Dysfunctional family sagas, road trips, and adventures are my favorite stories. I love quirky characters and random ideas – which is one of the reasons I turn to Kevin Wilson’s books. He always writes such interesting and unique stories, and you never know what you’re about to get into.

Mad’s dad left when she was a child, leaving her and her mother to run their farm in Tennessee. Now at 34, the farm and her mother is all she has, that is until Ruben shows up claiming to be her brother and claiming that they have more siblings scattered across the US. On top of that bombshell, Ruben also wants Mad to head out on a road trip with him to not just find his father, but to find and meet the rest of their half siblings as well. As they head out on the road, Mad and the rest of her siblings will need to face their own loneliness and past to heal their futures.

This is a perfect example of a Kevin Wilson story. He’s taken a found family trope and infused it with plenty of wit, defined characters, and character growth. I love all our siblings, and it is actually my second ‘sibling love’ story I’ve read in a row. Because of this I just didn’t love this one as much as I wanted to. I enjoyed the story, the plot, our characters, and the writing, I just didn’t get the same ‘spark’ and emotional reaction as I did the book I read right before this one. Because of that alone, it’s not a five-star read for me.

Still highly recommend Wilson’s books, but my favorite is still Nothing to See Here.

AMAZON | GOODREADS | BOOKSHOP |★★★★

Run for the Hills comes out April 8, 2025. Huge thank you to Ballantine Books for my advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.  If you liked this review, please let me know either by commenting below or by visiting my Instagram @speakingof.books.