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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
peachani's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Abandonment, Classism, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug use
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
kmaron's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent
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
le3713's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
Another sweet one from Kate Clayborn. Less spicy than I remember her others, but I really enjoyed the trajectory of the lead characters. Special mention to Hank the dog.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Pregnancy and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent
sarahsthoughtsonbooks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Adored this book. Will need to marinate on a review, because I read this book in less than a day (would say one sitting, but I'm too easily distracted.)
But I do love the messiness that is an expensive Georgie, and this is also very much a Levi book.
Plus Lark's name is dropped at the very end. Could this mean we are closer to a story for her? Am I currently thinking Lark and Evan for no reason at all? Yes, yes I am
But I do love the messiness that is an expensive Georgie, and this is also very much a Levi book.
Plus
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Drug use, Medical content, Addiction, Cancer, Death of parent, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol
purplepenning's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
I love a romance where the characters do not find all of life's answers in each other and instead do the actual work of figuring their crap out AND ALSO learning to love and fit together. Plus, a female main character who is outstanding at her job of smoothing out everyone else's chaotic messes but is not-so-secretly an unanchored, chaotic mess herself? Yes. Realness. PLUS, a grumpy, wounded, previous bad boy with emotional integrity and a heart as big as his rescue pittie's smile?! Swoon. Georgie and Levi — so good together and so good in their individual journeys. Beautiful portrayals of growth, connection, vulnerability. If I didn't require more snarky humor in my romances and if I was able to connect more with the hometown, high-school-hijinks device that guided the self-discovery, this would probably have been a 5-star read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Drug use, Vomit, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Excrement
clevelandbookgirl's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
💕 Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn 💕
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thank you to @netgalley and Kensington Publishing for choosing me as an ARC reader.
I will start by saying I didn't have any dislikes about this book. I usually have at least one tiff with romance books, but Georgie, All Along was perfection. Georgie, All Along provides the reader with loveable characters, a longing for summer, and the most adorable fictional pup! 🐶
What I liked:
💕 Hometown, summer romance
💕 A loveable pitbull 🐶
💕 Amazing friendship (romance isn't the only relationship highlighted in this book)
💕 A relatable main character who is trying to find her place in the world
There will be a lot of (deserving) hype about this novel!
You will want to read this book if you're looking for loveable characters, romance, a bit of spice, and an overall heartwarming story.
#netgalley #georgieallalong #romancebookrecs #bookrecs #bookstagram #bookreview #booksuggetions #meetcute
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thank you to @netgalley and Kensington Publishing for choosing me as an ARC reader.
I will start by saying I didn't have any dislikes about this book. I usually have at least one tiff with romance books, but Georgie, All Along was perfection. Georgie, All Along provides the reader with loveable characters, a longing for summer, and the most adorable fictional pup! 🐶
What I liked:
💕 Hometown, summer romance
💕 A loveable pitbull 🐶
💕 Amazing friendship (romance isn't the only relationship highlighted in this book)
💕 A relatable main character who is trying to find her place in the world
There will be a lot of (deserving) hype about this novel!
You will want to read this book if you're looking for loveable characters, romance, a bit of spice, and an overall heartwarming story.
#netgalley #georgieallalong #romancebookrecs #bookrecs #bookstagram #bookreview #booksuggetions #meetcute
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual content
Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Death of parent, Violence, Pregnancy, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail