Book Review: Nowhere Else But Here by Rachel Cotton

Title: Nowhere Else But Here
Author: Rachel Cotton
Genre: Contemporary YA
Format: E-Book
Length: 284 pages
Publisher: Ink Road
Publication Date: 3rd May 2018

My Rating: ★★ (2 stars)

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Synopsis:

“He was reckless. He was exciting. He was Theo.
And he was a breath of fresh air in my otherwise extremely dull life”

What if the missing person is your missing piece?

Rose has always played by the rules – now it’s time to break them.

Life’s easier when you stay away from other people. Rose Valentine knows that. But some people are impossible to ignore. Take Theo Lockhart. He’s handsome, funny and beyond intriguing. He’s a mystery; one that Rose dreams of solving.

Then one night the mystery deepens. Theo turns up on Rose’s doorstep, desperate to hide out at her house. He’s keeping secrets, and Rose has a million questions. Not least – why did he choose to run to her?

If Rose lets him in, she’ll be going against everything she holds true. It’s reckless, risky – and definitely not in the rulebook. But Theo makes Rose long to break the rules After a whirlwind week of brat-pack movies, midnight snacks and non-stop chat, where do Rose and Theo go from here? 

My Review:

This novel follows Rose, who is often left alone to take care of herself by her absentee parents. She’s drawn to Theo Lockheart, who turns up on her doorstep after going missing.

This story is a quick read, but it just fizzled out for me. What could’ve been an interesting mystery story, became a usual contemporary novel with a cutesy light-hearted romance.

The writing was okay but it did come across as clunky at times. Most of the book focused on Theo and Rose’s relationship, there wasn’t much in terms of side plots and it never seemed to delve further into what has happened in the story. Since the story focused mostly on Theo and Rose I wanted to connect with them, but they didn’t capture my heart.

Overall, this book had cute moments, but it didn’t go in the direction that I expected it too and I struggled to connect with it.