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Hello and welcome back to this Top 5 Wednesday post, and gosh, how quickly September has flown by! Also, I do apologise for the delayed nature of this post. I love a good road trip because it is often peaceful and relaxing, with not too much traffic (at least occasionally), and the lovely sun is out. Admittedly, when I’m not the one driving, I can take in the scenery or maybe read a good book. It is that time of the year now when I am saying goodbye to the summer we never really had. I am definitely not looking forward to the winter but instead longing for Summer 2025. So for this week's prompt, to help me remember this year's summer and prepare for next year's summer, where my family and I are planning a road trip across Europe, I am going to highlight my top books where either the characters embark on a memorable road trip or books which are generally just about road trips, failing that it will be books with a travel element. So, in no particular order, let's begin!
1. The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith
I chose this book because it sees Strike and Robin regularly travelling all over the country to interview different witnesses and people who may be able to help them with the cases they take on. Therefore, these may not be road trips for pleasure, but rather work, but this can still be rather pleasant, for instance, providing a good time for the business partners to discuss the various cases.
2. The Conspiracy by Laurence O'Bryan
This book again sees the main character travelling all over the world during the Coronavirus pandemic, which may have been a bit unrealistic with all the bans on travel during the pandemic. However, he was a man with a vaccine which the Chinese and Russians were very interested in getting their hands on!
3. Shadow of the West by Sarah Brotherhood Chapman
This book was set in Berlin when the wall divided the city into two parts. Still, many travels occurred both around Germany during this time and to the other side of the wall, which also shows how road trips can sometimes be very educational at the same time and give you insights into different cultures and ways of living.
4. Last Seen Online by Lauren James
This book involves loads of road trips in America during a murder mystery by some high school teenagers. Again, this demonstrates how such road trips can bring people together and provide time to think things through and come up with new ideas.
5. Phoenix by Ellie Simms
Finally, this is not quite a road trip but involves Phoenix travelling to a new country, America, where she is kidnapped. Arguably, once she is kidnapped, she goes on a bit of a road trip. But I suppose this book can also show how road trips in different countries with different cultures which you don't have much knowledge about can be rather dangerous.
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