SuitabookRun Away With Me
J.L. Simmonds
- Reading
- Consider checking in before reading about the abusive home situation and murder. During or afterwards, discuss whether Jessie’s choices feel like escape, agency or both, and how the ending treats safety, consequences and connection.
- Themes
- Trauma and agency: Jessie begins traumatised and quiet, then travels away from home and is described as taking control of her life. The stated arc presents inner strength and taking control as significant developments.
- Connection and romantic feeling: The book addresses connection and romantic feeling; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Escape, crime and consequence: Jessie leaves home after discovering a murder, and the girls’ road trip includes crime, danger and near misses. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes an abusive stepfather and Jessie discovering his murdered body. The journey includes crime, near misses, running away and a missing-person or mystery thread; the intensity and detail of these scenes remain unclear.