#ellis mae

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✨ BOOK REVIEW ✨

Pit Stop by Ellis Mae

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I loved this book a lot. It tackles some really heavy topics in a really caring, thoughtful way. PTSD, disability, addiction, trans healthcare - all of it was so well done.

I loved Isamu so much. He’s such an unexpected sunshine character. Not always, of course. He has PTSD and has a prosthetic leg and both of these things cause him a lot of anguish at times. But he’s still so full of love and life and ambition and he’s always thinking about the people around him.

John was a bit harder to love, but I think that’s by design. He’s closed off, scared to let anyone in because he doesn’t want to lose anyone else. I loved the moment he really let Isamu in. I loved the way they came together, the way he opened up, seemed lighter after finally letting himself have something good.

The supporting characters in this book are great, too. They’re all so varied and had such distinct voices.

I definitely recommend this if you’re looking for a short read that packs a punch.

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Pit Stop by Ellis Mae

When Isamu Miura returns home on medical discharge from the military, he finds his childhood best friend busy with a new relationship, and his father packing up to return to Japan. With only Inu, his trusted service dog, left at his side, he plans to outfit a camper van to travel across the country. There’s just one problem. The only guy in town who can help wants nothing to do with him, his dog, or his dreams.

Unlike Isamu, John Love doesn't consider himself a dreamer. A car accident took his mother way too soon, and he has all but lost his father to alcoholism. All he wants is to work his mechanic job to pay for school and leave everything else behind. Adding more work by helping out Isamu is the last thing he wants.

When a friend convinces John to take the job, will he find something, or someone, worth dreaming for?

Only if Isamu can prove that John is more than just a pit stop on everyone else’s path.