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bookworm247's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy
eleek0609's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Georgie is probably the most relatable heroine of a romance that I’ve ever read. I love how real and messy she is as she’s trying to figure out her life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy
infjkiki's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Blood, Drug use, and Self harm
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Rating: 4/5 stars
Reeling from unexpected changes in her professional life, Georgie returns to her hometown and begins a quest to find her purpose—all while finding herself unexpected roommates with the brother of her childhood crush.
Reeling from unexpected changes in her professional life, Georgie returns to her hometown and begins a quest to find her purpose—all while finding herself unexpected roommates with the brother of her childhood crush.
This was the April pick for my book club and it felt like it took me FOREVER to get to, but I’m glad I finally did. It took me the first hundred pages or so of the book to fully connect with the characters, but by the end I was pretty fully hooked. I found myself sobbing over the last third, and really loved the ending, which I thought hit the EXACT right note. The overall message of the book was super sweet, and I enjoyed all of the characters, ESPECIALLY Levi, who made an absolutely wonderful MMC and is definitely going on my book boyfriend list!
Overall, I might call this one more “women’s fiction” (even though I don’t love that term) than straight romance, as it definitely focuses on Georgie’s personal journey as an individual in addition to her journey to find love. But there are plenty of steamy scenes that also put this one squarely in the romance crossover pile!
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: character driven romance; small town romance; stories with a message
CW: Discussions of drug use; emotional abuse; pregnancy and brief mentions of medical content; discussion of death of a parent; brief mention of gun violence
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death of parent and Medical content
Minor: Gun violence
theespressoedition's review
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Alcohol and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit
rachelshubin's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I enjoyed my first novel by Kate Clayborn. This book is a perfect example of a four star read. I wasn’t always enamored while reading, but did end up feeling like it was an enjoyable read.
What I loved:
-I liked the idea of a character who doesn’t have it all together and doesn’t know what she wants next on her journey. That’s so relatable for so many people.
-I loved that the book was dual narrative with Georgie and Levi. I am, in fact, a Levi stan.
-I loved the pit Bull representation with Hank!
-Georgie’s robe. IYKYK.
-The book is set in a fictional (and believable) Virginia town. As someone from NoVa, I approve!
What I wasn’t obsessed with:
-Sometimes I felt like the friendfic was a backseat character and didn’t get enough of an explanation in the beginning (it took a while to get to that point, around 67 pages)
-I personally hated Georgie’s parents but I get why their actions made her the way she was
-I didn’t like the fact that you KNEW at some point Levi was going to run into his family and the whole book was kind of building up to it
-I didn’t find the book to have enough visual description so I could always picture everything but yet I still was able to picture it in my head
What I loved:
-I liked the idea of a character who doesn’t have it all together and doesn’t know what she wants next on her journey. That’s so relatable for so many people.
-I loved that the book was dual narrative with Georgie and Levi. I am, in fact, a Levi stan.
-I loved the pit Bull representation with Hank!
-Georgie’s robe. IYKYK.
-The book is set in a fictional (and believable) Virginia town. As someone from NoVa, I approve!
What I wasn’t obsessed with:
-Sometimes I felt like the friendfic was a backseat character and didn’t get enough of an explanation in the beginning (it took a while to get to that point, around 67 pages)
-I personally hated Georgie’s parents but I get why their actions made her the way she was
-I didn’t like the fact that you KNEW at some point Levi was going to run into his family and the whole book was kind of building up to it
-I didn’t find the book to have enough visual description so I could always picture everything but yet I still was able to picture it in my head
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Drug abuse
isotope_s's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
She does it again
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
oceanwriter's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I don't know how I'm feeling about this one. I didn't dislike it, but I didn't like it either.
Georgie finds herself back home and reevaluating her life. Having spent a life of people pleasing, she's ready to start figuring out her own wants and needs after rediscovering a 'friendfic' she wrote as a teenager. An old high school acquaintance, Levi, helps her along on her journey of self-discovery.
The concept of this book is wonderful. I had really high hopes. Unfortunately, it felt like a strange mishmash of genres. The main plot felt like it wanted to be literary, but it was not written in a literary style. The romance plot felt like it wanted to be a romcom, but it wasn't comedic. While I liked the Georgie/Levi pairing, I grew bored of them quickly. I also found some of their romance scenes far too graphic for my taste. Disappointing overall, but ultimately comes down to a matter of preference and wrong assumptions of what the book was going to be.
Georgie finds herself back home and reevaluating her life. Having spent a life of people pleasing, she's ready to start figuring out her own wants and needs after rediscovering a 'friendfic' she wrote as a teenager. An old high school acquaintance, Levi, helps her along on her journey of self-discovery.
The concept of this book is wonderful. I had really high hopes. Unfortunately, it felt like a strange mishmash of genres. The main plot felt like it wanted to be literary, but it was not written in a literary style. The romance plot felt like it wanted to be a romcom, but it wasn't comedic. While I liked the Georgie/Levi pairing, I grew bored of them quickly. I also found some of their romance scenes far too graphic for my taste. Disappointing overall, but ultimately comes down to a matter of preference and wrong assumptions of what the book was going to be.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Addiction
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent
saliwali's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Excrement, Vomit, Drug use, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail