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Belle Malory has 14 books on Goodreads with ratings. Praise for Wanderlove, Book One of The Wanderlove Saga: Belle Malory has created an amazing story that kept my eyes glued to the pages with these gypsies living life over and over again.

Add a review Your Rating: Your Comment:. Ron Hubbard by Russell Miller. Harlots Ghost by Norman Mailer. The Empresss Tomb by Kirsten Miller. Wanderlove by Belle Malory. And that's what really helped me fall in love with the story - because I could so easily relate to Bria as she's experiencing all these crazy new things. The terrible public restrooms, new food, that feeling of being completely and wonderfully lost in a new language and culture.

And I liked the little bits that made it realistic - her getting seasick, being freaked out by bugs in the rain forest, her envying the lives of the well-traveled backpackers, and her carrying around a sketchbook. And speaking of the sketchbook, I loved the drawings included in the book! And the last one! SO glad that was included! When I've traveled abroad, we always made a game of spotting backpackers and trying to decide if they were American or European usually the latter.

They always looked grungy but in a cool way, with these giant monstrosities on their backs and bandannas around their foreheads. I'm assuming because Hubbard was a backpacker herself, she really put into words their spirit and persona, and I loved that she discussed "first world guilt," which is something that happens and should happen!

Besides the travel aspect which I could go on and on about , I enjoyed the romance a lot. Rowan isn't your stereotypical love interest. He's a really flawed, interesting character. I can now blame Hubbard for perpetuating my obsession with broken characters because both Rowan and Bria have serious issues - Bria most of all. Their relationship was slow and sweet, and I liked that they became friends first.

She changed a lot from the beginning to the end of the story, and it was fascinating to watch her transformation. And while I thought she did some pretty dumb things, I could totally see the motivation. And she owns up to them. And while we're talking about dumb thing, I need to get this off my chest - a lot of times when I read about these teens going off in other countries alone, I cringe.

I've been traveling since the third grade, and it was pounded into my head that safety is always the first consideration. You don't do anything stupid like run off by yourself. But this issue is addressed! I feel like there's a good message here for those interested in traveling - that you have to remember the locals live like this every day, but it's also stupid for you to take unnecessary risks. Good balance here! Don't think you're going to be kidnapped at every turn like in that Liam Neeson movie "Taken," but also don't go walking down sketchy alleys alone at night.

It's epic. And gorgeous. And if it doesn't make you want to travel, I don't know what will. And just because I'm a nerd, I added a picture of one of my favorite trips: Thailand 4! View all 4 comments. Feb 20, Cassi aka Snow White Haggard rated it really liked it Shelves: ya , galleys , read-in Wanderlove is the type of book that makes you dream.

I've always wanted to backpack. And it was always something I intended to get around to eventually. But I still haven't and am beginning to realize that it may never happen. The good news is I can read books like Wanderlove that make me yearn for a do-over, yet doesn't make me miserable with regret. This book is an enjoyable, happy reading experience. This is the type of book I want to give to a teenager. Not because the characters are Wanderlove is the type of book that makes you dream. Not because the characters are excellent role models or make all the right choices.

I want to give them this book because I want them to learn to dream big dreams. Life isn't always about what your job is or how much money you make, it's about the little excursions and diversions along the way. Wanderlove is not a perfect book. The main character took awhile to grow on me. She's a little meek and way too wrapped up in her ex-boyfriend for my liking. But here's the thing; Bria grows up over the course of the novel, not entirely and not unrealistically, but enough that I like her character development.

The Bria at the end is smarter and more aware than the Bria at the end of the book. That's something I really like to see. My favorite part of the books might be Bria's lists and travel tips. That's where the voice really shines and I find myself chuckling.

Bria writes everything that she's too meek and bashful to say and her insights are sometimes deep and sometimes hilarious. Global Vagabonds Rules for Third World Travel -Don't shake hands with the locals -Don't drink the water -Don't touch your face after touching the water -Don't eat street cart tamales or buy street car tamales, or approach street cards or even make eye contact with street cart vendors A lot of people are going to swoon over Rowan, the nice guy with a dark past, scuba instructor backpacking guy, it's just inevitable.

He's a well-rounded character, believably non-perfect and surprisingly swoonworthy despite his questionable ponytail and occasional hygiene woes.

To be fair, all backpackers have hygiene problems This book is pleasant read, with enough depth that you'll find yourself thinking but not so heavy that you can't enjoy it poolside. Sep 24, Melissa Stacy rated it it was ok Shelves: adventure , should-never-have-finished , reads , fiction , why-do-i-hate-myself , no-thanks , books-i-really-dislike , stereotypical-first-world-problems , ya , travel. First-person narrator and suburban-L. Her depression over the breakup made her like, self-destruct her own life because sadness , a The YA contemporary "Wanderlove" could be subtitled "In Defense of White Privilege" or "White Middle Class Cluelessness: A Primer for Modern Racism" and readers would have a far more solid grasp of what takes place in this novel.

Her depression over the breakup made her like, self-destruct her own life because sadness , and then go on a nonstop whinge-fest blaming all of her problems on her middle-class parents and unsympathetic friends because narcissism. In search of the bragging rights of being a "third-world" traveler yes, the novel uses this terminology -- and yes, I realize the author published this book in , Bria signs up for a two-week tourist trip to Central America.

The group will visit Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and some other places -- but Bria is shocked to discover she isn't traveling with other teenagers, and she ditches the middle-aged travelers who comprise this tour group shortly after she arrives in Guatemala because ageism. On her first day in Guatemala, Bria is in a crowded market when her bag is stolen, and a grinning white guy appears in that instant, whisks Bria away from the scene of the crime, and then informs her the Guatemalan police don't care about her stolen bag, so she shouldn't report it, and he tells her to meet him at night at a lake place.

He tells her she can leave the lake place anytime, but that is a lie -- the boats stop running at six p. This scene was sooooooo creepy and scary -- I immediately worried this white guy had been involved in the theft of her bag, and was out to do Bria harm -- but this is a YA novel, and this guy is Super Hot, so even though he lies to Bria and behaves as a villain, this Hot Backpacker Guy is the Love Interest. Her name is Starling.

Starling travels around the "third-world" helping orphans because wow, so amazing and she is super-wealthy and like, awesomely hip. Her clothes are described in detail, and she embodies the Backpacker Chic that Bria is so envious of possessing herself.

If you believe that traveling to the "third-world" is done solely for bragging rights, and to provide a "colorful backdrop" for whingeing about First World Problems because Hardship -- then this is the book for you. Bria spends ten days hanging out on vacation on a small island in Belize, where she rides a bicycle around, eats ice cream, draws in her sketchbook, falls in love with her True Love, and contemplates all of her First World Problems at home.

Most of the pages of this novel focus on Bria's life in suburban L. Bria throws a lot of blame at other people. But thankfully, after ten days relaxing on vacation in Belize, she realizes that her failure to send in her acceptance letter was her own fault. Thank goodness for travel, right? So magical. Nothing like colorful scenery to help break through all those indoctrinated levels of narcissism, and help Privileged White People start to take responsibility for their own behavior. Yay for the developing world!

As Bria points out in the novel, the people who live in the "third-world" may have like, hardships in life, but Bria is adamant that it is wrong for anyone to "only have empathy for those less fortunate" page Bria's problems are "real" and just as worthy of empathy, whether from her Love Interest or from the reader page The story reached an excruciating level of unreality describing Bria's method of finding Starling in Flores, Guatemala, with the kind of serendipitous deus ex machina that can only exist in poorly plotted novels.

If you enjoy wish-fulfillment books that reward their main characters for being clueless, entitled, self-absorbed, fixated on appearances, and so privileged they cannot even admit how well-off they are, then "Wanderlove" is the novel for you. Nov 23, Nafiza rated it it was amazing Shelves: source-net-galley , read It was a long time ago that Cindy told me to read this book because she loves it so much thanks Cindy.

It took me a while to get around to it as it is a contemporary and I kept getting distracted by supernatural beings those faeries, I tell you, so pesky. But, guys, seriously, this book? Is awesome. Wait, let me take a breath and clear out the cobwebs in my head. Wanderlove takes the reader of her comfort zone, plunks her in an unfamiliar country and unsettles her further by situating her in foreign language.

It dares the reader to travel with the protagonist and shed all her preexisting stereotypes and classifications and to just live as deeply, to be as brave as she can. I liked how Bria, as a character, is flawed but at the same time, she is flawed in a way that a person can empathize with and not hate. We feel her narrowness at the beginning, the unwillingness to take risks, stubbornly clinging to her preconceived notions about people and things.

And we are also witnesses as she slowly changes, maturing from the person she was to the person she becomes. I love how vividly the backpacking experience is detailed. I wonder if Hubbard made the trek herself or if this is the result of some insane researching. Either ways, it is brilliantly portrayed, down to the last detail and you can feel the heat on your skin and you can almost see the blue of the ocean.

I think one of the biggest strengths of this book was the narration that served to convey the experience in all its gritty detail without descending to purple prose or relying on abstract images. And the romance. Rowan is just as flawed as Bria and just like Bria, he is all the more compelling for it. I love it when an author spends enough time on the courtship period so that the reader can properly understand exactly why the love interest is so interesting and Hubbard does not disappoint at all in this regard.

In conclusion, my dearest Reader, Wanderlove is a book you need to check out. Read it for the journey Bria takes, of rebirth, regeneration, of love, of a different country where the language is foreign and the people unfamiliar, read it and learn how home is more a person and less a location.

View all 11 comments. Jun 28, Jasprit rated it liked it Shelves: out , arc-galley , contemporary , romance , read-in , ya.

When Bria receives a pamphlet advertising a holiday, she sees this as an omen and decides to make a spur of the moment decision to take the 3. When Bria receives a pamphlet advertising a holiday, she sees this as an omen and decides to make a spur of the moment decision to take the trip, also mainly to spite Toby. Who needs a detailed itinerary, when she can spend the rest of her time travelling with two of the most experienced travellers?

Even though Rowan does seem a bit secretive and seems to have a bit of a shady past. Will Bria end up having the trip of her life and can both she and Rowan finally follow the Wanderlove philosophy? I also liked the drawings which were incorporated into the story; both the descriptions and pictures made the story seem even more vivid and real.

It seriously gave me the travel itch! So my 3. I've luckily been on a streak of reading some very excellent novels lately knocks on wood and happily, Wanderlove continues the trend. From the unforgettable characters to the lushly described scenery to the whimsical and detailed drawings by the author herself, no less Wanderlove is or will be, in March a hit.

I had very few complaints and whole lot of love for this fish-out-of-water coming-of-age novel. Bria Sandoval, the main character and also someone I'd like to hang out with, is an eighteen year-old, determined, funny, artistic girl and on her own in Central America. Following a mysteriously bad and viscerally painful breakup and lack of travel commitment from her "friends", Bria solely sets out on an unexpected and revealing journey.

Bria was fun to read. She didn't annoy me with her idiosyncrasies in fact they felt genuine and part of her intrinsically quirky personality , and she didn't act too perfect either.

Though there is minimal information provided about Bria and her life, hints are slowly doled out throughout the novel, building a less than picturesque home life.

I appreciate the restraint of Ms. Hubbard's slow revelation, which allowed both my curiosity and empathy for the character to build naturally.

In experiences ranging from comical to hysterical to kinda gross, Bria emerges as the type of girl most young women want to be: capable, talented, smart and self-aware. Not to say that she is irritatingly perfect; the typical teenage disillusion with responsibility is obvious, along with a quick and agile temper.

Bria's flaws only serve to make her a more complete character, and I liked her all the more for her rough edges. In her diverse travels, Bria meets up with the two most important characters of her experience down south: Rowan and Starling.

From their slightly-off names to their wonderfully unique attitudes, the laid-back Ro and Star were a nice foil for the more straight-laced California girl. While their introduction to the novel's storyline and motivation for being around Bria aren't completely believable, both were dynamic, different and interesting characters. Clearly Rowan, as the tortured-by-his-past bad boy love interest was featured more prominently than his la vie boheme half-sister, but the relationship between the two struck the right chord between caring and overbearing older sibling.

Rowan himself, though I liked him and found him appealing for the most part, overdoes the whole "bad guy with mysterious, off-limits past. Which is a shame, because the other aspects of the character were ones I loved his hidden kindness, protectiveness, love for water, etc. The whole "secret" was dragged out a bit too long, and caused my opinion of the boy to decline somewhat.

I focused more on the obvious negative than the positives exhibited in the character as the novel went. I did like how the revelation about Rowan was handled - quietly, and maturely before the real problem was revealed. The setting - or more correctly, the setting s , for there are several differing locales - were all popping with vibrancy and life in Hubbard's easy-to-fall-into prose. I loved that a destination novel was not about Europe, or even Africa, but rather the neglected and ignored Central American region.

Belize, Laughingbird Caye, Guatemala - all were important and not cliche! It's an easy novel to sink into; the atmosphere is enveloping and total for the whole period of Bria's explorations. This is well-written, interesting and unique novel. I loved most of it, want to read it again, and also fully plan to pimp it out to friends and family.

My minor issues were just that -minor. This is a novel where so much is done so wonderfully, I cannot wait to read another book by this impressive author. I think that in March, when this is officially released, it will be another must-read hit along the lines of the author's Like Mandarin. A similar review is now available on my blog. Check it out! It felt like I was there , in all those places.

Reading it all made me want to start travelling myself, even though I'm not an outdoorsy person whatsoever. And the characters, I loved Bria. And Rowan A similar review is now available on my blog.

And Rowan! Their romance was decently slow-paced, just the way I like it. I wanted to eat all those butterflies on the pages Okay, that sounds kind of gross. I'm so going to buy this when it comes out! It was such a fun and refreshing read. Shelves: , favorites. Wow - not really about the book but about the fact that I finally finished a book.

Recently I have been in a phase where I keep itching to start a lot of books but none gets finished. So this was a marvel. And it does have to say a lot about the book too. As always I never read a book blurb. Some random quirk of mine. I want to unravel the book without knowing anything about it. And it really worked for this one. Mmm, I am still reeling with the aftertaste, salty like the ocean but sweet like a Wow - not really about the book but about the fact that I finally finished a book.

Mmm, I am still reeling with the aftertaste, salty like the ocean but sweet like a drink. A beautifully penned down book, some lines are really well written and thought-provoking.

But what I loved the most was the concept of the book. So fresh, new and interesting. It was like I was on a different kind of a journey myself.

A beautiful journey you tend to get lost in. I don't know what more to say without revealing anything about the book.

I loved all the sketches in the book. Wished there were more, though. Am I making any sense? I don't know. But the book does. And the most wonderful part of the book, it all feels real. Nothing is bookish or made-up or fantasized, it's all, you know like, it can happen to anybody.

I guess the reality also comes from the author who sketches and backpacks and knows all about places, so she has put so much of herself into the book, it's like you are there with the characters who, by the way, are very well defined and you know them, up close. Wanderlove, do you know what it means? You will know when you read the book, the meaning is beautiful and apt. What a great word to coin. I think you really have to read the book to know what it's about and why it is so fascinatingly beautiful.