Exit Lane

Joanna Goddard compared this to “the best of When Harry Met Sally, Normal People, and Lady Bird,” and she is absolutely right. This opens with Teddy and Marin on a post-graduation road trip from Iowa City to NYC. They are initially very skeptical of each other; Teddy is only doing this as a favor to the girl he’s secretly pining for. But over the course of the road trip, the two find themselves getting along (maybe too well). Marin, desperate for a fresh start, tells Teddy they aren’t friends and that they will go their separate ways. But through a series of chance encounters over eight years, they keep finding their way back to each other. This one has some serious highs and serious lows, all packed into under 200 pages. You won’t be able to put it down. It made me cry, it made me very (very!) mad at times, but it also warmed my heart. This is highly enjoyable and perfect fro fans of Emily Henry’s books.