl and her family just trying to take it day by day until they get back on their feet. 
My thanks to #Netgalley and #CentralAvenuePublishing for letting me freely give an honest review of this amazing, thought-provoking read.

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